On the pitch, the focus in Germany during Sunday's FIFA World Cup match was on the national team's convincing 7–1 victory over Curaçao.
Off the pitch, however, many social media users were fixated on something entirely different: an image of a fan inside the stadium wearing a German shirt, holding a German flag, and bearing a resemblance to Adolf Hitler.
The image was shared across several platforms, amassing millions of views.
This post on X, for example, has garnered more than 3 million views, while this one on Instagram has attracted over 460,000 likes.
The claim also spread in several languages, including Spanish on Facebook and Russian on Threads.
