Fans React As ‘Drake Curse’ Threatens To End Messi, Argentina’s Hopes Of Winning The World Cup

Rapper, Drake has left fans of Argentina wary ahead of the World Cup final on Sunday after a video of him betting on Argentine surfaced online.

The Canadian rapper declared his support for La Albiceleste ahead of their much-anticipated showdown with defending world champions France.

In a video making the rounds on social media, Drake, wearing the jersey of Italian side SSC Napoli, discussed Sunday’s final between Argentina and France.

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“I’ll take Argentina, he’ll take France. That will be a vibe,” the God’s Plan hitmaker says in the footage that appears to be filmed in a studio with a friend.

Drake betting on Argentina to win the World Cup while wearing a Napoli top 🇦🇷 pic.twitter.com/EfP8OmmMRr

— Italian Football TV (@IFTVofficial) December 17, 2022

The said video, which is just three seconds long, has garnered over a million views on Twitter as of the time of filing this report and has triggered mixed reactions amongst supporters of Argentina ahead of the final.

Drake has been blamed for several sports stars and teams losing their next game or fight after posing for pictures with the Canadian musician and it will take a mighty miracle for Argentina to forestall the long-standing ‘curse’, according to Daily Mail .

According to GOAL, the ‘Drake Curse’ is a phenomenon whereby teams and individuals suffer misfortune in the wake of any sort of association with the rapper. Numerous teams and athletes have suffered losses in an upcoming sporting event after coming into contact with Drake with Canada suffering a similar fate, which saw the North American nation lose all three of their World Cup games.

Below are some of the reactions by fans after Drake betting on Argentina surfaced on Twitter:

@JoowMo: Sorry Argentina, after this bet, you guys are losing

@abcDeegs: The Drake curse…it’s over Messi nation…we lost😔

@FawazAlwehaib17: From my mma experience I would like to congratulate France

@toxiCc_FC: This wc is rigged for France, PSG promised mbappe to get him another one main reason why he renewed for PSG instead going to Madrid 😭

@Ak_culer: Has any team that drake backed ever won?

@GamebredNYC: The little joy I have left in my has just been killed the moment I saw this shit

@mauroct_: Drake kiss of death, sorry Leo

@YoooMajestic: First person to beat that Drake curse= Messi.🤝🏼 It’s already written

@OmomooomomO: Oh ffs why can’t he just stick to rapping