The Estadio Ciudad de Mexico is going to be rocking tonight as Mexico take on England in the round of 16, and the Himno Nacional is going to be historic.

Mexico embraces Caifanes' "Aquí No Es Así" as an anthem of unity, hope and strength ahead of their World Cup showdown against England.

That makes for particularly special scenes when the national anthem plays as El Tri competes at home. It also has allowed fans of world football to notice something unique that Mexican players do during the national anthem.

Alejandro Fernandez is a staple of the Mexican music scene. Now, he takes his talents to the international stage at this year's World Cup.

Seeing stadiums and bars packed with Latinos wearing the jerseys of their ancestral homes and warbling their national anthems during this World Cup has been a jolt of inspiration I wasn’t expecting.