People gathered at 24th BART Plaza to celebrate the World Cup match. Photo by Andrea Valencia

A crowd of about 100 people gathered at the 24th St. BART Plaza this afternoon, following the World Cup match between Mexico and Brazil. People who were watching it at El Farolito Bar stepped out into the street to cheer to cars passing and honking horns.

People with Mexico shirts were on both sides of Mission Street cheering. Minimum police presence.

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Andrea hails from Mexico City and lives in the Mission where she works as a community interpreter. She has been involved with Mission Local since 2009 working as a translator and reporter.

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