Russia 2018: Earthquake in Mexico following winning goal

Mexico fans celebrate their team victory over Germany on Sunday.

The 2018 World Cup has quite literally sent shockwaves around the globe – that’s if Mexico’s government are to be believed.

Hirving Lozano stunned Germany as he broke the deadlock in Mexico’s opening match in Russia against Joachim Low’s lacklustre side on Sunday afternoon.

Mexico’s fans inside the Luzhniki Stadium were sent into a frenzy and supporters back home also went absolutely bananas as their side scored against the holders.

Incredibly, Mexico’s reported that ‘mass jumping’ after Lozano’s goal sparked a small earthquake in the capital.

It was confirmed that the tiny tremors occurred immediately after Lozano’s effort in Moscow.

‘The Seismometer detected in Mexico City originated artificially,’ the Mexican government confirmed.

Speaking ahead of the clash, Mexico boss Juan Carlos Osorio claimed his players could go ‘toe-to-toe’ with Germany.

‘We can compete with them. We think we have a good chance to match up against the best team in world football and go head-to-head against them,’ he said.