Lionel Messi World Cup statue erected in Argentina goes viral for all wrong reasons
While the statue looks decent enough from up front, the angle from behind is what's causing it to go viral for all the wrong reasons.
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Sports Entertainment Lionel Messi World Cup statue erected in Argentina goes viral for all wrong reasons By Grant Young Published June 26, 2026, 7:19 p.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The California Post on Google Soccer legend Lionel Messi was honored with an 85-foot statue in his home country of Argentina (in the small town of Cutral Có, in the country’s Patagonia region), marking the biggest Messi statue ever made. However, the pose that Messi is in for the statue is raising eyebrows, especially when combined with what’s placed right in front of him. Argentine soccer star Lionel Messi was honored in his home country recently with an 85-foot statue.
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