Drake Bets $1.5 Million on Argentina in the World Cup Final

Drake is betting $1.5 million on Argentina to win the 2026 FIFA World Cup. He posted the wager to Instagram, a day before Argentina meets Spain in the final on Sunday, July 19. Seven figures, one match, no hedge. By his own framing, it is either one last payout or a chance to go out swinging.

The curse question

Fans cannot agree on what comes next. One camp expects the so-called Drake curse to strike again, the running joke that whatever he backs tends to collapse on cue. The other likes Argentina's chances and figures this is the bet that finally breaks the pattern. His past World Cup wagers and stadium appearances have cut both ways, which is why neither side can close the argument.

Drizzy leaned into that history himself. Alongside the new bet, he reshared an old news article about his last Argentina wager, the one that did not pay. Argentina goes into Sunday as the defending champion, the same team that won him nothing last time even as they won everything.

The regulation-time catch

That previous bet is the part worth understanding. In Argentina's last World Cup run, Drake backed them, and they won the tournament. He still lost, undone by a technicality tied to regulation time. He built this one the same way, which means the fine print, not the scoreline, could decide it. So if Argentina lifts the trophy in extra time or on penalties, the 6ix God can watch his team celebrate and lose his $1.5 million in the same breath.

What the post left out matters too. No sportsbook is named, no odds are attached, and there is no figure for what a win would return. All that is public is the stake, the pick, and the catch that beat him once already.

The final kicks off Sunday. Argentina versus Spain, the trophy on the table, and a $1.5 million wager that only cashes if the match is decided in regulation. Extra time or penalties, and Drake is out again, exactly the way he was last time.