Saudi Arabia’s shock win against tournament favourite Argentina in the Group C fixture on Tuesday rekindled hopes for all teams who have come into the World Cup as underdogs. Sure, they don’t have the firepower like big teams and may not win the cup, but they can always produce some memorable shockers. As a result, Mexico fans are all cheered up as their team takes on Poland.  

In fact, they have buzzed up Twitter with ‘Vamos Mexico’ as their team takes on the Robert Lewandowski-led Poland. Even though Poland are not as big an opponent as Argentina was for Saudi, a win in their opening match would boost their chances of making it into the round of 16. 

Here is how the fans are reacting on social media. 

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“Working from home today so the game will be on,” one fan wrote on Twitter. “My son is already awake & ready to watch too. We’ll be cheering in honor of my dad. Vamos Mexico!”

Football is perhaps the most popular sport in Mexico, even coming ahead of NFL. The country has played in almost all World Cups but they have failed to progress beyond the Round of 16 in the last 36 years. One fan, summed up the emotion perfectly with this tweet.

One of the fans was seen blessing the players in a TV footage in anticipation of the match against Poland. Abuelita, which is the Spanish for granny, blessing the players show that the craze for football in Mexico is among fans of all age. 

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“This video hit different. “Club over country” but the World Cup is something different,” another fan wrote sharing a touching video the official handle of the Mexican national team shared. “Tomorrow is different. Vamos Mexico vamos Cabrones!! Vamos con todo hijo de su puta madre!!!,” it added. 

A lot of hope will rest on the Mexican team, and they have a tough battle ahead in Poland. Everyone is hoping that they can go ahead beyond the Round of 16 this time, breaking the 36 years curse.