A curious yet shameful incident happened today prior to the start of the Copa América Centenario match between Mexico and Uruguay, as Uruguay's National Anthem was confused with Chile's National Anthem.
After El Tri's fans sang their most famous song, Uruguay's players looked confused during the opening ceremony. Particularly, goalkeeper Fernando Muslera and Diego Godín exchanged a few words that were caught on camera, as both Uruguayans noticed there was something wrong.
Have a look at how players reacted to this embarrassing moment.
¡QUE PAPELÓN!
— Fútbol Adelantado (@FutAdelantado) June 6, 2016
Le pusieron el himno de #Chile a #Uruguay antes del partido contra #Mexico. Que vergüenza...pic.twitter.com/eQ8EkAvznY
And of course, fans and experts had their say about this incident.
"Epic fail! They played Chile's anthem instead of Uruguay's"
Epic fail. Le acaban de poner a @Uruguay el himno de Chile. pic.twitter.com/gVRnRKI9s1
— Sphera Sports ® (@SpheraSports) June 6, 2016
Uruguay himno sounds like a circus
— joma (@_jonaldo7) June 6, 2016
How can you play the wrong national anthem for Uruguay? Unreal.
— Grant Wahl (@GrantWahl) June 6, 2016
- No Suarez
— Soccer Problems (@SoccerrProblems) June 6, 2016
- Wrong national anthem
- Own goal
- Red card in the first half
Uruguay are living soccer problems to the fullest
Uruguay had to listen to Chile's national anthem instead of their own at Copa America: https://t.co/8RjDqdiTyX pic.twitter.com/LiGscdKcDl
— SB Nation (@SBNation) June 6, 2016
Fernando Muslera's reaction to the Chilean national anthem being played instead of Uruguay's was great. pic.twitter.com/4mVVZh2y3f
— David Manuca (@davidmanuca) June 6, 2016
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