Nico Rosberg Gives His “Kiss of Death” as Fans Consider Argentina Doomed With Infamous F1 Curse

Argentina took on defending champions France on world soccer’s biggest stage in Qatar. While Lionel Messi will be looking to win the prestigious trophy in his final swansong in the world cup, France will be looking to become the first team to defend their cup since Brazil. However, there is another interesting element here, especially for the F1 fans. 2016 world champion Nico Rosberg has revealed who he is supporting for the win.

Messi and co. will be looking to end their wait of lifting the World Cup since 1986. However, they face the daunting task of overcoming the world champions, France in the finals. Amid all this, former Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg revealed on his Instagram that he was rooting for Argentina, in this world cup after the French won the last time.

Rosberg wore an Argentine-themed hat and spectacles and captioned his Instagram story, “Who else is rooting for Argentina? France won last time, so this one should be for Messi.”

This was enough for F1 fans to quickly remind everyone of the ‘Nico Rosberg curse’ on Twitter.

F1 Twitter reminds fans of the Nico Rosberg curse as he reveals his support for Argentina in the World Cup

Argentina fans were not too happy after watching Nico Rosberg’s Instagram story. The German openly showed his support for Argentina. However, Messi and Argentina fans were not happy as the former world champion is famous for jinxing things.

And here is what the fans had to say about the same.

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Similarly, one fan gave up hope and said, It’s over for Argentina I’m afraid”

Meanwhile, fans competed between Charles Leclerc, Drake, and Nico Rosberg’s curse’s, debating whose was the strongest.

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The stage is set for the clash between two soccer giants in the final of the World Cup. Will Argentina end their World Cup drought or will France win their second successive cup?