If you predicted Wednesday would be the craziest day of the 2018 World Cup and perhaps one of the craziest days in World Cup history, then you, my friend, are a genius.
First came Sweden, delivering its best performance of this year's tournament and rocking Mexico with a 3-0 blowout -- a decision that threatened to eliminate the latter in the final group-stage match for both sides. But then came South Korea, shocking the world with a 2-0 win of its own -- a devastating victory over Germany that not only revived El Tri for the round of 16 but eliminated the defending World Cup champions and sealed the first opening-round World Cup loss for Germany since 1938.
Social media, of course, didn't witness Wednesday's madness quietly.
Everyone from international fans to international athletes chimed in -- with both gasps and memes -- as Mexico, Germany, Sweden and South Korea rocked the soccer landscape:
Speechless. Ima need some time....
— Dirk Nowitzki (@swish41) June 27, 2018
The World Cup is incredible.
— JJ Watt (@JJWatt) June 27, 2018
Best. World. Cup. Yet. Heartbreaking for Germany but excited to see Mexico moving. Every 3rd game has been insanity. My Stress levels ⬆️⬆️⬆️
— Alex Morgan (@alexmorgan13) June 27, 2018
watching Mexico lose but then watching Korea win pic.twitter.com/wJ2dG6qQeu
— vader (@elizabethhdre) June 27, 2018
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— FOX Sports Brasil (@FoxSportsBrasil) June 27, 2018
Mexico fans when South Korea knocked Germany out of the #WorldCup 🇲🇽 pic.twitter.com/b1hWaGwRxS
— Football Daily (@footballdailyuk) June 27, 2018
korea letting mexico stay in the world cup #MEXSWE pic.twitter.com/CD7o4equAR
— . (@journalsxoxo) June 27, 2018
Mexico's new flag. #WorldCup pic.twitter.com/aZfcbly3ip
— World Cup (@FlFAWC2018) June 27, 2018
Germany : We will win World Cup 2018
— One Romone (@OneRomone) June 27, 2018
Korea : pic.twitter.com/hgOnPisL4H
— Prateek K. (@pilot_prateek) June 27, 2018
Ima Let You Finish, But South Korea Beat Germany 2-0 pic.twitter.com/CSlynkg1wb
— Anthony🤘🏻 (@asap_anthony2) June 27, 2018
Something happen with the Soccer?
— too classy to even engage (@dmay706) June 27, 2018