Meme selection: g1 lists and evaluates the viral World Cup so far

2 - The Mexican duck Duck wearing a Mexico shirt draws attention Reproduction Mexico, one of the three host countries of this World Cup, put on a show of reception and fan involvement. One of the symbols of this festival was the Mexican duck. On the opening day of the tournament in the country, a fan duck caught attention and ended up becoming a symbol of the team. Merlin's success was so great that it was received by the president of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum, during a press conference. This one is on the list of the best because, let's face it, he's a duck wearing a Mexico shirt who met the president. 3 - Belgium's victory dance The game between the United States and Belgium was already surrounded by controversy before it even started. One of the players from the North American team, Folarin Balogun, who was due to serve a suspension after receiving a red card in the previous game, was able to enter the field. This occurred because FIFA annulled the effects of the red card following a request from President Donald Trump. Belgium challenged the decision, but the entity rejected the appeal. Unhappy with the decision, the Belgian players performed a dance after the 4-1 victory over the North Americans. Internet users associated the movements with a signature Trump dance. This one is among the best because the team overcame what they considered an injustice and even made a good-natured provocation to the president of the opposing country.

4 - Ancelotti x Endrick From Brazil's first to last game at the World Cup, social media was filled with jokes about the supposed resistance of the national team coach, Carlo Ancelotti, to putting number 19, Endrick, on the field. The meme is on the best list due to its creativity and the proportion it took. Even a European airline got in on the fun.

The worst memes 1 - The 'piti' of the Japanese fan When Brazil was still dreaming of being hexa, a Japanese fan was caught giving a 'piti' after the Brazilian team's victory over Japan, in the round of 32. He wore the Japanese team's shirt, was surrounded by Brazilian fans and wrapped in a Brazilian flag while shouting, crying and threatening to tear off his shirt. The video went viral on social media and generated a wave of memes on the Brazilian internet. But the scene was nothing more than an act by the Japanese streamer and influencer known as Gamix. This one makes the list of the worst because it was staged and very forced.

2 - English jokes by Wilton Pereira Sampaio Brazilian referee Wilton Pereira Sampaio gives a red card during the opening game of the World Cup (Mexico x South Africa) Yuri Cortez/AFP Right at the beginning of the World Cup, before the Brazilian team even played, Brazil was already trending topics. This is because Brazilian referee Wilton Pereira Sampaio went viral on the networks during the opening game of the World Cup (Mexico x South Africa), when he announced, in English, the expulsion of a South African athlete. The players' incomprehension faces drew attention and generated several jokes. ?? At the time, g1 wrote an article explaining that the echo in the stadium, the strong Brazilian accent (especially in the pronunciation of the "r") and the formulation of the sentence with loose words hampered the judge's communication. Read here. This one is on the worst list because some jokes went too far and making fun of someone or making someone look inferior because of a linguistic difficulty is not cool. 3 - The Viking row and 'As Branquelas" (now our enemy) Norway was also a viral topic on social media. Norwegian fans and athletes adopted the Viking row as a symbol in this World Cup. The moment consists of the synchronicity of the rowing gesture followed by the word "Ro!" (rowing). The tradition was even carried out on escalators and by parliament in Norway. In another viral moment, days before facing Brazil (and dismantling the team with two goals), the team's star Erling Haaland commented on a meme that recreated a scene from the movie "The White Girls" but with him and Brazilian player Vini Jr. playing the lead. Haaland jokes with Vini Jr. about the meme from the movie 'The White Girls' "We need to recreate this", joked the Manchester City player in a comment in which Vini Jr. joined in and responded to the Norwegian's comment with just an enthusiastic comment. "HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH". These two Norwegian moments are on the list of the worst because we are spiteful and the deferred dream of hexa still hurts here.