In the U.K. and the rest of the world The Wave is called the “Mexican Wave” because viewers across the globe first noticed it in televised games of the 1986 World Cup from Mexico. Clearly, however, The Wave was born earlier. In fact, five years earlier in Oakland and then Seattle.
Why do they call it the Mexican wave?
In the U.K. and the rest of the world The Wave is called the “Mexican Wave” because viewers across the globe first noticed it in televised games of the 1986 World Cup from Mexico. Clearly, however, The Wave was born earlier. In fact, five years earlier in Oakland and then Seattle.