Cryptocurrency casino Stake has integrated its own branding into an animated video by the studio 442oons, which boasts 4.68 million subscribers on YouTube. The video celebrates Lionel Messi's achievement as the top scorer in World Cup history during the 2026 World Cup match between Argentina and Austria.
The clip is styled like a music video, featuring Cristiano Ronaldo as Homelander from the series The Boys, while Kylian Mbappé appears as a dictator, playing on viral meme representations of footballers. The animation also includes caricatures of Diego Maradona, Ronaldo, Miroslav Klose, and the 100-year-old American blogger Pauline Kanu, who has 25 million TikTok followers. She made an appearance at the match against Austria holding a sign that read '100-year-old Messi fan.'