Mexico won gold at historic football

This post is part of our special coverage of the 2012 London Olympics .

For the first time in Olympic history of the country, Mexico won a gold medal in men's soccer . On August 11, 2012, the country held when the Olympic team beat Brazil 2-1 . Crowds throughout Mexico waved flags and danced in squares on the streets, thousands of fans gathered in a massive celebration in the iconic Angel of Independence in Mexico City.

On Twitter, the discussion became very intense, and even humorous. Some of the major labels during and after the game were # VamosMexico , # MéxicoDeOro , # SomosOro and # MexicoCampeón .

Marithé Ayala Ortiz, ( @ werismao ) highlighted how early people got up on a Saturday morning to watch the game, 9 am at the center of Mexico:

@ Werismao : I really have the passion and love for your Mexico on Saturday if you're awake at this hour # MéxicoDeOro # Londres2012

Photo of the Mexico Olympic team celebrating their gold medal. Photo posted on the Facebook page of the Mexican national soccer "National Team of Mexico."

Politics and disappointment with the newly elected president also took part in the discussion online. Kris P ( @ tititila ) wrote:

@ Tititila : May wins Mexico to see if I can forget for a while last July 1 and the next six years uhuuuuuu!

Terence Fernando ( @ F3rn ) joked about their feelings while listening to the national anthem:

@ F3rn : I cried more singing the national anthem when I cut my ex.

Ignacio de los Reyes ( @ bbc_delosreyes ), BBC correspondent in Mexico, described the mood in the capital city as "euphoric" at the end of the match:

@ Bbc_delosreyes : Mexico rubs his Golden euphoria in the streets of the City and all shouting "Come and Angel!" Today this city is going crazy!

Actor Gael Garcia Bernal ( @ GaelGarciaB ) also welcomed the historic match for Mexico:

@ GaelGarciaB : To mourn for a while. Softly! Fuck won, we won!

Lety Arr ( @ letylectric ) reached three important conclusions towards the end of the match:

@ Letylectric : That goal broke Mexico: 1. The Olympic record. 2. World record (in a final). 3. The hearts of millions of Brazilians. # MexicoDeOro

Finally, this tweet from Yazmin Lopez ( @ YazLopez ) reflects the positive attitude of Mexican surfers:

@ YazLopez : I like so: happy, victorious and happy! I love you Mexico!

This post is part of our special coverage of the 2012 London Olympics .

Written by Andrea Arzaba · Translated by Gabriela Garcia Calderon Orbe · View original post [en] · Comments (0)
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