The ongoing 2026 World Cup has already given birth to countless memes but the one being discussed below might not be everyone’s cup of tea.
USA demolishing Bosnia and Herzegovina was a match that lifted the American spirits to the highest. A 2-0 victory over Bosnia was nothing short of a statement from the American team.
After the win a distasteful image did the rounds online.
The meme image displayed a Christian Pulisic like figure ripping apart a supposed Bosnia and Herzegovina player from his face.
The meme displayed USA having immeasurable strength against Bosnia and the fans made sure it was remembered even after the full time whistle at San Francisco Bay Area Stadium.
That tweet has since been deleted but we have a screenshot below –
Although, this was not the first time this template made the rounds in the ongoing World Cup.
After a historic win against Germany in the round of 32 on penalties, Ecuador set a record victory after qualifying in the knockouts for the first time since 2006.
Fans were overjoyed to see one of the underdogs beat a giant World Cup-winning country.
Countless of memes started taking over the internet but one stood out amongst all because of its harshness.
In what seemed to be the Ecuadorian player Nilson Angulo, the meme followed the same template and showed Angolo ripping apart Hiter, who represented the German team in a hilarious turn of events.
But what is this meme and where did it come from? What could possible be it’s origin?
The meme might have gone mainstream after USA’s match but the template has been out longer than the people can imagine and quite familiar for Marvel fans.
One World Under Doom is a comic series by Marvel featuring Doctor Doom as the main character, after gaining the title of Sorcerer Supreme.
The specific cover featured on #6th edition, with Doom tearing apart Mr Fantastic’s face, is the origin of this famous meme template.
Whether you find it funny or off-putting, the meme’s staying power says something about how football culture consumes and remixes internet trends during a tournament this size.
It’s a meme template, ready to be deployed the moment another team gets torn apart on the scoreboard.
