Leo Messi has made a surprise appearance in the latest Spider-Man: Brand New Day teaser. The 40-second spot shows the Argentinian star entering a café in Brooklyn where he encounters Peter Parker, and tells him he is looking for Spider-Man. Spider-Man suddenly appears and takes a deepfake version of Messi for a swing through New York City.
The fourth Spider-Man film with Tom Holland and Zendaya received an action packed trailer recently, but there are still a lot of mysteries, like the identity of the main villain...
The teaser couldn't have come in a better moment, with Messi in a state of grace at World Cup, having scored six goals already and breaking the record for most goals scored in the history of the competition, as it is trying to win a second World Cup for Argentina before retiring.
Potential rivals for Leo Messi and Argentina in World Cup 2026
Messi has scored in all three group stage matches for Argentina, and will face Cape Verde in a round of 32 match on Friday, July 3, 23:00 BST, UK time, (00:00 of Saturday in central European summer time).
Argentina's path for the final includes Australia or Egypt in round of 16, Switzerland, Ghana, Algeria, or Colombia in quarter-finals, and potentially Brazil, Norway, Ecuador, or England in the semi-finals, with Spain and France being the favourite teams to reach the final in the other side, that also includes Senegal, United States, Portugal, Croatia, or Sweden as some of the strongest (on paper) teams.
Spider-Man: Brand New Day will between July 29-31, depending on the markets, World Cup would have ended by then...
