New Delhi, May 28 -- As the 2026 FIFA World Cup approaches, football fans are buzzing about more than just the usual superstars from Brazil, Argentina, France, and England. One name that has taken the internet by storm is New Zealand defender Tim Payne.

Only a few days ago, the Wellington Phoenix and All Whites player had roughly 5,000 Instagram followers. That number has now skyrocketed to an impressive 720,000, and it's still growing fast.

This incredible rise is thanks to popular Argentine internet personality El Scarso, whose real name is Valen Scarsini. Scarsini posted a video in Spanish targeting his massive Latin American audience. In the clip, he explained his fun mission: to identify the least-known footballer at the entire 202...