Today for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Argentina bin beat Austria 2-0 for Dallas. But the main gist no be only di match; na wetin happen for di stands.
Lionel Messi, wey be Argentina captain, score two goals and become di all-time leading goalscorer for World Cup history. E bin take di record from Miroslav Klose. Di whole world dey talk about am.
But one woman wey dey watch from di stands don steal di show. Her name na Pauline Kana, wey be 100 years old. She wear Argentina jersey and hold sign wey write: “I’m 100 years old and I’m a Messi fan.” Di camera catch am, and social media blow up.
Pauline Kana, wey pipo sabi as Granny Smith or Gangster Granny, na content creator from Ohio. She and her grandson, Ross Smith, don dey make comedy videos since Vine days. Now she get over 25 million followers for TikTok.
She don follow Messi go stadiums for years. She dey watch Inter Miami matches regular. Last year for Club World Cup, she hold sign wey say: “Messi, will you marry me?” Messi see am, smile and wave. Di moment go viral.
For this World Cup match, di official broadcast show am for few seconds. Fans wey dey watch begin ask: who be dis woman? Inside di stadium, Thomas Müller and Jürgen Klopp dey work as pundits for Magenta TV. Dem bin dey happy for Messi goal.
Pauline Kana no be football expert, but she get passion for di game. She don see Pelé play when she young. Now she dey support Messi. She even get Guinness World Record as oldest person to crowd surf, wey happen when she 99 years old.
Messi own di scoreboard, but Granny Smith own di internet. Dis night go remain for history.
