Mexico opened their World Cup campaign with a surprising 1-0 win over reigning champions Germany on Sunday, and it was enough to make the country go wild in celebration.
The country hosted many public watch parties, and they were well-attended. In Mexico City, the celebrations were so wild when Hirving Lozano scored in the first half, they registered on seismographs, effectively causing a small earthquake.
A small artificial earthquake detected in Mexico City “possibly due to mass jumping” when Mexico scored against Germany https://t.co/9arKFZHORU
— Kirk Semple (@KirkSemple) June 17, 2018
If that doesn’t demonstrate just how big of an emotional release the goal was, nothing will. Germany is widely expected to contend for the World Cup again, while Mexico is not among the favorites. Perhaps that’s still true, but statements were definitely made about both teams here.
