The question is, could Nigeria ever? We attempted something similar with the U-17 FIFA World Cup in , but the World Cup is an entirely different game. Nigerians know this too. That鈥檚 why they鈥檝e had the most hilarious responses to an X user鈥檚 simple question: 鈥淲hat if Nigeria hosts a World Cup?鈥�

We compiled the most hilarious responses that鈥檒l have you going from 鈥淕od, abeg鈥� to 鈥淲etin be this?鈥�

The popo will have a field day

Ronaldo would fly in his own cleaners

This shouldn鈥檛 be funny, but鈥�

Insecurity, please now

Africa Magic, na your mate?

Scriiimmmmm

Not our prized Lagos stadium

They must beg

It鈥檚 really our time

He鈥檚 got moves

No Nigerian barber slander, please

Sorry for the laugh

NURTW, I think you鈥檙e seeing this?

Power to small businesses!

Tearssss

One thing about Poco Lee? MTN

Make ancestors do normal

With Canadian loud, the feeling is different 

Sunscreen might be the next big boom

Can you people be serious?

Wear an Argentina jersey, and shout 鈥渟iuuu!鈥�

Just walk in front of them in an Argentina jersey, and do Ronaldo鈥檚 signature celebration. You need to rub in the pain.

Show them this picture of Messi

It scattered football twitter a month ago because it鈥檚 basically two GOATs in one shot. But now, the story has changed.

Remind them that Messi has seven Balon d鈥橭rs

If you鈥檙e in a GOAT debate with any Ronaldo fan, just know they鈥檇 ask you to bring facts. When they do, show them this picture.

Say the words 鈥淲orld Cup final鈥�

Nothing can trigger them more than the fact that their fave will never lift that trophy.

Tell them you agree he鈥檚 second best

Ronaldo fans live for the GOAT debate. So throw them off by being reasonable and agreeing he鈥檚 second best. They won鈥檛 be able to contain their anger.

Tell them he鈥檚 your GOAT

They know you鈥檙e an opp, and you鈥檙e being sarcastic, and that鈥檒l annoy them so much.

Become a Bar莽a fan

The minute you announce you鈥檙e a Barca fan, Ronaldo fans will see you as an opp, and everything you do will irritate them.

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Lionel Messi not being able to save Argentina from Saudi Arabia 

Lionel Messi is the GOAT! Lionel Messi is the GOAT! And small Saudi Arabia that ranks 51 on FIFA鈥檚 world鈥檚 best teams still ended up beating his home team? Maybe it鈥檚 time to switch the title from GOAT to asun because this shock is not here. Love to see it for Saudi Arabia, though. 

Lukaku becoming the affliction that keeps rising against Belgium 

No one has missed more chances to score at the 2022 World Cup so far than Romelu Lukaku. This man had like four opportunities to put Belgium ahead in their match against Croatia (and become the highest goal scorer this year), but his village people wouldn鈥檛 let him succeed. The funniest part is how shocked he looked every time he missed a goal. Now we understand why Chelsea decided to sell him off to Inter Milan. 

Japan starting Germany鈥檚 downfall

With four World Cup titles to their name (their most recent win being at the 2014 tournament), everyone automatically thought Germany had the Japan game in the bag. After all, Japan hasn鈥檛 even smelt the trophy before. But like with David and Goliath, Japan kicked off the group stage of the tournament by using Germany to mop the floor. 

This match let other teams know the Japan team didn鈥檛 come to play this year.

Cameroon peppers Serbia to a draw match 

Despite losing their first match against Switzerland, Cameroon pulled through in their second outing, equalising earlier goals from Serbia and walking away with a 3 – 3 draw. Even though they didn鈥檛 win the match, Cameroon showed us black excellence and just like Issa Rae: 

Japan鈥檚 surprise second-half save against Spain

Japan beating Germany during the World Cup group opener was a cute stroke of luck, but beating 2010 winners, Spain? After Spain scored first goal 11 minutes in, Japan came back with ginger in the second half and scored two goals like it was nothing. 

Omo, maybe it鈥檚 time to ask the Japanese team what soap they鈥檙e using?

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Morocco beatin world second-best Belgium 2 – 0

It鈥檚 not every day the 22nd-ranked football team strolls in and beats the world鈥檚 second-best. But that鈥檚 exactly what happened at the World Cup when Morocco gave Belgium the beating of their lives. Watching Belgium struggle for an equaliser was one thing, but watching them swallow two goals from Morocco? We have to scrim!

