To celebrate the legend’s World Cup victory in Qatar, an Argentine farmer has created a massive 124-acre picture of Lionel Messi.
Messi put on a string of spectacular performances to lead his country to its first World Cup victory since 1986, which included a victory against France in the final shootout.
A specifically constructed cornfield was planted by farmer Maximiliano Spinazze to represent Messi as a way to celebrate the historic occasion.
Spinazze used a method which allowed him to calculate where seeds would need to be planted in his field in Los Condores, which is in the central Cordoba province of Argentina.
Luckily for Spinazze, his calculations proved to be correct, and an image of Messi appeared.
A farmer in Argentina planted corn seeds in a specific pattern that created a tribute to Lionel Messi when the corn grew 🤯
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“Now they are world champions, I am delighted this can be expressed by planting the crop,” he said.
It’s the latest in a series of tributes to Argentina’s number one star as fans try to immortalise their World Cup win.
One fan even got Messi’s name tattooed on his face, but has since gone on to admit that he regrets getting inked.
Colombian influencer Mike Jambs got Messi’s name across his forehead as well as three stars on one cheek and ‘D10S’ – a combination of the Spanish word for God and Messi’s shirt number – on the other cheek.
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