World Cup followers (and sports activities followers typically) can lastly sigh in reduction: Argentina has damaged the “Drake Curse” and received the 2022 FIFA World Cup. However that’s the place Drake‘s luck ends.
After it was introduced that the Canadian rap star can be betting round $1 million on Argentina of their sport in opposition to France for the World Cup finals, followers have been instantly placed on edge. However haven’t any concern. Argentina beat France, which might be nice for the rapper. Sadly he nonetheless wound up shedding because of a technicality: Drake guess the Latin American nation would win earlier than halftime, however he misplaced because of France’s Kylian Mbappé’s last-minute objective earlier than the penalty shootout.
The match ended 3-3 after additional time as Argentina went face to face in a dramatic shootout, profitable it 4-2.
For years, a curse has appeared to observe the rapper at any time when he expresses his love for sure athletes or groups. He has a horrible observe file for making sporting bets — one of many few issues he doesn’t seem like good at.
There have been fairly just a few notable moments in sports activities historical past the place particular groups and athletes have fallen sufferer to the “Drake curse,” together with The College of Alabama, who misplaced 44-16 to the Clemson Tigers after the rapper shared a video figuring out whereas carrying a hoodie in Roll Tide help. Then there’s Conor McGregor, who misplaced his combat in a fourth spherical submission to Russian fighter Khabib Nurmagomedov after McGregor shared an image with him in 2018.