Messi's enthusiastic fan, heroic Iceland goalkeeper's story, a boar predicting winners, cigarette butts to support your favorite teams, and Harry Kane's story with David Beckham are all in this week's World Cup hotspots.
Fantastic encounter between Harry Kane and David Beckham
On England's first match in the World Cup, 24-year-old Harry Kane became the best player who made great contributions to the win.
Maybe that miracle dates back to his encounter with David Beckham when he was young.
English soccer player David Beckham published a photo of him and Harry Kane that was shot 13 years ago. In the photo, Beckham was young and handsome, while Harry Kane was still a child. At that time, Harry Kane was practicing at Beckham's soccer camp.
And these two England captains, in fact, were inextricably linked almost 10 years ago. They once attended the same school in London, England. The girl in this photo is now Harry Kane's wife.
Beckham has witnessed Kane's growth in the past few years. He once said that Kane had earned the chance for the national team with his outstanding performances.
Now Harry Kane wears the captain's armband and inherits the will of his idol Beckham. He also performed a perfect show in the first match.
Messi's faithful fan painted house with the colors of Argentina's uniform
A tea shop owner in India has painted his entire house with Argentina's Jersey colors - blue and white - to show his support for Argentina.
Since he does not have enough money to go to Russia to watch the World Cup, he expressed his love for Messi in this way.
Iceland's goalkeeper has studied Messi for a long time
Iceland goalkeeper Hannes Por Halldórsson saved Messi's penalty kick, keeping the score at 1:1 until the match was over.
The 34-year-old goalkeeper for Iceland was named the best player in the match against Argentina. Actually, Halldórsson is a part-time director. Coca-Cola's World Cup theme advertisement in Iceland this year was directed by him.
After the match, Halldórsson told reporters that he has been studying Messi for a long time, including the habitual routines of his penalty kicks. He said that Messi is one of the most aggressive soccer players in the world. This time, Messi indeed shot the penalty according to his habit.
Wild boar predicts World Cup winners
A British wild boar named Mystic Marcus predicted the Russian World Cup semifinal lineup, according to news from the Russian Satellite News Agency. Its predictions have never missed before.
People placed apples with the flags of 32 countries in front of Marcus, and Marcus ate those with the national flags of Belgium, Argentina, Nigeria and Uruguay, representing the four semifinalists that he chose.
Juliet, owner of the wild boar in the United Kingdom, said that Marcus had successfully predicted the 2014 World Cup championship team and Wimbledon championship in a similar way.
New World Cup-themed cigarette butt boxes on Qinhuangdao Beach
Cigarette butt collection boxes, labeled with the names of popular teams in the World Cup, showed up on Qinhuangdao Beach. The management committee set up six single-sided transparent cigarette collection boxes on the beach, divided into two compartments that represent two soccer teams.
People can put cigarette butts into the compartments with the names of teams they like. It aims to guide visitors to put cigarette butts into the box related to their own interests and hobbies.
