World Cup Qualifiers

Rogelio Funes Mori misses big occasion in Mexico-Jamaica: Funniest memes and reactions

Argentina-born, Mexico naturalized striker Rogelio Funes Mori missed a huge opportunity to put El Tri in front against Jamaica and fans were harsh on him on social media.

Rogelio Funes Mori during Mexico's game against Jamaica. (Getty)
Rogelio Funes Mori during Mexico's game against Jamaica. (Getty)

Mexico were back in action for the opening game of the World Cup Qualifying final round against Jamaica. Right in the first half, Rogelio Funes Mori missed a big chance that sparked multiple reactions on the Internet.

The Argentina-born, Mexican naturalized forward has never fullywon El Tri’s fanbase hearts as they wish to see Chicharito Hernandez or other strikers ahead of him. Funes Mori scored some goals in the 2021 Gold Cup, but his performance in the final and the team’s loss didn’t help him very much.

Now, he was the subject of multiple tweets due to a clear occasion he couldn’t send home against The Reggae Boyz. Here, check out what people had to say on social media.

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Fans react to Funes Mori’s missed chance against Jamaica

The Octagon is finally underway and Matchday 1 has already seen fans from all over the region following closely every single minute of action. In a blink of an eye, Rogelio Funes Mori was all over the timeline.

The Monterrey star failed to capitalize on a great chance to giveMexico the lead and fans didn’t let it go. Here, we gathered some of the funniest memes and reactions to this situation:

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Gerardo Martino saw in Funes Mori an interesting option to lead the pack after other guys failed to impress upfront. Well, the Argentine striker will have to keep on working hard to silence the critics and pay Martino’s confidence back.

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