“PUTTING MONEY WHERE MY MOUTH IS” – Twitch Streamer xQc Lost Over $650,000 After Lionel Messi-Led Argentina in the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Finals Against France

Published 12/19/2022, 6:45 AM EST

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Yesterday, the entire world witnessed one of the greatest spectacles play out in FIFA World Cup history. Argentina clashed with France in Qatar for the World Cup title. France battled valiantly, however, the Argentinian side led by the Barcelona legend Lionel Messi came out victorious.

Argentina winning the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 sent many fans into a frenzy. But there was also a section of fans who were not happy with the results, as they were rooting for France. But it was more frustrating for those who lost money in betting.

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Sports betting is one of the most widespread forms of gambling. A grand match like the FIFA World Cup final is ought to get millions of people in the world to try their luck. Even the famous Twitch streamer xQc made his pick and bet a fortune, but he chose the wrong side in the finals.

xQc lost the FIFA World Cup bet after France’s loss

The Twitch streamer xQc became extremely famous because of his gambling streams. But it also got the 26-year-old to develop an addiction to gambling, although he has subdued this hobby lately. But maybe he couldn’t also hold himself back from betting on a FIFA World Cup final.

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Being a Canadian, xQc is a French speaker and so he opted to support France in the finals. The Twitch streamer further revealed placing half a million dollars on Kylian Mbappe‘s France. He also boasted about his bet on Twitter and claimed to put “money where his mouth is” which was the French side.

But nothing went according to plan after Argentina took the lead before half-time. Later, Mbappe helped France to come back and let xQc dream once again about winning the bet. But despite all the hard work, it was Messi and his Argentine side that lifted the coveted trophy after a nail-biting penalty shootout.

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So Argentina winning the title meant xQc lost all his money. He again went on to Twitter to share a sad picture of himself and claimed it was a “Good game all around. Fun watch.-$650k I guess…” He took a dig at himself as $650,000 was the amount that the match cost him.

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Ripan Majumdar

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Ripan Majumdar is an esports and F1 writer at Essentially Sports. He is currently pursuing his Bachelor's in Science from West Bengal State University, Kolkata. Ripan is a massive Red Bull Racing and Sergio Perez fan.
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Akash Pandhare