HOUSTON, TX - JANUARY 09: J.J. Watt #99 of the Houston Texans warms up before playing against the Kansas City Chiefs during the AFC Wild Card Playoff game at NRG Stadium on January 9, 2016 in Houston, Texas. (Photo: Getty)
J.J. Watt surprised the Mexican National Soccer Team by visiting them during a training session in Houston on Sunday night ahead of their Copa America Centenario game against Venezuela at the Texans’ NRG Stadium.
One player who particularly seemed to be completely in awe and elated with the appearance of the Texans defensive end was forward Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez. The 28-year-old Bayer Leverkusen striker couldn’t help but gape in shock as Watt, 27, approached the Mexican National Team, “El Tri.”
Chicharito also promised Watt his game jersey from Mexico’s Group C finale game and thanked the star NFL defenseman multiple times for his signature. Watt also wrote “Chicharito” on his own #99 jersey, which he in return gave to the Mexican player, who helped him spell his nickname, which means “little pea” in Spanish.
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Hernandez, who formerly played for Manchester United and Real Madrid, then tweeted the following photo of him and Watt, captioning it in both English and Spanish: “A dream come true… Thank you @JJWatt!!”
The whole team, even head coach Juan Carlos Osorio, took photos with Watt.
Mexico tied Venezuela 1-1 in both teams’ final first-round match on Monday night, and Mexico finished at the top of Group C. Both teams will advance to the quarterfinals, with Mexico facing the winner of Chile vs Panama, while Venezuela will face the loser. Uruguay also defeated Jamaica 3-0 on Monday, although both Group C teams are now eliminated from the Cup.
PHOTO: HOUSTON, TX – JANUARY 09: J.J. Watt #99 of the Houston Texans warms up before playing against the Kansas City Chiefs during the AFC Wild Card Playoff game at NRG Stadium on January 9, 2016 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Bob Levey/Getty Images)
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