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By Andrew McCarty
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Earlier this week ABC7 Los Angeles reporter Abigail Velez went viral after she made it abundantly clear she didn't want to know anything about Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead of the team's matchup against the United States in the Round of 32 at the World Cup.
“I could not point out where it is on a map,” she began. “I don’t know the first thing about Bosnia, and I don’t wanna know. That’s because Team USA, we’re back, we’re better than ever. That’s next Wednesday. Get prepared, Bosnia, because you don’t want it. You don’t want it like that. But you’re gonna get it.”
Just a few days later, she found herself apologizing to an entire nation for her comments.
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Velez took to social media to offer an apology for her comments, which she suggested were made "in a poor effort to have a little fun with World Cup competition."
"I took it too far and made a thoughtless comment on air that was insensitive and inappropriate. I apologize to the people of Bosnia and the Bosnian Football team," she said in the statement.
"The World Cup is supposed to be about uniting communities around the world and my comment didn't reflect that spirit. Which all the teams the very best as they continue their World Cup journey."
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