Horrific moment bloody Argentina fan is led away from stands following brawl with Mexico supporters
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Horrifying moment when bloodied Argentina fan is led away from stands after brawl with Mexico supporters as the two countries faced each other at the World Cup
- A bloodied Argentinian fan is led away after a confrontation with Mexican fans
- The unknown middle-aged man was covered in blood on his face and shirt
- The Argentinian fan appeared to be texting as he was led out
This is the horrifying moment a bloodied Argentinian fan is led away after confronting Mexican fans in the stands during last night’s match between the two nations.
Footage of the punch-up appeared to show the Argentina fan stumbling towards a rival supporter on the ground before another man wearing a Mexico top joined the scrap and punched him repeatedly in the face.
The video of the bloody fight at Qatar’s Lusail Iconic Stadium went viral overnight.
And now a new video has emerged showing an Argentine supporter with blood on his face and shirt being led away from the scene of the violence by guards.
The unidentified fan, a middle-aged man, appeared to be trying to send a message from the mobile phone in his hand as he was taken away.
The face and shirt of the unknown man were covered in blood and seemed to be pouring from his nose
The middle-aged Argentinian fan was escorted out by security after the brawl with the Mexican supporter
The Argentinian fan appeared to be using his phone and sending a message in the footage
It was not immediately clear this morning whether he had been arrested.
A man who describes himself as a friend of the bloodied Argentine posted a photo of him online after the scrap, showing him with wounds on his face and dried blood on his neck and upper body, writing: “He is a friend of me, this is how they left him.’
Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Luis Ebrard Casaubon confirmed that no Mexican nationals have been arrested.
He wrote on Twitter: “The government of Qatar informs me that no Mexicans have been arrested during the World Cup so far. Good!!’
The video of the bloody fight at Lusail Iconic Stadium in Qatar went viral overnight
Footage of the punch-up appeared to show the Argentina fan hurling to the ground at a rival supporter before another man in a Mexico top joined the scrap
The stadium violence, which erupted after Argentina scored their second goal against Mexico in the thrilling Group C match, came after a brawl between the two groups of supporters in a fan zone in Qatar on Wednesday night.
Mexicans filmed themselves chanting “F##k Messi” before fans came to blows.
Later footage showed Mexico fans using the Falkland Islands to taunt Argentine supporters ahead of last night’s/Saturday’s game.
They infuriated the Argentines on a bus in Doha they traveled on together by singing in Spanish “In the Falkland Islands they speak English.”
They referred to the disputed area by their Spanish name Las Malvinas.
An angry Argentinian tried to stop them by addressing them on the bus where the video was recorded and yelling, “No, no. Not that. Stop. I’ll let you get away with other things, but not that.’
But instead of placating the Mexicans who clearly outnumbered the Argentines on the bus, they began to chant louder led by a man in a baseball cap who briefly engaged in a heated finger-wagging argument with the South American