The viral post X (formerly known as Twitter) has claimed the popular streamer iShowSpeed (Darren Watkins Jr.) has been officially banned from entering Argentina following his coverage of the FIFA World Cup. Why, you ask? It is reported that the authorities believed that its content promoted hatred against the country. But is this true? Is he really banned?
There is no credible evidence to support this claim. No Argentine government agency has announced a travel ban, and no credible news agency has reported that such a ban exists. Instead, it was IShowSpeed who was the victim of racist insults from some Argentine supporters during the game.
What happened during the FIFA World Cup?
iShowSpeed handles it FIFA World Cup as a content producer working with FIFA, Fox Sports and YouTube. Time ArgentinaThe Round of 32 match against Cape Verde at the Hard Rock Stadium on July 3, he streamed live from the stands in support of Cape Verde. Several videos surfaced online showing a fan wearing an Argentina shirt directing offensive comments at the announcer, but the announcer stayed calm.
According to multiple reports, the fan appeared to tell IShowSpeed to ‘go cry at the zoo,’ a remark that has been widely condemned as racist.
Another Argentina fan made a monkey move towards the channel, causing a lot of backlash. The man later identified himself as Micha and defended himself on the X network (formerly known as Twitter), saying, “I was not racist, I was imitating Speed himself, it disgusts me and that the campaign against Argentina has tired me and added if it was ‘racism’ then bad luck for him, he is in ALL the matches kicking balls, what do we like to say to Argentina?”
He was not racist, he was imitating Speed himself, the campaign against Argentina disgusts me and makes me rot, and worse, if he was “racist” he should blame him, he is in EVERY game breaking his balls against Argentina, what are we going to tell him? i love you https://t.co/hI90PVIRBT pic.twitter.com/5xtQlbdiGs
— Micha (@ElMichalito) July 7, 2026
FIFA is investigating the matter. The government agency has not yet announced the results of the investigation.
