{"id":391,"date":"2026-05-28T13:09:58","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T13:09:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trustedmovinggroups.com\/?p=391"},"modified":"2026-05-28T13:09:58","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T13:09:58","slug":"least-known-world-cup-player-goes-viral-with-help-from-influencer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trustedmovinggroups.com\/?p=391","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Least known\u2019 World Cup player goes viral with help from influencer"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><p>SYDNEY \u2014 New Zealand defender Tim Payne\u2019s social media profile has exploded over the last few days after an Argentine influencer decided he was the least known player at the World Cup.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/trustedmovinggroups.com\/?p=387\">San Diego mosque gunman dressed as serial killer and idolized mass shooters, police say<\/a><\/p><p>Valen Scarsini, known as \u201celscarso\u201d on Instagram and TikTok, made a video encouraging his audience to give the Wellington Phoenix and All Whites defender\u2019s account likes, comments and follows.<\/p><section><div><div><div><div><\/div><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-390\" height=\"428\" src=\"https:\/\/trustedmovinggroups.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/09812a7de10c1aa3e0d1a0f8dae39e7e.webp\" width=\"760\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trustedmovinggroups.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/09812a7de10c1aa3e0d1a0f8dae39e7e.webp 760w, https:\/\/trustedmovinggroups.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/09812a7de10c1aa3e0d1a0f8dae39e7e-300x169.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<div><div><div><div><svg><\/svg><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div><div><div><div><svg><\/svg><\/div><div><ul><li><\/li><li><\/li><li><\/li><li><button><\/button><div><\/div><\/li><li><\/li><li><span>Add NBC News to Google<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><div><div>U.S. men&#8217;s national team unveils World Cup roster<\/div><div><span>03:28<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><p>In the space of a couple of days, Payne\u2019s Instagram account went from 4,715 followers to 660,000 \u2014 outstripping New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon.<\/p><div><\/div><p>\u201cWas wondering why my socials were blowing up and found your post, man,\u201d Payne said in the message to Scarsini.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/trustedmovinggroups.com\/?p=385\">Judge allows Trump to implement mail-in voting executive order<\/a><\/p><p>\u201cAppreciate the love! Gracias, hermano.\u201d<\/p><p>Payne hit the headlines in 2020 during the pandemic when he broke quarantine in Australia and was charged with drunk driving for taking a golf cart on a joyride with a teammate. He was later fined nearly $500 by a Sydney court, according to media reports.<\/p><p>The versatile 32-year-old has kept a relatively low profile since then and will be looking to add to his 50 New Zealand caps at the World Cup after being included in Darren Bazeley\u2019s squad for the tournament.<\/p><div><\/div><p>New Zealand, the lowest-ranked team at the World Cup, open its campaign against Iran in Los Angeles on June 15 and also faces Egypt and Belgium in Group G.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/trustedmovinggroups.com\/?p=383\">Israeli strikes kill at least 14 in major Lebanon city ahead of Washington talks<\/a><\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Zealand defender Tim Payne\u2019s social media profile has exploded over the last few days after an Argentine influencer decided he was the least known player at the World Cup.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":388,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-391","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world-cup"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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