👀 From viral fame to a nightmare: Haiti thrashed Tim Payne's New Zealand | OneFootball

Without a doubt, one of the biggest names of the entire week has been that of New Zealand defender Tim Payne.

A TikToker made a video saying that he was the footballer with the fewest followers in the entire World Cup. In response, he called on everyone to go follow him, and Payne went from just over 4,700 followers to 4.3 million in 72 hours.

The buzz was so big that even FIFA started posting images of Payne. However, today the footballer began preparation for the next World Cup in the worst possible way.

His New Zealand side suffered a heavy 4-0 defeat to Haiti, raising concerns ahead of their final friendly before the World Cup, which will be, none other than, against England.

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