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Drake, known for his frequent jinxes on sporting teams, has staked $ 1 million on Argentina to beat France in Sunday’s World Cup final.
With Lionel Messi set to face off against France in what will be his last attempt to finally achieve World Cup glory, the Canadian rapper is backing Argentina to be victorious at Lusail Stadium.
But this may not bode well for Messi and Argentina, with Drake having previously shown a propensity to ‘curse’ teams he is supporting, especially when it comes to gambling.
Just last month, Drake lost $2m when he heavily backed reigning UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya against Alex Pereira at UFC 281, only for the Brazilian fighter to win by TKO and take Adesanya’s belt.
The ‘God’s Plan’ rapper also recently found himself $649,000 down when part of his accumulator had Barcelona to beat Real Madrid in October’s El Clasico, which the latter won by a 3-1 scoreline.
Drake’s record label OVO had its logo displayed on Barcelona’s kit during that match as a celebration of him hitting 50 billion streams on Spotify, which currently sponsors the Spanish giants, where Messi is a club legend.
Drake was seen backing Argentina in Sunday’s showpiece match on a video posted online with a friend, saying: “I’ll take Argentina, he’ll take France. That will be a vibe…
