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·12 Juni 2026
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·12 Juni 2026
Last night, Julián Quiñones experienced what was almost certainly the biggest moment of his football career.

In the World Cup opening match against South Africa, the Mexican fired his team into a 1-0 lead after just nine minutes, sending the Azteca Stadium into absolute raptures. The winger then celebrated together with the entire Mexican bench.
But that wasn’t all: As the party slowly began to die down, Quiñones broke into a dance – but not just any dance.
The 29-year-old celebrated the same way Siphiwe Tshabalala and his South African teammates did in 2010. Back then, the two nations faced each other in the opening match in Johannesburg.
After Tshabalala had sensationally made it 1-0, he and his teammates pulled out one of the most iconic celebrations in World Cup history.
📸 GABRIEL BOUYS
Now, 16 years later, Quiñones has finally paid them back...
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here.
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