Three Die As Mexico Celebrates World Cup Win Over Ecuador

Three people have died in Mexico City during celebrations that followed Mexico’s 2-0 victory over Ecuador at the World Cup, authorities have said.

The deceased were identified as a 44-year-old man, a 48-year-old woman and a 19-year-old woman. According to the city’s health secretary, they died from asphyxiation.

According to reports, emergency responders were called to the Juárez area of the capital after the three victims were reported unconscious following Tuesday night’s match.

Paramedics, firefighters and police officers were deployed to the scene, where the victims received first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation before being taken to the hospital for specialist medical care.

They were later declared dead.

The Head of Government of Mexico City, Clara Brugada Molina, said authorities were already in contact with the families of the victims.

“We are in contact with their families to provide them with all the necessary support,” Molina wrote in a post on social media.

“With my heart in my hand, I send my warmest regards and my deepest condolences to their loved ones. We reiterate our call to always celebrate with responsibility, care and empathy,” she added.

Naija News reports that Mexico’s victory over Ecuador sparked wild celebrations at the Estadio Azteca and across the capital.

Goals from Raúl Jiménez and Julián Quiñones sealed the win for the co-hosts and sent them into the Round of 16.

Mexico are now set to face either Thomas Tuchel’s England side or the Democratic Republic of the Congo, who play on Wednesday in Atlanta.

Should Mexico progress to the quarter-finals, they will face either Carlo Ancelotti’s Brazil or Norway.