Tag Archives: World Cup

Mexico Advances to World Cup’s Next Round Thanks to South Korea. Mexico Totally ❤️s South Korea

Posted on June 27, 2018 by

This is what happened. On Wednesday morning, Sweden beat Mexico 3-0, but Mexico managed to advance to the next round of the 2018 World Cup because Germany was eliminated after falling 2-0 to South Korea on the same day. This, of course, made it for … Continue reading →

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Attention Gringos: Landon Donovan Wants you to Root for Mexico

Posted on June 16, 2018 by

It’s not me saying it, is this other gringo… The tournament is here! USA fans, our team may not be in Russia, but our neighbors to the south are. So join me and their proud #sponsor @WellsFargo to cheer on … Continue reading →

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Mexican Lingerie Brand Wants you to Wear a Vibrating Panty During the World Cup, so you too Can Orgasm!

Posted on June 13, 2018 by

I couldn’t make this shit up if I tried. As the world preps for the biggest Latin party in the whole wide world (i.e. the World Cup) Mexican lingerie brand Vicky Form has come with an awesome idea to make … Continue reading →

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La Tigresa de Oriente’s Awesome World Cup Video is Here!

Posted on June 6, 2018 by

This blogger’s favorite Peruvian artist is back on the scene, this time with a video filmed in Iquitos, Peru cheering for Peru’s National Soccer team and –for the most part– thanking coach Ricardo Gareca for taking the team to a … Continue reading →

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Shakira and Activia Partner to Promote Lego and a Brand of Mexican Milk

Posted on May 26, 2014 by

Call me crazy, but I believe Shakira’s latest World Cup video does little to beat the drum for sponsor Activia, a Dannon Company. Instead, La La La (Brazil 2014) sounds like the perfect song to sell products from this Mexican food giant…. or even these other guys…. Watch … Continue reading →

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It Only Takes a World Cup to Bring Out the Conquistador in You…

Posted on July 13, 2010 by

Spanish industrial conglomerate CEPSA couldn´t find a better excuse time to gloat on Spain´s not-so-glorious past. (For the monolingual crowd: The ad states: The World is Ours…Once Again) Ad published 7/12 in El País

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Mexico’s National Soccer Team Might Not Score Goals, But they Know How to Make a Good Sandwich

Posted on June 3, 2010 by

It is only eight days before Mexico faces South Africa in the first match of this year’s 2010 FIFA World Cup tournament. So, the folks from the Mexican national soccer team are busy making, well, Bimbo sandwiches… which is not … Continue reading →

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One More Reason to Root for Mexico in South Africa

Posted on May 26, 2010 by

Ok, people, if you needed one more reason to root for El Tri at this year’s 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, consider this: Diego Maradona has promised to run naked through the center of Buenos Aires if Argentina … Continue reading →

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MTV Knows We Won’t be Watching MTV this Summer

Posted on May 26, 2010 by

MTV doesn’t only know how to make funny commercials. They also know that Mexicans will be so absorbed by this year’s World Cup that they will even forget to feed their foul-mouthed pets. This campaign was created by La Comunidad, … Continue reading →

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