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Argentina mock Drake with nod to rap rival Kendrick Lamar as he loses $300k bet following Lionel Messi & Co's Copa America semi-final win over Canada

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  • Drake made huge bet worth £300k
  • Backed Canada and made Lionel Messi jibe
  • Argentina respond in hilarious fashion
  • WHAT HAPPENED?

    Drake placed an extraordinary bet earlier this week, as he revealed he had placed a $300k wager on Canada. Had they been victorious, he would have pocketed $2.8m (£2m), but Argentina won 2-0 thanks to goals from Julian Alvarez and Lionel Messi.

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    THE BIGGER PICTURE

    Argentina's X account clearly knew of Drake's wager and chose to send some shade the rapper's way. Of course, Drake has been engaged in a beef with Kendrick recently, although many fans and critics have made it clear that, just like with his bet, the Canadian has been defeated.

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  • WHAT ARGENTINA POSTED

    Argentina made reference to Kendrick's immediately iconic diss track 'Not Like Us' after full-time. The official AFA account posted a picture of Messi and his Argentina team-mates celebrating with the caption: "Not like us, not with us."

  • Julian Alvarez ArgentinaGetty Images

    WHAT NEXT?

    Argentina will now prepare for the Copa America final on Sunday evening, where they will face the winner of the second semi-final between Uruguay and Colombia. The loser of the game will play Canada in the third-place play-off 24 hours prior.