Did this old World Cup tweet from 2021 predict the Spain vs. Argentina winner?

As a sports fan, there is no better feeling than a personal prediction turning out to be true. For one X (formerly known as Twitter) account, they are 90 minutes of gametime away from predicting an Argentinian victory against Spain.

On July 11, 2021, an account with the handle @actuallyimthe predicted that Lionel Messi and Argentina would emerge victorious over Lamine Yamal's Spain 3-2.

What makes this prediction even more remarkable is that it came before Messi led Argentina to their World Cup win in Qatar. The callout also came two years before Lamine Yamal made his senior debut for Barcelona in Spain's La Liga.

Here's a look at the tweet that could be on track in predicting the result of the 2026 World Cup final.

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Did this World Cup tweet from 2021 predict the Spain vs. Argentina winner?

On July 11, 2021, an X account named @actuallyimthe called out their belief in a 3-2 Argentina win over Spain in the 2026 World Cup final. The tweet's creator, whose profile name is "dilemma," made the claim even prior to La Albiceleste's whirlwind of a 2022 World Cup win against France.

Here is the tweet from dilemma:

Argentina just beat Spain at the 2026 World Cup final, 3-2.

On the morning of the 2026 World Cup final, dilemma quote tweeted their previous prediction from 2021. While the original tweet had already gone viral, it was released in 2021 before X/Twitter gave each post a view counter. This quote tweet has already garnered over four million views in five hours:

...today is the day. https://t.co/tuh58lMZpo

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Spain World Cup odds

On June 4, a week before the 2026 World Cup officially kicked off, Spain headed into the tournament with +450 odds to win the World Cup (a $100 bet profits $450) on DraftKings. This meant the 2024 Euro champions had the shortest odds to lift the trophy when everything was said and done.

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Argentina World Cup odds

A week before the 2026 World Cup, the defending champions had a +900 mark to win the World Cup (a $100 bet profits $900). Despite lifting the trophy four years prior in Qatar, both France (+450) and England (+700) had shorter odds to win the 2026 tournament.