World Cup manager wins the heart of the internet, becomes glorious meme

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World Cup manager wins the heart of the internet, becomes glorious meme
Aliou Cissé: The subject of your new favourite meme. Credit: Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images

Some people simply seem destined for internet fame.

Prince Harry running off mid-interview. Daniel Radcliffe holding a gun in each hand while shooting his new movie. That woman who looked super stunned when she saw Beyoncé.

Well, forget all those people, because there's a new meme in town. And the subject of this one comes complete with a super cool demeanour and what may be the greatest soccer celebration of all time:

The man in that clip if Aliou Cissé, manager of Senegal's World Cup team. On Tuesday they took on Poland in their first group match, and ended up winning 2-1.

Let's go in for that all-important close-up.

Just look at that intense stare. That vigorous fist pump. Unsurprisingly, the gif very quickly entered meme territory.

It's also worth noting, since Senegal won their opening game, there's a decent chance Cissé will be getting a fair bit more screen time over the coming days/weeks.

And he's clearly not a one-meme wonder...

H/T Twitter Moments.

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Sam Haysom is the Deputy UK Editor for Mashable. He covers entertainment and online culture, and writes horror fiction in his spare time.

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