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Country Roads plays in Monterrey during Netherlands vs Morocco hydration break

musicJun 30, 202623481

John Denver's "Take Me Home, Country Roads" was played over the PA at Estadio BBVA in Monterrey during a hydration break in the Netherlands vs Morocco match, and the stadium crowd sang along. Telemundo commentator Andrés Cantor called out the song as a wide camera shot showed the singalong. Commenters pointed out the oddity of a song that mentions West Virginia being sung in Mexico at an international match, while others praised the cross-national moment with Dutch, Moroccan, and Mexican supporters joining in. Posts also noted FIFA's recurring stadium playlist of older hits and named other songs heard at matches, and that the Country Roads moment was followed by House of Pain's "Jump Around." The moment prompted both amusement and bemusement about stadium music choices during World Cup breaks.