Stunners by Mexico, Switzerland shake up the World Cup — and especially Mexico City

Mexican fans shook the earth Sunday celebrating at Zocalo Square in Mexico City.

Neither of the two favorites to win the World Cup — Germany and Brazil — was able to pull out a win in their opening matches Sunday in Russia, shaking up the field and shaking Mexico City enough to register as a seismic event.

Mexico stunned defending champion Germany, 1-0, early Sunday. The first-half goal by Hirving “Chucky” Lozano set off thunderous celebrations across Mexico, so much so that the government’s seismic monitoring network reported “artificially”-caused seismic activity, “possibly due to mass jumping.”

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…