There isn’t a song more synonymous with Mexico than “Cielito Lindo”. Following Mexico’s thrilling 1-0 win over Germany on Sunday, streaming of the song has increased by 1,854% according to Spotify.
Like in previous sporting events, Cielito Lindo has been a constant with El Tri fans since they arrived in Russia, and one of the new traditions for this World Cup is that a song is played during warmups for each of the participating teams. Needless to say, the song chosen for Mexico is Cielito Lindo.
For Mexicans, the Mexico national team is a symbol of immense pride.