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Very intense match

This is a 3-panel meme using the popular 'You can't defeat me' template from Marvel's *Thor: Ragnarok*, referencing international men's football match outcomes. The first panel has the flag of Argentina over the villain character with the text 'You can't defeat me.', implying Argentina's national football team believes no opponent can beat them. The second panel shows the flag of England over the hero character replying 'I know, but he can.', meaning England acknowledges they cannot defeat Argentina. The third panel shows the flag of Spain over a scene of large-scale destruction, indicating that Spain's national football team is the opponent capable of beating Argentina.
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You can't defeat me.
I know, but he can.

Overview

This is a 3-panel meme using the popular 'You can't defeat me' template from Marvel's Thor: Ragnarok, referencing international men's football match outcomes. The first panel has the flag of Argentina over the villain character with the text 'You can't defeat me.', implying Argentina's national football team believes no opponent can beat them. The second panel shows the flag of England over the hero character replying 'I know, but he can.', meaning England acknowledges they cannot defeat Argentina. The third panel shows the flag of Spain over a scene of large-scale destruction, indicating that Spain's national football team is the opponent capable of beating Argentina.

Origin notes

This meme was sourced from the RSS feed of Reddit's r/Meme community, posted with the original title 'Very intense match'. It is a remix of the widely used 'You can't defeat me' meme template originating from a scene in the 2017 Marvel film Thor: Ragnarok, edited to joke about recent results of international football matches between the national teams of Argentina, England, and Spain.

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