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Rest here weary traveler you've seen this World Cup meme too many times

This is a collage meme combining two popular existing meme formats. The top text reads "Rest here weary traveler, you've seen this meme too many times today". The left panel features the overused 2022 FIFA World Cup meme: two screenshots of a stressed, yelling man with French and Portuguese flags alongside him, with the top line reading "I don't care if Spain wins." and the bottom line reading "I just need Argentina to lose.", referencing common fan sentiment during the 2022 tournament. The right panel features the pixel art weary knight sitting against a cave wall next to a campfire and a sword, a common reaction image offering rest, acting as a joke about being tired of seeing the repeated, over-circulated World Cup meme.
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Rest here weary traveler, you've seen this meme too many times today
I don't care if Spain wins.
I just need Argentina to lose.

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Rest here weary traveler, you've seen this meme too many times today

Overview

This is a collage meme combining two popular existing meme formats. The top text reads "Rest here weary traveler, you've seen this meme too many times today". The left panel features the overused 2022 FIFA World Cup meme: two screenshots of a stressed, yelling man with French and Portuguese flags alongside him, with the top line reading "I don't care if Spain wins." and the bottom line reading "I just need Argentina to lose.", referencing common fan sentiment during the 2022 tournament. The right panel features the pixel art weary knight sitting against a cave wall next to a campfire and a sword, a common reaction image offering rest, acting as a joke about being tired of seeing the repeated, over-circulated World Cup meme.

Origin notes

This meme was sourced from the Reddit r/Meme subreddit as stated in the provided RSS information. It was created to mock the overabundance of the specific 2022 World Cup anti-Argentina meme template that spread virally across social media during the Qatar World Cup tournament, by combining it with the popular "rest weary traveler" pixel art knight meme format.

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