Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup - Group F - Germany v Mexico - Mexico City, Mexico - June 17, 2018 - Mexican fans celebrate at the Angel of Independence monument. REUTERS/Gustavo Graf
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexicans jumping in jubilation on Sunday shook the ground hard enough to set off earthquake detectors and throngs danced in the streets after their team scored a surprise victory over World Cup defending champion Germany.
Elated fans waved Mexican flags and donned traditional "sombrero" hats at the iconic Angel of Independence monument in downtown Mexico City as they sang the country's unofficial soccer anthem, "Cielito Lindo," or "Pretty Little Sky," a popular folksong.
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