Fans are still celebrating the mesmerizing victory of Argentina over France in the final of the FIFA World Cup 2022. Lionel Messi is still trending on Twitter, and every celebrity you know has already posted their congratulations on Instagram. It looks like the world stopped during those 150 minutes to see history in the making. The match was so close, it’s a miracle it didn’t give coaches heart attacks. Even before the match started, everybody predicted their favorite team to win. Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Shai Gilageous-Alexander congratulated the winners in his style. Drake was also heavily involved in the match, having bet a million in Argentina.?
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SGA had an insane game against Portland Blazers. It was extremely close, and they scored the last points at the buzzer. Although Drake lost the money as he betted the team win in regular time, he might be happy that someone he backed up won for a change.
Shai Gilageous-Alexander pays tribute to Lionel Messi
The OCT point guard scored 35 points and single-handedly carried his team to victory. After winning the game, he made a post on Instagram about the game he had and how he dominated. Caught up in the hype of the soccer final, SGA didn’t forget to make a subtle pun to pay tribute to the magical man of soccer. The post also got a comment from the man, the myth, and the legend Drake who predicted that Argentina will win the finals.
Shai posted many photos and video clips of himself from the game?but also included one of him watching Lionel Messi kissing the prestigious FIFA trophy. In the caption of the post he wrote, “I CLEAN UP NICE BUT IT CAN STILL GET MESSI“. Rapper Drake commented on the post saying, “No Flukes tbh“.
The connection between Drizzy and NBA isn’t unknown. If you turn on a random NBA match, there are surprisingly high chances you will see him sitting courtside enjoying the match.
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The end of the curse cost Drake millions
Drake announced before the final between France and Argentina that he was siding with the South American giants. He was so confident that he had betted a million on the team. His prediction came true and Argentina won. Drake, however, still ended up a million bucks poorer.
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Everything was right, but Drake had betted on Argentina winning the game in regular time. Not only the game went to extra time but also the penalty. So yeah! 3 goals from Kylian Mbappe cost Drake an estimated 2.7 million$.