Wafa Media Foundation, a pro-Islamic state (ISIS) group has threaten the 2018 FIFA World Cup by releasing a poster of Lionel Messi crying blood behind bars. The disturbing image shows the Barcelona star behind bars in the latest attempt by fanatics to spread fear ahead of the tournament in Russia.
The image features the tagline "Just Terrorism" underneath the image of Messi, who is depicted behind jail bars and wearing a jump suit with his name on it. The poster also delivers a warning that "you are fighting a state that does not have failure in its dictionary."
This is not the only image released in a chilling campaign by the ISIS-affiliated group. Others have showed the tournament logo exploding into two pieces accompanied by phrases that include "we are the one who chooses the battlefield" and "I swear that the mujahideen's fire will burn you, just you wait."
Other shows New York's One Worldwide Plaza skyscraper along with a gunman, a meat cleaver covered in blood and the caption: 'Soon. Just terror. So the penalty of your strikes will be paid in your lands.' The message appears to be a reference to coalition bombing campaigns aimed at driving the jihadists out of Syria and Iraq.
The World Cup is scheduled to begin on June 14 next summer, with 12 stadiums and 11 different cities to host matches. The final will take place at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow on July 15.
