‘Time traveller’ leaks World Cup 2026 finalists in USA – and names shock winner
A ‘time traveller’ in a peculiar TikTok video claims to have been at this summer’s World Cup final in the USA and knows who will lift the trophy because he filmed it
The time traveller claims he has been to this summer’s World Cup final(Image: Tona multiverso/TikTok)
A reported ‘time traveller’ has claimed he knows who will reach the final of World Cup 2026 and lift the trophy – because he was there.
The mysterious TikTokker has said that the final will be contested by Argentina and Mexico. The account named Tona Multiverso has shared a video supposedly recorded on July 19, 2026. It shows the final unfolding between the two South American nations in what’s supposed to be New Jersey’s MetLife stadium.
And it’s Mexico who emerge as the victors of this summer’s competition. In the video, he says: “Mexico versus Argentina. Look at all the people, flags everywhere, and the incredible atmosphere. This feels historic. I’m inside the stadium, and the atmosphere is crazy; Mexico and Argentina are playing the World Cup final. Look, the stadium is packed; with every move, the crowd shouts as if it were a goal.”
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The rather questionable footage shows the TikTok star inside the stadium, surrounded by fans from both sides. He watches on as the final heads to penalties after the game is said to have finished 1-1 in regulation time.
The video’s validity, which isn’t worth much, is instantly tested when it shows one of the Mexican players falling over upon taking a penalty. “The match ended 1–1 and now it’s all down to penalties. Look at the crowd, nobody can breathe. Mexico is one penalty away from winning the World Cup,” he says to the camera.
After an Argentine player misses the final penalty, Mexico are crowned champions and wild celebrations immediately break out inside the stadium – understandably so considering it’s their first ever World Cup triumph.
However, the video’s thinly veiled fingerprints of artificial intelligence are hard to ignore. Commenters on the TikTok were less than impressed. One said: “Generated with AI,” while another added: “I can believe in time travel, but in Mexico reaching the final…”
More queries of the video’s legitimacy followed, with one poster writing: “This is more fake than when my ex used to say, ‘I’ll never leave you.” Another made their own prediction, saying: “No, it’s going to be Mexico vs Portugal – mark my words.”
Are the ‘time traveller’s’ claims even a little bit legitimate? Of course not, but that doesn’t mean both teams couldn’t make a mark at this summer’s competition.
Argentina, the current world champions, look very likely to make the latter stages again, if not the final. Propelled by Lionel Messi, who already has five goals to his name at the tournament, they are probably a safe bet to go all the way once again.
Mexico are also in good standing, having won both of their games so far against South Korea and South Africa. However, El Tricolour have never made it further than the quarter-finals at a World Cup.
The TikTokker neglects to mention if Mexico beat England in the quarter-finals on their way to the final as should Thomas Tuchel’s side buck their ideas up then the Three Lions are on course to meet Mexico in the last 16.
