From Neymar’s diving antics to Modric’s tireless running, this world cup has seen it all. The greatest footballing competition hasn’t been short of shock exits as Brazil, Germany, Argentina, and Portugal all were shown the exit door.
No competition is complete without the on-field drama, nail-biting finishes, breathtaking solo moves and … memes.
In that same vein, we present to you our roundup of the best memes from the FIFA World Cup 2018.
“It’s Coming Home”
English fans have come up with the “It’s Coming Home” slogan. Looking at how far England has come during the tournament, the thought of the trophy really going to English soil doesn’t seem to be surprising anymore.
Just hold on, it’s coming home 🦁🏴 pic.twitter.com/7Jx3R8aocP
— george c (@ColeG_) June 29, 2018
No mum, I’m not coming home. It’s… pic.twitter.com/VdFHVoEfTI
— Jesse Lingard (@JesseLingard) July 3, 2018
HANDS UP IF YOU THINK FOOTBALL'S COMING HOME pic.twitter.com/8CkZLsD5ip
— Jonny Sharples (@JonnyGabriel) July 1, 2018
https://twitter.com/Jakespooner97/status/1010865915620134912
Harry Maguire Talks
A photo of English centre-half talking to his girlfriend went viral and became the perfect meme material. The defender himself decided to hand us a laugh or two as well.
“Can you ask the neighbours to put the bins out on Monday? We’re not going home just yet” 🏴 pic.twitter.com/s1g3P3jj34
— Harry Maguire (@HarryMaguire93) July 8, 2018
Yeah so a good header doesn’t hurt. I mean the moment you head it proper, you feel it’s a good one. Know what I mean love? pic.twitter.com/a5b8UqDjv2
— Kyle Walker (@kylewalker2) July 7, 2018
The Maradona Memes
The Argentine legend’s antics have always been in the news. And that was the case during this World Cup as well. He’s perfect meme material as you can see below:
https://twitter.com/osk3ar/status/1011840285398241281
Maradona Meme
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 pic.twitter.com/xxC8X186w2— Ptc Recargado Rating (@PtcRecargado) June 26, 2018
Neymar Can’t Stop Rolling
Neymar got trolled for his ‘juvenile’ display during the World Cup. He is the player who created the most chances for his team at the tourney, yet these chances didn’t amount to much most of the times. And then there’s that one moment where he just went down in a ‘legendary meme’ way:
Someone created a Neymar Alphabet. Thank you. #lucianojacob #neytype pic.twitter.com/IS6U6cZvlT
— Shannon Sims (@shannongsims) July 11, 2018
https://twitter.com/TuftyMcFluffy/status/1016906406786686976
Neymar when he was young…😅😅 pic.twitter.com/nfj37zK81f
— Dr Snow (@one_joj) July 11, 2018
https://twitter.com/AnupKaphle/status/1010164654918787072
https://twitter.com/WorldcupAgender/status/1010175888489680896
https://twitter.com/_EricPreciado/status/1013848273570824192
And here is that #NeymarChallenge. 14 minutes is a long time and they say VAR wastes time?
Neymar spent close to 14 minutes on the ground during Russia 2018. Now, a new challenge has hit the internet. Football fans dive and roll dramatically to troll the Brazilian. #NeymarChallenge pic.twitter.com/CdZlgKe6Dr
— TRT World (@trtworld) July 11, 2018
Putin
Of course he was part of the memes, seeing as how the World Cup is being held in Russia. You can see the Russian President in memes here:
https://twitter.com/amyampaire/status/1015706068247334913
When you beat your friend 5-0 in FIFA pic.twitter.com/q8zAluX2JD
— Bokoen1 (@bokoen1) June 14, 2018
Cissé’s celebrations
The Senegal coach knows how to celebrate. And social media seems to agree.
Aliou Cissé is me when there's free food at work https://t.co/n9cAyF58IC
— Dan Molloy (@DanMolloyTV) June 19, 2018
BIG BIG MOOD pic.twitter.com/ApUsuDCuB3
— amadí (@amadoit__) June 19, 2018
https://twitter.com/NutmegRadio/status/1009098527237115904
Alisson Bursts the Balloon
Alisson burst a balloon and we had unlimited meme supply. Here are a few honorable mentions.
Alisson is life. The ball is my dreams. pic.twitter.com/yWra2xAMPp
— André 'Noruega' Østgaard (@AndreOstgaard) June 17, 2018
English fans?
— Alex Quinn (@alxqnn) June 17, 2018
Wait for it.
Gif del día,no? Gracias @Rodolfo_Gremio pic.twitter.com/8HdmQCtC3P
— Martin Charquero (@MartinCharquero) June 17, 2018
Batsman’s Hit
Michy Batshuayi, aka Batsman, tried celebrating Belgium’s goal and it didn’t go exactly as planned.
Batshuayi to come on… or is he still suffering from that kick against the post in celebration 😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣 pic.twitter.com/sJn1QZwAlm
— Rate the Ref (@RateTheRef) July 10, 2018
Spoke with U11's last night about what moments in latest round of World Cup they wanted to talk about. They picked 3 top ones –
1) Pavard's goal
2) Japan losing in last min (with extra time almost there)
3) Batshuayi's "celebration" 😂— Griller Monsoon (@Russcher) July 4, 2018
There are still two matches left before the World Cup ends so expect the meme factory to keep churning out good ones.
Which World Cup meme was your favorite? And why?
