Mexican National Team Returns $1.5 Million Rolex Watches Gifted by U.S. YouTuber... Here's Why
YouTuber Wins Big by Betting on Mexico's Round of 32 Victory
Returns "Expensive Gifts" Amid FIFA Disciplinary Concerns
Before their Round of 16 match against England at the 2026 North and Central America World Cup, the Mexican national football team received expensive luxury watches as gifts from an American YouTuber, but has decided to return them. The reason for returning the gifts is reportedly due to concerns about disciplinary action from the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA).
On July 4 (Korean time), the Mexican Football Federation announced via social media, "The Mexican national team has returned all the Rolex watches that were gifted by a YouTuber after winning a bet worth millions of dollars."
A post by the Mexican Football Federation announcing that they decided to return the luxury watch they received as a gift. Mexican Football Federation SNS, Yonhap News Agency
View original imageAccording to Yonhap News and British media outlet The Sun, the YouTuber in question is Steve Deleonardis, who runs the channel "SteveWillDoIt." On July 1, he bet 2 million dollars (approximately 3.06 billion won) that Mexico would win against Ecuador in the North and Central America World Cup Round of 32, earning a profit of 1.2 million dollars (about 1.8 billion won). In that match, Mexico defeated Ecuador 2-0.
Afterward, Deleonardis visited the Mexican team's camp and gave a total of 1 million dollars (about 1.53 billion won) worth of Rolex watches to all the players, head coach Javier Aguirre, and the coaching staff. However, as news of this spread on social media, concerns were raised that the FIFA Ethics Committee could impose disciplinary action, and the Mexican team ultimately decided to return the watches.
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As one of the co-hosting countries of this tournament, Mexico will face England in a quarterfinal qualification match at Mexico City Stadium on July 6 at 9 a.m. If Mexico wins, it will reach the World Cup quarterfinals for the first time in 40 years, since 1986. Mexican head coach Javier Aguirre stated, "England is one of the best teams in the world," and added, "In order to secure a spot in the quarterfinals, the entire squad will have to perform almost perfectly."
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