- Monterrey could feel like a home game — Mexican fans loudly backed South Korea vs. the Czech Republic and are expected to do the same vs. South Africa.
- The warm reception dates to 2018, when Mexican fans celebrated Korea’s upset of Germany, even chanting “Coreano, hermano…” at the Monterrey consulate.
- Monterrey hosts roughly 5,000 Koreans (boosted by a KIA plant), and if Korea advances they’d likely travel to Los Angeles — another city with a big Korean community and ties to Son Heung-min.
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