Man apologises for making racist gesture at Korean in World Cup match

A Mexican man caught on video pulling the corners of his eyes during the World Cup match between South Korea and the Czech Republic has apologised after the clip sparked a backlash.

A South Korean content creator had posted a video of herself at the match last Friday, where Ulises Fernando Bernal Miramontes, seated behind her, was seen making the slanted-eyes pose then laughing it off. The pose is seen as disrespectful to East Asians.

The incident generated much outrage online, with many Mexicans expressing disgust at his actions.

Bernal later apologised and reports say he has been removed from his position as president of a Mexican engineering guild.

Yoon Su-jin shared a clip on Instagram with this caption: "You traveled across the world for the World Cup… and experienced racism..."

The match, which was held in the Mexican city of Guadalajara on Thursday night, saw South Korea come from behind to defeat the Czech Republic 2-1 .

Yoon's clip drew outrage among fellow users, drawing 65,000 comments. It has also been shared or reposted at least 120,000 times.

"Ugh so terrible. And then he laughs like he cracked the best joke," read one of the comments.