Argentina fans weren’t happy with IShowSpeed during the country’s World Cup semi-final clash against England.
Ahead of the game, popular YouTuber and streamer Speed was warned not to wear an Argentina shirt by a former player, and he evidently listened.
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Instead, Speed wore a white England shirt as he sat in front of a section of Argentinian fans inside the Atlanta Stadium, but it clearly didn’t sit well with them.
After England forward Anthony Gordon opened the scoring for the Three Lions in the second half, some fans threw beer cans at Speed, who was live-streaming the entire match.
“Clearly, they’re mad chat. Don’t worry about that ya’ll. We not gonna worry about that, we gonna worry about England chat,” Speed said after a beer can hit him.
“Chat, they gotta throw stuff that’s what happens bro, they gonna throw stuff, but look, we don’t care.”
Unfortunately for Speed, and England, Argentina went on to score twice in the space of seven minutes to complete a 2-1 comeback and book their place in the World Cup final.
As fans celebrated Lautaro Martinez’ late winner, fans threw more beer and other objects in Speed’s direction.
Two of Speed’s apparent bodyguards were forced to intervene and shield him from the missiles.
Argentina’s win over England means they are now a perfect six-for-six when reaching the World Cup semifinals.
They will take on Spain in a bid for football’s ultimate prize on Sunday at the New York New Jersey Stadium.
Spain dominated pre-tournament favorites France in the other semi to book their place in the final.
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Meanwhile, England and France will play in FIFA’s highly-criticized third-place playoff match on Saturday.
Speed’s shirt ‘curse’ claims next victim
Speed, who is a huge Cristiano Ronaldo fan, has been an ever-present at games across North America for this summer’s World Cup.
However, there has been running joke throughout: the team the streamer decides to back is the team that gets eliminated.
Speed cheered for the United States, Austria, Brazil, Ivory Coast, Cape Verde, Senegal, Portugal, Egypt and now England, who have all been eliminated after he backed them.
Argentina and Spain are the only two major sides Speed has failed to publicly support, and now all eyes will be on what shirt he wears for the final.
Speed’s attendance for Sunday’s showpiece has already been confirmed, as FIFA announced he would be a part of the wide array of performers who will participate in the closing ceremony which will break football laws.
Headlined by Post Malone, Speed will join Tom Cruise, Nicole Scherzinger, Robbie Williams and Laura Pausini in ending the tournament.
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“Echoing the spirit of the opening ceremonies, which welcomed the world to the greatest stage in Canada, Mexico and the United States,” World Cup chief operating officer Heimo Schirgi said.
“The closing ceremony will bring theย FIFA World Cupย 2026 full circle through music, culture and football, before we kick off the highly anticipated match that will crown the champions of this groundbreaking tournament,”
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