A Canadian soccer fan’s trip to watch the national team’s World Cup knockout round game ended in disaster after she dropped her phone while doing a Mexican wave.
The unfortunate incident was caught on FOX’s TV broadcast of the game at the Los Angeles Stadium, where Canada ended up securing a 1-0 win over South Africa.
In the clip, the woman enthusiastically raised her arms in the air as part of the wave but, as she did, accidentally let go of her phone which flew over the barriers.
The broadcast cameras captured the shell-shocked fan immediately clapping her hands over her mouth in horror as her phone vanished from sight.
The official FOX Sports account on X quickly posted a slow-motion replay of the brutal fan blunder, captioned with a blunt: ‘OH NO’.
The viral stadium blooper provided a funny distraction from what was already a strange – yet historic – matchday for the Canadian national team.
A Canadian soccer fan lost her fan after performing a Mexican wave at their game on Sunday
The fan watched in disbelief as her phone flew out her hand and over the barrier in front
Despite being official co-hosts of the 2026 World Cup, Canada were forced to play their opening knockout fixture across the border on American soil.
The venue change came after Jesse Marsch’s squad suffered a 2-1 group stage game defeat to Switzerland, brutally losing their home field advantage.
However, despite that, the team managed to channel the Los Angeles atmosphere into success on the pitch against South Africa.
Midfielder Stephen Eustaquio broke the deadlock in dramatic fashion after rifling home a stunning goal in added time to secure a crucial 1-0 victory for the co-hosts.
With their ticket to the round of 16 officially punched, Canada will now march on to face either Morocco or the Netherlands in their next game.
Elsewhere on the day, American soccer manager Jesse Marsch sparked fury on home soil by singing the Canadian national anthem ahead of their knockout clash.
Marsch, who played for the US national team but now manages their neighbors north of the border, previously opened up a can of worms when he claimed he previously had to ‘beg’ players to sing the Star-Spangled Banner before matches.
The shell-shocked fan appeared distraught as she watched her phone tumble out of sight
Marsch was seemingly extremely keen to belt out ‘O Canada’ on Sunday afternoon in Los Angeles, though, linking arms with his fellow coaches to loudly sing.
On X, fans were less than impressed with the American, with one claiming: ‘What an absolutely fake patriot Jesse Marsch is. Let’s force him to live in our 51st state for the rest of his life. STOP SINGING THEIR ANTHEM. Get it done @marcorubio.’
Another added, ‘Jesse Marsch an American singing the Canadian national anthem is such performative nonsense,’ while a third wrote: ‘Jesse Marsch is such a f***ing traitor singing O’ Canada’.
Marsch, who is the first American in history to manage Canada’s men’s soccer team, previously held the role of assistant coach for the USA at the 2010 World Cup.
