Conor McGregor's Huge Bet on Argentina to Win Copa America

Cristiano Ronaldo looks set to lose McGregor a fortune - can Messi be his saviour...

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superstar has revealed his second major football bet of the summer - and he's in line to land a seven-figure sum if and win the later this month. The Irishman's wager comes just weeks after the Irishman placed down a five-figure punt on to become top goalscorer at . That bet looks in severe trouble, given that Ronaldo hasn't scored a goal in any of Portugal's four matches at the tournament so far.

The Al-Nassr hero as his country edged past Slovenia to remain in the competition. However, with a maximum of three matches left to play and the small matter of a meeting with France in the quarter-finals, McGregor is going to need a lot of luck from here if Ronaldo is to top the goalscoring charts. The two-division former world champion posted a screenshot of his latest bet on social media with the caption: "The World Cup Champs Argentina aim to follow in The Mac's footsteps by becoming The Champ Champs by lifting the Copa América trophy.



The OG Champ Champ is behind you!" Defending champions Argentina are favourites to win the Copa America, ahead of Brazil and Uruguay. La Albiceleste topped their group after wins over Canada, Chile and Peru. However, it is the first time in the history of the 15-time champions that Messi has failed to score in the group stage of the tournament.

The eight-time Ballon d'Or will hope to break the goal drought when his side begin their knockout journey against Ecuador in the quarter-finals. Argentina have yet to concede a goal during the 2024 Copa A.