Alisson Pops World Cup Balloon

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Alisson Pops World Cup Balloon refers to a moment during Brazil vs. Switzerland at the 2018 World Cup in which Brazilian goalkeeper Alisson Becker stomped on and popped an inflatable ball that had drifted out of the stands and onto the field, leading to jokes on Twitter in the form of object labeling and photoshop memes.

Origin

On June 17th, 2018, during Brazil's game against Switzerland at the 2018 World Cup, an inflatable red ball had blown onto the field from the stands. Brazilian goalkeeper Alisson Becker ran out to the ball and stomped on it, allowing play to resume (shown below).

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After the moment, jokes began appearing on Twitter. User @alxqnn posted an object labeling joke that gained over 720 retweets and 2,300 likes (shown below, left). Another by @BrazilStat gained over 230 retweets and 580 likes (shown below, right).

Others made jokes about a rumor that Alisson was being targeted by Liverpool FC, a team in the English Premier League. @FoxFootballLive tweeted such a joke that gained over 80 retweets and 510 likes (shown below, left). Another by @TaintlessRed gained over 490 retweets and 1,300 likes (shown below, right). Jokes about the moment were covered by Twitter Moments,^[2] Daily Mail,^[3] CNET,^[4] and News18.^[1]