Mexican TV ad uses Donald Trump speech to promote US-Mexico game

US-Mexico games usually don't need a lot of extra build up, but TV Azteca decided to throw a little extra fuel on the fire.

By Sergio Gonzalez

Sep 9, 2015 at 11:07 am ET • 1 min read

The US Men's National Team has a big game coming up against their biggest rivals, Mexico, on October 10 at the Rose Bowl. The game really doesn't need much help to build up, but a Mexican ad promoting the game sure is looking to add some extra fuel to the fire.

The game will decide which of the last two Gold Cup champions will get the right to represent CONCACAF at the 2017 Confederations Cup in Russia and US-Mexico tilts usually don't need a lot of help in the promotion department to begin with. When these two giants of the region get together, even for a friendly, it is usually a matchup that gets plenty of attention. This particular matchup will have plenty on the line.

No matter, because Mexican TV channel Azteca has added some extra fuel to the fire with an ad promoting the game using Donald Trump's now infamous speech as the backdrop: