Lionel Messi has been immortalized in Argentina by fans with various tattoos or murals after leading the national team to win the World Cup. Now his face is also visible from a great height.

Lionel Messi won the 2022 World CupPhoto: Bagu Blanco/Pressinphoto/Shutterstock Editorial/Profimedia

Leo Messi in a huge field of corn

A field of corn in Los Condores, in the central province of Córdoba, was sown using an algorithm that calculated where to plant the seeds so that when they germinated, an image of Lionel Messi would appear, writes Reuters.

“For me, Messi is the best. Now we are world champions, I am happy that this can be expressed by planting a field,” said Maximiliano Spinazze, a farmer who harvested an unusual harvest.

The South American country is proud not only of football, but also of high grain production, being the world’s third exporter of corn.

“I had the idea to develop a code that would plant an image of Messi’s face as a tribute,” said Carlos Faricelli, an agricultural engineer who says any farmer can use it.