Mexico’s stunning 1–0 win over Germany was one of the best moments of the World Cup so far. El Tri's jubilation was made possible by a familiar and very popular chant, "Puto".
When an opposing goalkeeper prepares to take a goal kick, a shout slowly builds until the kick is taken, at which point the crowd screams the word in unison. The chant could be heard clearly during in the television broadcast when Germany's Manuel Neuer put the ball in play.
Puto, which roughly means gay prostitute, was aimed at the opposing team’s goalkeeper as a tactic to distract him from his task, a common enough practice in all sports. In this case, the chant is a very specific play on the concept of letting someone "score a goal on you." In Spanish, to score a goal is meter un gol. That translates literally as to put a goal in, so when a goalie fails at his job, he dejó que se la metieran, or allowed someone to stick it in.
Funny, right? Here it is again:
When an opposing goalkeeper prepares to take a goal kick, a shout slowly builds until the kick is taken, at which point the crowd screams the word in unison. The chant could be heard clearly during in the television broadcast when Germany's Manuel Neuer put the ball in play.
Puto, which roughly means gay prostitute, was aimed at the opposing team’s goalkeeper as a tactic to distract him from his task, a common enough practice in all sports. In this case, the chant is a very specific play on the concept of letting someone "score a goal on you." In Spanish, to score a goal is meter un gol. That translates literally as to put a goal in, so when a goalie fails at his job, he dejó que se la metieran, or allowed someone to stick it in.
Funny, right? Here it is again:
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