Argentina defeated Canada in Tuesday’s Copa America semifinal to extend their hopes of clinching a record-breaking 16th Copa title—but first, they had to settle a matter with a certain rapper.
Prior to the matchup, Canadian rapper and musician Drake bet $300,000 on his country to beat Argentina, and he threw in a bad “Messi” pun to boot.
Drake’s wild wager didn’t go unnoticed. After Argentina’s 2-0 win, the club’s social media account posted a picture of Lionel Messi and his teammates celebrating the victory along with the caption, “Not Like Us,” the title of Kendrick Lamar’s now-world-famous diss track directed at his rap rival, Drake.
Not like us, 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐮𝐬 🇦🇷 pic.twitter.com/Zoa4OTbgnK
— Selección Argentina in English (@AFASeleccionEN) July 10, 2024
The pettiness was off the charts, and fans loved it.
You can't convince me anyone has had a worse 2024 than Drake. Man is getting dragged by an entire country goddamn https://t.co/K6M6r2bsyO
— Chris De Silva (@cdesilva23) July 10, 2024
So if you haven’t heard, Drake put a $300k bet on Canada to beat Argentina in the Copa America semifinal, and it went about as you’d expect. https://t.co/1iQkVU1qpS
— Franklin Leonard (@franklinleonard) July 10, 2024
Argentina fans rn 🕺 pic.twitter.com/fPHzDXJ4Ed
— Sportsbet.io (@Sportsbetio) July 10, 2024
Drake right now pic.twitter.com/bCnRE8IABA
— 🙈 NO EVIL 🙉 NO EVIL 🙊 NO EVIL (@sir_obafoluke) July 10, 2024
Damn it reached the international level lmao https://t.co/Q2FOlxOAZ4
— Avery Owens 🌊 (@aveowens_) July 10, 2024
Drake wakes up catching strays daily now. https://t.co/kzRq1OkXyU
— Russell Varner (@rvarner) July 10, 2024
Argentina will play either Colombia or Uruguay in the Copa America final on Sunday in Miami.
Canada will play a third-place consolation match to cap off their tournament, and following his latest double-pronged humiliation, Drake may be better off keeping his money in the bank for that one.
This article was originally published on www.si.com as Argentina Trolled Drake With Three-Word Message After Copa América Win Over Canada.
