Spurred on by the vast majority at the Peter Mokaba Stadium, Javier Aguirre's troops beat France for the first time in seven attempts and,,if they did not have people talking about them before, they will now after a swashbuckling display.
Uruguay are next up on June 22 and, with Argentina likely to lie in wait for the Group A runners-up, Aguirre's team will be looking to win to ensure they avoid Lionel Messi and co.
"I hope against Uruguay we can impose our style. If we draw then of course they will benefit," former Mexico international Aguirre told a news conference after the 2-0 defeat of the 1998 World Cup winners.
Aguirre's team bossed a lacklustre France on Thursday.
"When I leave this team whoever comes after me will have his own style, that's the beautiful thing about football. But I think the credit goes to my players. They kept their cool and style and simply shot forward," Aguirre said.
"We really needed to play well today after the bad second half against South Africa," a relieved Aguirre said.
However there is work to do yet said Mexico's first goal scorer Javier Hernandez, nicknamed 'El chicarito' (a small green vegetable).
"We've been lucky to finalise our moves and score goals. Let's enjoy today but tomorrow we have to think about Uruguay," the marksman said.
