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Can No One Stop Argentina? Haaland Steps Up Meme

This is a two-panel edited sports meme referencing international men's football. The top panel displays the text "Can no one stop Argentina?" above a crowd of onlookers, with national flags of other competitive football nations (including Brazil, Mexico, Australia, Egypt, Portugal, Colombia, Switzerland, and Ecuador) edited over their faces to represent these teams appearing powerless to defeat the currently dominant Argentina national football squad. The bottom panel uses the viral Marvel "Fine, I'll do it myself" Thanos template, where Thanos' face is replaced with that of star Norwegian striker Erling Haaland, with the faces of other Norwegian national team players edited to appear as his army behind him, paired with the text "FINE, I'LL DO IT MYSELF" at the bottom, jokingly implying Haaland and the Norway team will be the ones to end Argentina's winning streak.
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Can no one stop Argentina?
FINE, I'LL DO IT MYSELF

Overview

This is a two-panel edited sports meme referencing international men's football. The top panel displays the text "Can no one stop Argentina?" above a crowd of onlookers, with national flags of other competitive football nations (including Brazil, Mexico, Australia, Egypt, Portugal, Colombia, Switzerland, and Ecuador) edited over their faces to represent these teams appearing powerless to defeat the currently dominant Argentina national football squad. The bottom panel uses the viral Marvel "Fine, I'll do it myself" Thanos template, where Thanos' face is replaced with that of star Norwegian striker Erling Haaland, with the faces of other Norwegian national team players edited to appear as his army behind him, paired with the text "FINE, I'LL DO IT MYSELF" at the bottom, jokingly implying Haaland and the Norway team will be the ones to end Argentina's winning streak.

Origin notes

This meme was sourced from an RSS feed of the Reddit r/Meme subreddit, originally posted in the context of Argentina's extended unbeaten run and tournament victories following their 2022 FIFA World Cup win. It is a remixed edit of the widely used Thanos "I'll do it myself" reaction meme format, modified to reference international football competition.

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