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FIFA World Cup 2018: Mexico fans celebrate in style over win against Germany

Fans crammed into the Zocalo, the city's main square, to celebrate. "What happened today was an earthquake of joy for us -- just imagine, we beat the world champions!" said Laura Villegas

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Thousands of jubilant Mexico supporters partied in the streets of the capital Sunday after their team's shock 1-0 victory over World Cup holders Germany -- singing, dancing, blaring car horns and cheering El Tri. The earth literally moved in quake-prone Mexico City when Hirving "Chucky" Lozano smashed home the game-winning goal in the 35th minute at Moscow's Luzhniki Stadium -- a football "earthquake of joy." Seismologists said that they had detected an "artificial" rumbling, possibly caused by "widespread jumping" when the goal was scored.

Fans crammed into the Zocalo, the city's main square, to celebrate. "What happened today was an earthquake of joy for us -- just imagine, we beat the world champions!" said Laura Villegas, a 45-year-old merchant who downed her beer with tequila in one gulp. "What happened hey, what happened hey, to the Germany that was going to beat us today?" the crowd chanted.

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