Germany's shock exit from the World Cup in the group stages after a 2-0 loss to South Korea was a blessing in disguise for Mexico, who lost their match to Sweden.

Mexico and Sweden qualified from their group for the knockouts and they have South Korea to thank for this.

In Mexico City yesterday, hundreds of football fans went to the South Korean Embassy to show their gratitude for the match. Here's a video of the same:

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Torcedores mexicanos dominam embaixada da Coréia do Sul na Cidade do México para comemorar a classificação e a vitória da seleção sul-coreana sobre a Alemanha!#FOXNaRussia #JogaOQueSabe pic.twitter.com/kv9GRFrgGd

Byoung-Jin Han, the South Korean consul in Mexico was given a ride on the shoulders on an overjoyed crowd, even as he drank Tequila with the Mexican fans.

That's the Korean consul general to Mexico, Byoung-Jin Han, celebrating with grateful Mexican fans outside the Korea embassy here. One fan said he took a shot of tequila with them earlier. pic.twitter.com/NGWEmRADUW

Outside the World Cup stadium, the Mexicans celebrated by finding a South Korean fan and lifting him up with chants of “Korea! Korea”

The Mexicans found a South Korean outside the stadium ð pic.twitter.com/9gG7V9wtOd

This is the first time since 1938, that Germany has failed to get past the group stages of the World Cup and it's incredibly shocking, since the Germans were being considered as favourites to lift the World Cup again.

While even a 1-0 win over South Korea would have been enough for Germany, their World Cup exit ensures that the knockouts will see a lot of new teams gunning for the World Cup glory.