{"id":113236,"date":"2026-06-14T09:50:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-14T09:50:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/113236\/"},"modified":"2026-06-14T09:50:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-14T09:50:11","slug":"ishowspeed-just-sat-next-to-mamdani-at-the-world-cup-and-didnt-realise-unlocked-a-secret-npc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/113236\/","title":{"rendered":"iShowSpeed just sat next to Mamdani at the World Cup and didn’t realise: ‘Unlocked a secret NPC’"},"content":{"rendered":"

There are some crossovers we simply never knew we needed, and one of those is New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani<\/a> and iShowSpeed<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Both were guests at Brazil’s opener against Morocco in the highly-anticipated World Cup<\/a> Group C match at the New York New Jersey Stadium, where the content creator was live-streaming the whole experience.<\/p>\n

Fans got to witness him running into other megastars in real-time, including Travis Scott<\/a>, however, one person iShowSpeed failed to notice he’d been buddied up with in the stands was none other than the mayor-meets-internet star. <\/p>\n

Sitting in the mayor’s allocated seat, no less, the streamer was looking at the live-chat on his phone as comments began rolling in that he was sat next to Mamdani, who was spotted in the background cheering.<\/p>\n

“Mayor? Who the mayor?”, he said, getting the attention of East Rutherford Mayor Jeffrey Lahullier next to him.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhy is my chat saying mayor?”, he continued, before turning to Mamdani and asking, “You the mayor?”<\/p>\n

The pair exchanged pleasantries before Mamdani dropped the bombshell that he was already familiar with his stadium neighbour.<\/p>\n

\u201cI’ve been listening to your World Cup song from 2022 every morning,\u201d he told Speed, who responded: “Thank you, appreciate that man.”<\/p>\n

“Speed really don\u2019t know anybody but footballers and online celebs it\u2019s hilarious”, one fan commented of the interaction.<\/p>\n

“He thought he was sitting next to a regular guy enjoying the match, meanwhile it’s the Mayor”, another chimed in.<\/p>\n

“No way, he\u2019s just sitting there casually while everyone else would be losing their minds. The lack of awareness is actually impressive”, a third wrote.<\/p>\n

\"\"\/ iShowSpeed<\/p>\n

“Imagine finding out after the game that you’ve been reacting, yelling, and doing Speed antics next to the mayor the entire time”, someone else pointed out, while another joked “Unlocked a secret NPC”.<\/p>\n

Mamdani has already received an outpouring of praise this World Cup after setting up a ticket lottery that would allow 1,000 New Yorkers to attend the games for just $50 – a steal compared to the thousands they sold for at retail.<\/p>\n

Oh, and if you were wondering, the game ended 1-1.<\/p>\n

Why not read…<\/p>\n

iShowSpeed confirms his ‘record breaking stream’ wasn’t as it seemed<\/a><\/p>\n

IShowSpeed x Fortnite collab ‘accidentally leaked by Kai Cenat’<\/a><\/p>\n

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