Eduardo Ache, an executive member of the Uruguayan Football Association, made a regrettable comment on a radio show about several teams that competed in the 2026 World Cup, according to Olé. The comment sparked widespread outrage, particularly on social media platforms like X.
Ache made a racist remark, saying "Mirá las selecciones europeas ahora... se levanta Hitler de la tumba y se vuelve a enterrar" ("Look at the European teams now... Hitler rises from the grave and is buried again"), in a radio show called Carve Deportiva. He further deepened his idea by saying "Alemania, Austria, Noruega, Suecia. De Francia ni hablamos" ("Germany, Austria, Norway, Sweden. We don't even mention France"), while laughing.
Fans, especially on X, have strongly condemned Ache's words.