Javier Hernandez—more commonly known to the world as Chicharito—took a perfectly placed pass from Rafael Marquez and, as he has so many times since, found the back of the net with beautiful precision. It was his first World Cup goal, and he scored it against France.

When the ball crossed the goal line, Chicharito became the third generation of his family to have scored for the Mexican national team. His maternal grandfather, Tomas Balcazar, scored in the 1954 World Cup, also against France. Hernandez’s father, Javier Hernandez Gutierrez, or Chicharo, scored four goals for Mexico between 1983 and 1994.

After his outstanding World Cup performance, Chicharito gave an even more startling debut season as a Red Devil. In the 2010-11 campaign, Hernandez scored 20 goals across all competitions for Manchester United, helping them win the EPL title and work their way to the Champions League final.

At the international level, the Mexican striker has scored 15 goals for his country, including a hat trick against El Salvador on June 5, 2011. Chicharito is, without doubt, his country’s favorite son right now, and maybe the most famous Mexican footballer of all time.

We can only hope that Chica will be lining up to a certain someone in a Carlos Vela Shirt very time soon for Mexico! :)