The Drake Curse: Drake Loses $1m Bet On Argentina Despite Lionel Messi Leading Them To Glory

‘The Drake Curse’ has been one of the most unusual coincidences in sport throughout recent years and he almost ruined Lionel Messi and Argentina’s World Cup trusts.

Canadian rap star Drake lost $1m (£818,710) after betting on Argentina to win the World Cup – in normal time.

Lionel Messi was finally able to get his hands on the one prize that had eluded him all through his glittering career. After a pulsating 3-3 draw which saw the South American giants lose a two goal lead in the opening 90 minutes to France and collapse in the dying stages of extra-time while leading 3-2, Lionel Scaloni’s side were the ones who had the option to hold their nerve in the penalty shootout.

However, Drake was not quite able to revel in Argentina’s celebrations, despite the fact he lent his backing to La Albiceleste. Unfortunately for him, his bet was not quite broad enough to secure himself a hefty $2.75m (£2,253,707.50) in winnings.

Sporting a Napoli shirt in honor of legendary Argentina Diego Maradona, Drake was obviously team Argentina on this occasion. “I’ll take Argentina, he’ll take France. That will be a vibe,” Drake said while recording with a companion.

Drake required Argentina to beat France in 90 minutes to secure the award pot. They appeared to be destined to do simply that when Messi stroked home a first half penalty and Angel Di Maria finished off a stunning counterattack to twofold the lead before half-time.

However, two goals in two minutes from Kylian Mbappe took the match into extra-time and lost Drake his award money. Fortunately for Argentina, they did not completely find themselves on the losing side of the final.

Drake as of late lost $2m (£1,639,060) after backing Israel Adesanya to defend his UFC Middleweight title against Alex Pereira. Despite going in as the favorite, The Drake curse caused the Adesanya lost to the Brazilian at UFC 281, who secured the victory in the fifth and final round with a stunning passed on snare that sent him crashing down to the canvas.

The Canadian also placed $649,000 (£531,874.97) on a hefty accumulator backing Barcelona to win the El Classico against Real Madrid and Arsenal to beat Leeds United. While Mikel Arteta ‘s side did manage to squeeze their way past the Yorkshire giants, Real Madrid outclassed the Catalans to win El Classico.

They are the later examples of the Drake revile, which has seemingly jinxed such countless games individuals and teams.

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While he decided not to show support with his bank account, he did appear to jinx the Canadian national team, as they experienced a froup stage exit, losing all three of their matches, days after posing for photos with Drake. The rap star’s past rundown of casualties also includes Anthony Joshua on the eve of his shock defeat to Andy Ruiz Jr and Conor McGregor’s defeat to Khabib Nurmagomedov in 2019.