Mexican children revived Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, “El Mencho”, in this season of the 2026 World Cup. A tweet by renowned journalist Ioan Grillo revealed that Mexican children noticed the impressive resemblance between capo and New Zealand player Ryan Thomas in his Panini album print. The situation began as a school joke, in which they compared the player for his resemblance to the late capo Nemesio Oseguera “El Mencho”. Thomas plays as a midf…
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Mexican children revived Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, “El Mencho”, in this season of the 2026 World Cup. A tweet by renowned journalist Ioan Grillo revealed that Mexican children noticed the impressive resemblance between capo and New Zealand player Ryan Thomas in his Panini album print. The situation began as a school joke, in which they compared the player for his resemblance to the late capo Nemesio Oseguera “El Mencho”. Thomas plays as a midf…