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SAN FRANCISCO – Mexico\u2019s World Cup<\/a> run came to a heartbreaking end Sunday night, falling to England 3-2 in a win-or-go-home Round of 16 match.<\/p>\n Before kickoff, thousands of fans packed bars and restaurants in San Francisco\u2019s Mission District,<\/a> hoping to watch Mexico advance.\u00a0<\/p>\n The final whistle brought heartbreak.<\/p>\n Mexico\u2019s loss left fans emotional as they fought back tears and hugged one another.<\/p>\n “Terrible. I mean, Mexico has not performed that well in many World Cups, so this is the furthest we\u2019ve gotten in a long time. I think a lot of people were really rooting for us, and to have it so close,” said Diego Hamernick of San Francisco.<\/p>\n It was Mexico\u2019s deepest World Cup run since 2018.<\/p>\n Mission District erupts in early excitement <\/p>\n Local perspective:<\/p>\n Teeth Bar on Mission Street was packed wall-to-wall with fans wearing Mexico jerseys, waving flags and chanting as they believed their team could keep its World Cup dream alive.<\/p>\n “It\u2019s palpable. You can feel it. People love the World Cup, they love Mexico, we love it, so fun,” said Brooke Lloyd, manager of Teeth.<\/p>\n Fans began lining up hours before the match just to secure a spot inside.<\/p>\n “I grew up in Mexico City and the vibe of the World Cup is something different, and just seeing Americans share that same feeling I felt when I was a kid is amazing, you know,” said Bruno of San Francisco.<\/p>\n For many, the match carried deep personal meaning.<\/p>\n “I am 50\/50 Mexican and Italian, so I\u2019m really proud to represent my country and to represent my dad\u2019s side of the family. It\u2019s a huge honor, and I was actually getting a little emotional about it earlier,” said Gabriel Damian of San Francisco.<\/p>\n Even fans without ties to Mexico joined the crowd in support.<\/p>\n “I\u2019m not Mexican, but we\u2019re in the Mission. San Francisco has a pretty big Latino community and what\u2019s happening in the world right now, specifically the United States, of course I\u2019m going to support Mexico,” said Sheila Azcueta of San Francisco.<\/p>\n World Cup pride for Mexico, despite loss <\/p>\n While the loss was difficult, Mexico fans said they were proud of the team\u2019s hard-fought World Cup quest.<\/p>\n For businesses, the tournament provided a major boost.<\/p>\n “These matches \u2014 it\u2019s really close to the Super Bowl, so we\u2019re making what we would normally make in three or four days in one day, so it\u2019s great for business,” said Brooke Lloyd.<\/p>\n Fans remained in the Mission after the final whistle, reflecting on a tournament run that ended in disappointment but delivered a memorable atmosphere in San Francisco.<\/p>\n The Source: Interviews with World Cup fans in San Francisco on July 5, 2026.<\/p>\n FIFA World Cup<\/a>San Francisco<\/a>Sports<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"SAN FRANCISCO – Mexico\u2019s World Cup run came to a heartbreaking end Sunday night, falling to England 3-2…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":388633,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[1184,100,101,103,102,104,106,105,127,1181,5393],"class_list":["post-388632","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-francisco","tag-ca","tag-news","tag-san-francisco","tag-san-francisco-headlines","tag-san-francisco-news","tag-sf","tag-sf-headlines","tag-sf-news","tag-sports","tag-us","tag-world-cup"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/388632","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=388632"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/388632\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/388633"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=388632"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=388632"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=388632"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}