Journalist Ariel Rodríguez had an awkward moment during the TyC Sports broadcast covering the 2026 World Cup. It all happened before the match between Argentina and Austria at the impressive AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
While the program was showing images of the fans, the sound engineer accidentally left the host's microphone open. He was heard saying a phrase that quickly went viral: "Those big guys you like, in this shitty World Cup." The comment generated a wave of reactions on social media.
Rodríguez quickly came out to clarify what happened. He recorded a video explaining the context and assuring that it was a slip. "I was told that the phrase 'shitty World Cup' went live, talking about the internal situation," he recounted.
The journalist's explanation
The communicator detailed that it was part of a casual conversation with his colleague. "It's an internal joke we have every day, it's not what I think nor did I say it on air. It was a phrase that slipped out in passing," he indicated. He clarified that in those informal conversations, they talk about both good and bad play.
