Jubilant Croats bury photographers beneath themselves

Because the stars of the Croatian national football team buried the photographer after Mario Mandzukic's 2-1 winning goal against England in extra time and he continued to take photos anyway, the journalist, who lives in Mexico City, was a sought-after interview partner afterwards .

“I was changing the lens on my camera when they came running towards me,” said the photographer, who was positioned near the advertising board just off the sidelines. Cortez: “You have fallen on me. It was a crazy moment, they were beside themselves with joy. Then they realized I was underneath them.”

Cortez reacted quickly and quickly took more photos of the celebrating Croatian players from close by. They wanted to help him to his feet and held out his hand. Cortez photographed all of these scenes. “They asked me if I was OK. Another picked up my camera lens and Domagoj Vida kissed me,” Cortez reported.

Photographer as a star Cortez's return flight to Mexico was booked early Thursday morning. “I told him to fly later because the response was incredible and the phone wasn't stopping. But he was already boarding,” AFP’s chief coordinator for the World Cup, Vincent Amalvy, told SID.

His wish was to send the photographer to the Croatians' next training session before the World Cup final against France on Sunday. However, this could not be implemented due to the departure to Mexico. Amalvy: “I assume that he will be received in Mexico by television crews and other journalists upon his arrival.”

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Jubilant Croats bury photographers beneath themselves

From one second to the next, Mexican AFP photographer Yuri Cortez became a celebrity at the World Cup in Russia.

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