Haaland and Vinícius Jr. Star in Viral AI ‘White Chicks’ Deepfake Ahead of Brazil–Norway Match

Overview

• A designer used AI face‑swap tools to place Erling Haaland and Vinícius Jr. into the film White Chicks’ famous car scene, and the video went viral on Instagram in the days before the Brazil–Norway World Cup Round‑of‑16 tie.
• Erling Haaland publicly commented on the post tagging Vinícius Jr. with “Precisamos recriar isso,” a reply that drew exceptionally high engagement and reportedly surpassed two million likes.
• Vinícius Jr. replied with laughter emojis and the original scene’s star Terry Crews reacted with laughing emojis, signaling the players’ and actor’s good‑humored approval of the montage.
• The maker of the clip, identified as Alexandre Kazuo Kubo, told reporters he spent two to three hours using face‑swap AI and editing techniques to produce the montage and credited the film’s cultural resonance in Brazil for its reach.
• The episode highlights how fast, entertainment‑focused deepfakes can shape social‑media narratives before major sports fixtures and suggests fans and creators will likely keep using AI tools to amplify pre‑match buzz.