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Hirving “Chucky” Lozano’s goal in the 35th minute put Mexico up 1-0 against Germany in the opening round of group games in the World Cup. It was a bit of a shock, considering not many people - Mexican fans included - thought El Tri had much of a shot against the defending World Cup champions.
#MundialTelemundo En voz de @AndresCantorGOL así vivimos el gol de @HirvingLozano70 para el 1-0 de #MEX sobre #GER pic.twitter.com/lEFVHW9SEu
— Telemundo Deportes (@TelemundoSports) June 17, 2018
Chucky’s goal elicited quite the reaction in Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow from a crowd that at times has seemed like it could be at Estadio Azteca or the Rose Bowl and not in the middle of Russia.
Moment after Chucky scored pic.twitter.com/SoyBH8G1mw
— FMF State of Mind (@FMFSoM) June 17, 2018
Social media instantly blew up, with the top trending tweets all being related to the match.
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But perhaps more impressive was this tweet from SIMMSA - the Mexican Intstitute for Geological and Atmospheric Studies (IIGEA).
El #sismo detectado en la Ciudad de México se originó de manera artificial. Posiblemente por saltos masivos durante el Gol de la selección de #México en el mundial. Por lo menos dos sensores dentro de la Ciudad lo detectaron a las 11:32. pic.twitter.com/mACKesab3b
— SIMMSA (@SIMMSAmex) June 17, 2018
That’s right. When Mexico scored, the ground in Mexico City literally shook. Two sensors indicated the shaking when the goal was scored, “possibly from massive jumps”.