{"id":921232,"date":"2026-07-20T15:12:48","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T20:12:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/20\/drake-loses-1-5-million-bet-as-spain-beats-argentina-in-world-cup-final\/"},"modified":"2026-07-20T15:12:48","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T20:12:48","slug":"drake-loses-1-5-million-bet-as-spain-beats-argentina-in-world-cup-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/20\/drake-loses-1-5-million-bet-as-spain-beats-argentina-in-world-cup-final\/","title":{"rendered":"Drake Loses $1.5 Million Bet as Spain Beats Argentina in World Cup Final"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Canadian rapper Drake lost a 1.5 million tether (USDT) wager on Argentina after Spain won the 2026 FIFA World Cup final 1-0 on Sunday, sealing the latest chapter in a betting saga that has cost the artist millions.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<h2><span>Key Takeaways<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Drake\u2019s $1.5M USDT bet on Argentina at +245 odds died when Ferran Torres scored Spain\u2019s extra-time winner.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Another Polymarket whale turned a $1.95M bet on Spain into a $1.35M profit while a rival lost $1.23M backing Argentina.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Drake has now dropped $5.7 million on public bets since April 2024, with a 36.8% win rate across 87 tracked wagers.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2>How the Bet Died<\/h2>\n<p>The rapper had placed the wager through <span>crypto<\/span> casino <span>Stake<\/span> at +245 odds, sharing the slip with his 140 million-plus Instagram followers ahead of the July 19 final. A win inside regulation or extra time would have returned roughly $5.175 million, a profit of about $3.67 million. <span>Bitcoin.com<\/span> News <a href=\"http:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/drake-drops-1-5m-usdt-bet-on-argentina-despite-spains-world-cup-edge\/\">covered the wager<\/a> before kickoff, noting Spain entered as the clear favorite on <span>prediction markets<\/span>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_832461\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-832461\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Drake Loses $1.5 Million Bet as Spain Beats Argentina in World Cup Final\" src=\"https:\/\/static.news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/drake-loses-1-5-million-usdt-bet-as-spain-beats-argentina-in-world-cup-final_nwmk.jpg\" alt=\"Drake Loses $1.5 Million Bet as Spain Beats Argentina in World Cup Final\" width=\"1433\" height=\"207\"  ><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-832461\">Image source: x<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The match delivered the same scenario, with the European giant dominating much of the duel despite not being able to break through Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano Mart\u00ednez until the game turned in second-half stoppage time, when Argentina was reduced to ten men by a red card. Ferran Torres then scored the winner just 39 seconds into the second half of extra time, handing Spain a 1-0 victory and its second World Cup title.<\/p>\n<h2>Onchain Winners and Losers<\/h2>\n<p>The final settled enormous positions across <span>crypto<\/span> <span>prediction markets<\/span> and Polymarket\u2019s World Cup winner contract alone drew <a href=\"http:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/drake-drops-1-5m-usdt-bet-on-argentina-despite-spains-world-cup-edge\/\">$4.28 billion<\/a> in <span>volume<\/span> (with Spain priced at 59 cents per share before the match, meaning traders collectively saw the outcome coming).<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bitcoin.com\/get-started\/what-is-a-blockchain\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Blockchain<\/a> analytics firm Lookonchain flagged the night\u2019s sharpest contrast. A mysterious <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bitcoin.com\/get-started\/what-are-bitcoin-whales\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">whale<\/a> created a fresh wallet ten hours before the final and bet $1.95 million on Spain at 59.1% odds, walking away with a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lookonchain\/status\/2079000222362161184\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">$1.35 million profit<\/a> in just a few hours.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Drake Loses $1.5 Million Bet as Spain Beats Argentina in World Cup Final\" src=\"https:\/\/static.news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/drake-loses-1-5-million-usdt-bet-as-spain-beats-argentina-in-world-cup-final2_nwmk.jpg\" alt=\"Drake Loses $1.5 Million Bet as Spain Beats Argentina in World Cup Final\" width=\"1213\" height=\"364\"  ><\/p>\n<p>On the other side, a gambler known as gud.hl <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lookonchain\/status\/2079008325560344603\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">staked $1.23 million<\/a> on Argentina when the odds were just 10%, chasing a potential $12.35 million payout.<\/p>\n<p>The final capped off a tournament that completely transformed <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bitcoin.com\/get-started\/a-quick-introduction-to-crypto\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">crypto<\/a> betting venues, registering a <a href=\"http:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/world-cup-betting-frenzy-5-5b-wagers-back-spain-to-crush-argentina\/\">$5.5 billion<\/a> wagering frenzy heading into the final (with celebrities from Drake to <a href=\"http:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/former-ufc-champion-conor-mcgregor-risks-100k-on-viral-3-2-world-cup-prophecy-with-a-3-6m-payday\/\">Conor McGregor<\/a> turning their predictions into public theater).<\/p>\n<h2>The Drake Curse Rolls on<\/h2>\n<p>For Drake, the loss extends one of the most documented losing streaks in celebrity gambling. The rapper has placed 87 tracked public bets since February 2022, wagering $38.72 million and collecting $37.17 million in returns, a net loss of $1.56 million at a 36.8% win rate, with an average <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bitcoin.com\/get-started\/what-is-staking\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">stake<\/a> of $445,080. Since April 30, 2024, his public bets have bled $5.7 million, including $1.67 million on soccer alone.<\/p>\n<p>The pattern has spawned its own folklore, being referred to as the \u201cDrake curse,\u201d in which the teams he backs seem destined to lose. Argentina and Lionel Messi, who rated among the final\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/soccer\/story\/_\/id\/49403553\/player-ratings-lionel-messi-3-10-spain-beat-argentina-world-cup-final\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">poorest performers<\/a>, became its latest victims.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/drake-loses-1-5-million-usdt-bet-world-cup-final\/\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><br \/>\n Shiraz Jagati<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Canadian rapper Drake lost a 1.5 million tether (USDT) wager on Argentina after Spain won the 2026 FIFA World Cup final 1-0 on Sunday, sealing the latest chapter in a betting saga that has cost the artist millions. Key Takeaways Drake\u2019s $1.5M USDT bet on Argentina at +245 odds died when Ferran Torres scored Spain\u2019s<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":921233,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3608,1090],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-921232","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-drake","category-loses"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/921232","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=921232"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/921232\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/921233"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=921232"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=921232"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=921232"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}