
🇸🇬 In 2014, Singapore launched an anti-gambling World Cup ad.
The message?
A boy named Andy complained that his father had bet the family's life savings on Germany winning the World Cup.
There was just one problem...
🇩🇪 Germany WON the World Cup.
The campaign instantly backfired.
Social media users started joking that Andy's dad was actually a genius investor and should be congratulated instead of criticized.
The ad became so embarrassing that authorities had to update it after the tournament.
Lesson: Sometimes reality has other plans.
One of the biggest marketing own goals in World Cup history. ⚽😂

