Raul Jimenez, striker for the Mexican national team, reacted with anger and disappointment to the behavior of Mexican fans during and after the draw with Uruguay at the TSM stadium in Torreon and justified that because of this because more matches of the Mexican National Team are scheduled in the United States.

Jimenez couldn't stand that during the match, the Santos Laguna fans constantly heckled Raul “Tala” Rangel, who started in goal for the Mexican National Team when they expected Carlos Acevedo, who plays for Santos Laguna, to start.

But that was just the beginning of the final straw when they witnessed the boos they received from the Santos Laguna fans, who were angry about the 0-0 draw and especially about Javier Aguirre's style of play, which hasn't convinced the Mexican National Team's supporters.

Faced with the fans' behavior, Raul Jimenez didn't back down. After listening to the complaints, taunts, and provocations from the Mexican National Team supporters, he stated that perhaps it's because of these kinds of demonstrations and complaints that more matches of the Mexican National Team are scheduled in the United States.

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“What's sad is playing at home and being booed, having them yell 'Vasco out,' and having them call the goalkeeper a faggot. That's what's sad, honestly, but oh well, that's how it is. Maybe that's why they always take us to the United States. We have to keep going, keep working,” said the so-called “Wolf of Tepeji.”

Jimenez acknowledged that when they play badly, they know how to stay quiet, but after seeing and confirming that the fans who attended the Territorio Santos Modelo (TSM) stadium started heckling goalkeeper Raul “Tala” Rangel from the first minute of the game, a general feeling of discontent began to spread among the players because of these actions.

The Fulham striker said: “It's understandable that they want to see their team's goalkeeper, Carlos Acevedo, but with the national team, it's not about one player, it's about the team, it's about fighting for Mexico,of the Tricolor colors.”

The Fulham striker also said that they are preparing as best as possible to face a historic competition where matches like the one against Uruguay are very useful: “I think we did well, we had our chances, but unfortunately we weren't sharp enough when it came to finishing,” said the Tricolor striker, who hopes that in the time remaining before the World Cup they will find their best form.

Raul denied that they are thin-skinned and, on the contrary, stated that they are open to criticism, but not to provocations, attacks, or insults like the ones in Torreon.

The crowd also chanted “Out with Vasco”

Perhaps because of the five games without a win and the poor performance of the Mexican national team, at the end of the game against Uruguay, the nearly 35,000 fans who attended the TSM Stadium called for the head of coach Javier Aguirre to the rhythm of “Out with Vasco, out with Vasco.”

Obviously, the 4-0 defeat to Colombia and the draws with Japan (0-0), South Korea (2-2), Ecuador (1-1), and Uruguay (0-0) are creating a negative atmosphere in the Tricolor's preparation with seven months to go before the 2026 World Cup.