Drake lost a £1.5 million (£1.1 million) bet after Spain beat Argentina in the 2026 World Cup final, continuing the “Drake curse”.
The Canadian rapper backed the South American team, who lost to Spain 1-0 in extra time in the final of the international football tournament on Sunday.
The bet, made on Saturday through the betting site Stake, could have had a payout of more than $5.1 million (£3.8 million).
Over the years, the so-called Drake curse has seen a series of defeats for sports teams and athletes photographed with or bet on by the artist.
The 39-year-old’s loss comes days after he lost a million-dollar wager on Irish fighter Conor McGregor winning his UFC bout against Max Holloway.
A website named TheDrakeCurse.com has even been created to log his full sports betting history.
Born Aubrey Drake Graham, the 39-year-old Canadian rapper is known for songs including One Dance, Passionfruit and Hold On, We’re Going Home.
The five-time Grammy winner released three new albums – Iceman, Maid Of Honour and Habibti – all at once in May.
They were his first releases since 2023 and secured Drake his seventh number one album on the UK album chart with Iceman.
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He was previously at the centre of a headline-making feud with US rapper Kendrick Lamar, as the American musician insulted Drake in the diss track Not Like Us.
