The International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) will invite Korean influencer Inonyang (Yoon Su-jin) to the Korea-Mexico match of the North and Central America World Cup in Guadalajara, Mexico, on the 19th.
On the 17th, FIFA said, "We invited Inonyang to the Korea-Mexico match, and Inonyang accepted the offer," adding, "Because the match day coincides with 'World Day for Countering Hate Speech,' we decided to deliver a message of respect and inclusion with Inonyang."
On the 12th, Inonyang was subjected to a racist act—an "eye-slitting gesture"—by a Mexican man while watching the first Group A match of the group stage between Korea and the Czech Republic at the North and Central America World Cup in Guadalajara, Mexico.
The eye-slitting gesture is regarded as a representative racist motion that demeans East Asians. Inonyang filmed the scene and posted it on social media (SNS), and as the video spread online, the man's identity was revealed.
The man was identified as Ulises Fernando Bernal Miramontes, president of the Jalisco Civil, Topographic, Geometric and Engineering Association (CITGEJ). He posted an apology video and stepped down as CITGEJ president.