Several outlets report that Canadian rapper Drake loses a reported $1.5 million (about N2 billion) bet tied to the 2026 FIFA World Cup final. The wager is placed on Argentina to beat Spain, via the betting platform Stake. Multiple sources say Argentina loses to Spain 1-0 in the final, and as a result the bet is lost.

While the articles differ slightly in how they frame the outcome, they consistently describe the same sequence: Drake backs Argentina before the match, Spain wins the final 1-0 against Argentina, and the losing wager amounts to about $1.5 million. RTE News and several Nigerian outlets also mention renewed discussion of a “Drake curse,” a nickname used in the media for the belief that bets involving Drake tend to go against him.

Overall, the reporting agrees on the participants, the match result, the wager amount, and the platform used, with the main variation being currency conversions and the emphasis on the recurring “curse” theme.