Tag: FIFA World Cup

Has Argentina issues Messi’s face on Argentine Currency?

Usha Manoj

Argentina is not issuing 1000 peso note featuring Messi. Argentina Central Bank officials “jokingly proposed” the idea of Messi’s picture being included in the note, This meeting took place before the Argentina-France final match. With Argentina winning the FIFA World Cup title social media is flooded with images and videos of star Footballer Lionel Messi.  […]

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2018 image shared as Ronaldo watching FIFA World Cup Final In Qatar

Usha Manoj

The image dates back to 2018 captured during a UEFA Champions League match between Juventus and BSC Young Boys in Italy. Argentina beat France on penalties to win World Cup after a stunning final. Football fans from all over the world experienced a nail-biting final on December 18 at Qatar’s Lusail stadium. Meanwhile Cristiano Ronaldoended […]

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Unrelated and old video shared as fans throwing eggs at Brazil team after their elimination at FIFA World Cup

Drabanti Ghosh

This video is from 2018 showing Brazilian citizens throwing eggs at a bus carrying the former President of Brazil. After Brazil’s elimination from the quarterfinals at the FIFA World Cup 2022, a video showing a group of angry fans throwing eggs at a bus is widely circulating on social media with the claim that it […]

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Video from Morocco shared as fans singing in support of Palestine during FIFA World Cup

Drabanti Ghosh

The video has no relation with the FIFA World Cup. The video shows supporters of Raja Casablanca expressing their support for the Palestinian cause in Morocco in 2019. Since the start of the FIFA Football World Cup 2022 in Qatar, social media has been flooded with images and videos of the tournament. Amidst this, a […]

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