--- title: 'COMO ESTÃO OS MEMES DA COPA?' source: 'https://youtube.com/watch?v=bs04ow8fYLI' video_id: 'bs04ow8fYLI' date: 2026-07-25 duration_sec: 369 --- # COMO ESTÃO OS MEMES DA COPA? > Source: [COMO ESTÃO OS MEMES DA COPA?](https://youtube.com/watch?v=bs04ow8fYLI) ## Summary This video explores the current status of viral World Cup memes from 2014, 2018, and 2022, revealing the real people behind them and how their lives have changed since their internet fame. ### Key Points - **The 'Psychopath' from Exa (Yuri Torsk)** [00:16] — Yuri Torsk, a Russian space engineer, went viral in 2018 for his intense expression. He embraced the meme, became a Flamengo fan, obtained a Brazilian CPF, and now lives in Brazil, appearing in commercials. - **Fernan Iber's Celebration Meme** [01:12] — Fernan Iber became a lasting meme after his ecstatic reaction to David Luiz's goal in 2014. He now lives in Ceará, works as a teacher, is married with children, and still sees the meme frequently. - **The Man Next to Fernan Iber** [02:18] — Despite popular belief, the man celebrating beside Fernan Iber was a stranger at the stadium; they did not know each other before that moment. - **The Saddest Meme: Gaúcho with the Cup** [02:34] — Cloves Costa Fernandes, a broker who quit his job to follow Brazil across seven World Cups, was filmed crying while holding a replica trophy during the 7-1 loss. He passed away in 2015, but his children continue his legacy by taking the trophy to stadiums. - **Prince of Qatar (Afani)** [03:41] — A 15-year-old Qatari prince, Afani, went viral for his indignant reaction during Qatar's loss. Now 19 with 200k Instagram followers, he became especially popular in China. - **Tula Luana's Transformation Meme** [04:24] — Influencer Tula Luana's 2022 video showing her transformation into a World Cup fan went viral, even catching Madonna's attention in 2024. - **João Gabriel's Homemade Sticker Album** [05:06] — Eight-year-old João Gabriel, unable to afford the official album, created his own complete with player names and a rare Neymar sticker. The story led to him receiving the real album, visiting the Football Museum, and meeting football stars. ### Conclusion World Cup memes often have deeper human stories—from a Russian engineer becoming Brazilian to a young boy's dream coming true. These individuals turned fleeting viral moments into lasting, positive changes in their lives. ## Transcript n't know what an impediment is. But I know about memes. And what better way to get into the World Cup spirit than to remember the best memes from past World Cups and find out how they've fared in the year of the Exa (referring to Brazil's World Cup victory), right, guys? Neymar, Hendrick, the year of the Exa, right? Let's go. And to begin with, it's impossible not to talk about the psychopath from Exa. Back in 2018, the broadcast camera focused on this guy because of his facial features. The internet thought he looked very much like a psychopath, and he went viral, becoming a very popular meme. But despite going viral with the flag and wearing the Brazilian shirt, he is not Brazilian. His name is Yuri Torsk and he is Russian. He is a space engineer and works with rocket launches. But instead of getting angry at the meme, he embraced it as much as he could. First, he became a Flamengo fan, and then he reappeared like this during the 2022 World Cup scary, a little more friendly, and much more Brazilian. And his love for Brazil went so far that for the first time in his life, now in 2026, he 's in Brazil and simply managed to get a Brazilian CPF (taxpayer identification number). In other words, the guy is basically Brazilian now. We 'll have to accept it. He is one of us. And this year it's even in some commercials, making lemonade out of lemons, right? And speaking of fans, this one has become one of the biggest memes in Brazil. Not just for the World Cup, but to react to literally anything. Stickers on WhatsApp, GIFs in the comments, the guy is everywhere. In 2014, while we we had a chance of winning the World Cup and avoiding one of the biggest traumas of our lives as a nation, Brazil was playing against Colombia. And right at the moment David Luiz scored, the broadcast camera cut to this group here. This guy's name is Fernan Iber, and his celebration was so intense that it went viral instantly and lasted for over 12 years, because it's still an extremely popular meme today. Today Fernan lives in Ceará, is married, has two children, and works as a teacher. He says he likes the meme, that he sees it almost every day on social media, on TV, he even saw himself on Big Brother, and that he likes it. Imagine if I didn't like it. What a horror that would have been. Oh, and one interesting thing is, you know that guy who's with him? Many people think they are, I don't know , brothers, best friends, cousins, but they actually didn't even know each other and met at the stadium that day, and then they had that reaction together that football today? I couldn't find that out. And since I touched on a sore spot from the unforgettable wound of 2014, we need to talk about the saddest meme in the country's history: the "gaucho with the cup." During the game against Germany, Brazil was being completely, absolutely humiliated. And then, at that moment, the transmission cut to this gentleman. Oh, very bad, very bad, very sad. He was hugging the replica of the cup and crying a lot, looking like he had literally lost everything. And it went viral because it represented how everyone was feeling at that moment. But what almost no one knows is that behind this photo lies an absurd story. His name is Cloves Costa Fernandes, and he wasn't just some random fan who had the bad luck to go to the Brazil-Germany game. He had simply quit his job as a broker to follow the Brazilian national team to a whopping seven World Cups. He traveled to over 60 countries with the Brazilian team, such was his passion for the national team. But unfortunately, in 2015, right after the World Cup, Cloves passed away. And this is the most recent photo we have of him. But his legacy didn't die, because at the 2018 World Cup in Russia and the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, his children took the same trophy to the stadiums to honor their father. That's cute, man. F in the chat for our greatest fan in history. And speaking of the 2022 World Cup, how can we forget the Prince of Qatar? Right in the first game of the tournament, Qatar was suffering greatly at the hands of Ecuador. And then, amidst all this suffering, the camera focused on this boy throwing his handkerchief back in complete indignation. And at that very moment, the internet noticed that he looked Cup mascot. Dude, he [laughs] is cute, even the drawing is really good. The meme became known as the Prince of Qatar, and he really is a prince. His name is Afani, and at the time he was only 15 years old, and today at 19 he has 200,000 followers on Instagram. And although he went very viral, especially in China, I don't know what happened, but in China he became career as a prince, not on TikTok. And one of the biggest memes in Brazil when we talk about football fans is this one. Influencer Tula Luana posted this video in 2022, and now that the World Cup has started again, the meme has resurfaced because everyone identified with the transformation she undergoes when the World Cup begins. And she broke through the bubble so much that in 2024 Madonna posted a video of her when she came to Brazil. Well, Tula is like this nowadays , a little calmer and ready for another World Cup. Now, moving away from the chaos and the cheering for a moment, there's another story from 2022 that went viral, which isn't exactly a meme, but it's so sharing. The story of João Gabriel. At the time, he was only eight years old and completely passionate about football. His dream was to have the World Cup sticker album, but his family didn't have the money to buy the album and the He designed his own album. But he did everything, the players, the teams, he put everyone's name on it and even made a rare Neymar sticker. The story went viral, and many people think it ended there, but it didn't, because we have updates. The story became so popular that João not only won the World Cup sticker album with several stickers to complete, he also got to pilot an airplane for the first time, at the invitation of the CBF (Brazilian Football Confederation). He went to the Football Museum and even met Tit and Marta. Man, the internet can be amazing, and it can also be pretty weird sometimes. The types of websites I visited in this video. Click to see , folks! Let's make a deal. That's it, until the next video. Oh.