‘Korean, brother, you are Mexican now!’ Countries bond over Germany’s defeat
28 June 2018 |
10:35 am
German tabloid BILD is "speechless" after the Mannschaft's devastating loss to South Korea. It's led to worldwide "schadenfreude" and new ties between Mexicans and Koreans, who are being celebrated in Mexico as "brothers".
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