Why is it called the 'Mexican Wave'?

Try The Athletic for FREE for 30 days: https://theathletic.com/tifofootball 📗 Tifo's new book, "How to Watch Football" is now available internationally: https://linktr.ee/tifobook The Mexican Wave, a simple concept that gets the crowd excited during large-scale sporting events, like the World Cup. But does it really come from Mexico? And who invented it in the first place? Joe Devine reads from Tim Spiers and Nick Miller’s article on The Athletic as Jon Mackenzie provides additional context, in Ring For Analysis. Join the Tifo Discord Server - https://discord.gg/6nMGtSyyNM Follow Tifo Footbal