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Mexican gran blesses entire team of players 'through her TV' before team's victory over Germany

The footage shows the grandmother blessing each member of the Mexico team as they sing for the national anthem
The footage shows the grandmother blessing each member of the Mexico team as they sing for the national anthem

A grandmother in Mexico has become an internet sensation after she was filmed blessing every Mexico player through her television before they went on to win the match.

The footage shows the grandmother blessing each member of the team as they sing for the national anthem.

Her granddaughter, from El Paso Texas, posted the footage on Twitter and it has since had more than 15 million views.

She wrote: "I'm 100 per cent convinced my grandma was the reason Mexico won."

Mexico won their match against reigning champions Germany 1-0 in a shock result.

In the video, the grandmother blesses every single Mexico player as they sing the national anthem.

As soon as she is finished, she sits down in preparation to watch the match.

Many people asked if she could carry on her ritual as it seemed to work.

While others asked if they could borrow her for their own team or perhaps try her method.

Uche Onwuemeli wrote: "Can we borrow her for Nigeria? She can deliver our slay kings."

Mexico's winning goal caused a minor "earthquake" during the game.

The official Twitter account of government agency SIMMSA tweeted that an artificial earthquake made "possibly by massive jumps" had occurred in Mexico City.

After the match, throngs of fans dressed in green converged around the iconic Angel of Independence monument, bouncing with joy and waving the Mexican flag.

Small groups chanted "Mexico" and "Yes we could!" Some broke into song, including the traditional Cielito Lindo tune best known for its "Ay, Ay, Ay, Ay" chorus.

Car horns blared, whistles were blown and drums beat for hours after the match.