A protester disrupting the Portugal and Uruguay match

The match between Portugal and Uruguay will always be remembered as the match where a protester ran onto the field with a t-shirt and flag supporting Iranian women, peace in Ukraine and LGBTQIA+ rights. Apparently, the same guy ran onto the field in game. We can鈥檛 help but stan a consistent  king. 

Tunisia beating their former colonisers and current World Cup champions

Tunisia might be going home after losing their matches to Australia and Denmark. But they initially beat their former coloniser and current World Cup champions, France, and that鈥檚 iconic AF. Imagine Nigeria beating England in a match? We love to see it. 

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What鈥檚 now going to happen to the non-football fans that are forgotten by family, friends, lovers, colleagues etc.? What should they do with their time? If you鈥檙e not a football fan, you can use this time to:

Time travel

Use this opportunity to run away from adulting and travel to when you were still a child and had zero responsibilities and no worries. Since the world cup will be happening, not many people will notice your absence. 

Learn how to play football 

You鈥檝e realised how much money footballers make from the world cup, and now you want to join because sapa is showing you shege. It may be too late to join this year鈥檚 World Cup. But if you train hard enough, maybe you can join them next year.  

Get a new degree 

You have enough time to go back to school, attend lectures, take exams and graduate with a new degree. 

Discover the cure to a disease 

While everybody is busy watching football, you can do more important things like saving people鈥檚 lives. 

Watch the world cup 

If you can鈥檛 beat them, join them. 

Go for a reality TV show

Use the 28 days of the World Cup to enter a reality tv show and become famous yourself. 

Fall in love and chop breakfast 

You can meet a fellow non-football watcher and fall in love. But once World Cup ends, one of you will realise that your lack of interest in football was the only thing you had in common. And that鈥檚 how breakfast will be served. Maybe if you鈥檙e both still single after four years, you can reunite during the next World Cup. 

Leave your job and travel

Your boss may be too distracted by the World Cup to notice you鈥檙e gone. Just make sure you come back before December 18. Or before their favourite team loses and crashes out of the tournament. 

Get a PAGA card and go shopping 

Paga has partnered with Visa and FIFA World Cup to bring you the Paga Visa card. This prepaid debit card can be used to buy things and withdraw cash in much the same way as regular debit cards.

Unlike a regular debit or credit card, a Paga Visa prepaid debit card doesn鈥檛 need to be linked to a traditional bank account. So there are no requirements like your great grand mother鈥檚 birth certificate or any other complex document to get the card. It also helps you manage your money and can be used anywhere in the world. Visit the for more information about the card.   

Don鈥檛 worry, though. We鈥檝e brought you a list of countries you can support and not feel unpatriotic. 

Canada

Who said Nigeria isn鈥檛 at the World Cup, please? Check the Canadian national team in 15 years, and walahi, you鈥檙e just going to see names like Adebayo, Chuma and Ogedengbe. Just support our people. Who knows? Canada might see your tweets and give you permanent residence for patriotism. 

England

I鈥檓 putting this on the list simply because I love Bukayo Saka. 

Argentina

This is the last chance for the greatest footballer of all time to win football鈥檚 biggest prize. So he鈥檚 going to need as much support from everywhere across the world to make this happen. A Messi World Cup is at the same level of importance as ending world poverty.

Ghana

Our brothers in jollof are going to World Cup. If they win, they鈥檒l lord it over us for the rest of our lives, and it鈥檒l be painful. But also, we鈥檒l be able to say a West African has won the World Cup. Not bad.

Germany

Jamal Musiala and Karim Adeyemi are on the German team. Even though they鈥檙e choosing to play for another country, I鈥檒l still support them. 

Cameroon

I鈥檓 adding Cameroon to the list because I鈥檝e started using a lot of Cameroon pepper in my cooking, and omo, it鈥檚 so good. God bless the country that produced it. They deserve to win the World Cup.

There鈥檚 no judgement here. We understand the struggle. Here鈥檚 how to disguise if football just isn鈥檛 your thing.  

Get familiar with the different games

You don鈥檛 want to be the one asking, 鈥淚s this a World Cup qualifier game?鈥� when the whole world and your grandmother know it鈥檚 the FIFA World Cup final game.

Know the slangs

Then make sure to sprinkle them into your conversations.

