Canadian music legend, Drake has lost the $300,000 bet he placed on his country to defeat Argentina in the Copa America semifinal Played in the early hours of Wednesday, 10 July, 2024.
Drake was expecting an estimated payout of $2,880,000.00 if Canada had gone through but they lost 2-0 to the reigning world champions at New York’s MetLife Stadium on Tuesday night.
Goals by mercurial Lionel Messi and Manchester City’s Julián Álvarez ensured that the South Americans sailed through to the final of the football showpiece.
Earlier on the afternoon of Tuesday, 9July, 2024, while sharing his bet slip on Instagram, the rapper had written: “This could get Messi @stake.”
Argentina will now take on the winner of today’s semifinal clash between Uruguay and Colombia in the showpiece final at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, on Sunday,14 July, 2024.
Canada, on the other hand, would settle for the third-place playoff with the loser of the fixture.
