The official FIFA World Cup Instagram account has referenced Telugu actor Jr NTR in a social media post, drawing attention from his fans and football enthusiasts alike. On Wednesday, FIFA’s Instagram page, which has over 50 million followers, shared a post celebrating the birthdays of footballers Neymar Jr, Carlos Tevez, and Cristiano Ronaldo. The post depicted animated avatars of the three players dancing to the Academy Award winning song ‘Naatu Naatu’ from Jr NTR's film RRR. The caption read, “Mood when it’s your birthday,” while the image carried the tag “NTR (Neymar-Tevez-Ronaldo).”

The reference to Jr NTR, who gained international recognition for his role in RRR, quickly went viral. Fans of both the actor and football shared the post widely on social media. Jr NTR acknowledged the post by commenting, “Haha… Happy birthday Neymar… Tevez… Ronaldo…,” adding to the excitement among his fans.

On the professional front, Jr NTR was last seen in Devara: Part 1 and is currently working on War 2, directed by Siddharth Anand, alongside Hrithik Roshan. He is also set to begin filming NTR 31 with director Prashanth Neel.