Your boss: 鈥淗ow was your weekend?鈥�

You: 鈥淚 watched the top goals by my Idolo. He鈥檚 the GOAT!鈥�

Choose a club

Just pick any club that has a reasonably good reputation and post about them once in a while. For international tournaments like the World Cup, just stick to Nigeria until they disgrace you.

Get a jersey

You don鈥檛 even need to get an original one. Visit any bend-down-select place, pick one jersey, wash it and wear it everywhere.

Twitter is your friend

There鈥檒l always be hot takes on the TL whenever a match occurs. Pick one that everyone agrees with, retweet and then post it on your WhatsApp status. 

Whatever you do, avoid viewing centres

Unless you want to be exposed as the fraud you are, avoid any gathering of hard-core football fans. You鈥檒l be disgraced.

Participate in Coca-Cola鈥檚 Believe and Win Promo so you can win a trip to the 2022 FIFA World Cup

No one can doubt your fanship when you post your Qatar pictures. 

Coca-Cola is an official partner of the 2022 Qatar FIFA World Cup and has launched a consumer-reward campaign for football fans. 

Just buy any white-capped Coca-Cola product, check under the cap for the code, and dial *8014*1*CODE# to participate for free. Some lucky consumers will even witness the World Cup live in Qatar.

Check out the and for more information.

1) Refuse Buhari鈥檚 Call

The last time Buhari called, we lost. Now, they shouldn鈥檛 even mention his name near the field. If he calls, let it ring. They can call him back after the they鈥檝e won. 

2) Invoke the angels from Africa 

This may be a bit tricky since we’re invoking angels from Africa against another African country, but it鈥檚 first come first served: whoever calls upon the angels first will enjoy their services. So if we鈥檝e not began summoning, we should start now. 

3) Seize all the eggs in Ghana 

If we seize all the eggs in Ghana, we can demand that the country forfeits the match. With the way Ghanaians love eggs, they鈥檒l give into our demands in less than an hour. 

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4) Print our own qualification certificate

Cyber cafes are plenty and printers are not scarce. If we print  our own certificate, the FIFA  has to accept it. Do they know who we are?

5) Dust Ghana in the qualifiers聽

Obviously, the most straightforward path to qualify for the World Cup is to beat Ghana on the pitch.  

6) Legwork practice

Football players need strong legs, and what better way to strengthen your legs than to legwork? Three hours of legwork is enough to give our football players strong legs and prevent injuries. 

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7) Jollof rice cooking competition

We need to convince the federation that the match needs to leave the field and enter the kitchen. Nigerian jollof is superior and a jollof competition will easily secure Nigeria a win. 

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This is you as soon as the Premier League season ends

For the one month between the聽end of the聽World Cup聽and the start of the Premier League, this is how you look

You’ll just be playing FIFA anyhow and telling yourself that “at least it’s football.”

When you check the calendar

When you have to pay your family and friends attention because, nothing else to do.

That’s when you will discover your hidden talents.

This is you ordering your team’s new jersey even though you’ve been claiming broke to your family and girlfriend for weeks.

When one whole week of no football passes, then God blesses you with a few games.

But then you remember that you now have to pay for Cable regularly.

But no matter what it costs, no matter what it takes, you’ll be here to cheer your favourite team

So Premier League lovers, what other emotions have you experienced since the World Cup ended? How excited are you for the next season? Rep your club!

So, Croatia might have played a great game, but France scored more goals. Now, what I have to say might sound a bit wild.

When half of your team consists of Africans, who does the cup really go to? Be honest o.

I could decide to give an analysis of every single African player on that team.

The most important thing you need to know is that from Mbappe to Pogba to Kante and Lemar, Mendy, Matuidi, Rami, Umtiti, Mendy, N’zozi, and many others are all Africans.

So we can also say that somehow, Nigeria won this Cup too.

Infact I’m sure if we dig deep, we would find out that Pel茅 has African genes somewhere somehow.

Let me tell you the bitter truth, it’s okay to disagree. But just know that almost every legend in the history of legends comes from some part of Africa.

Let’s place our focus on what is important for today. Africa borrowed France the World Cup.

On a serious note, whether we like it or not, Qatar 2022, Nigeria is bringing that cup home. I’m saying it with my chest.

I think before we end this, it’s important that we congratulate France properly.

But if you actually think Africa deserves all the accolades raise your hand.