The soccer world cup has already started and after the first weekend of competition, practically all platforms have added some element related to the most important sporting event in the world. The Messenger app, as it could not be otherwise, has been one of the first to add features related to the world cup. Specifically Messenger has added filters for Selfie to support your national team as well as a video game called Golden Boot.
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As many of you may already know, Messenger incorporates photo filters that can be applied to your selfies to later share it with any of your chats . Well, now among these Selfie filters you will find the filters with the flags of the countries participating in the soccer world cup that is currently being held in Russia..
Selfies filters are not the only elements included in the latest Messenger update since now you can also play a video game that allows you to shoot free kicks at the goal. This game is called Golden Boot belonging to Top Eleven and that allows you to play with your Messenger friends or with any other random Facebook user.
That said, below we show you how to use the filters of our national soccer team on the occasion of the Soccer World Cup as well as the possibility of playing the soccer video game from the Messenger app for Android or iOS :
How to use the filters of the World Cup teams in Facebook Messenger. (Android or iOS)
The first thing you have to do is update the Facebook Messenger application on your iOS or Android device. When it is updated, you only have to access the app for when its interface is displayed, click on the icon in the form of a photo camera at the bottom center of the screen..
This will display the camera on your phone Front / rear. Now you just have to slide the filter carousel until you select the one for the soccer ball. This in turn will show a soccer field with all the flags of the teams participating in the soccer world championship.
Once you have selected your country, you will return to the photo capture, so you have to point to the face of any person or even ours to check the effect of the applied filter. Once you've taken the photo, you can edit it like any other photo..
When everything is ready you just have to send it to any other Messenger user through the chats.
Important Note : It should be noted that the World Cup soccer selection filters can be accessed either from the Photo option of the app or from the individual chat with any of your friends.
How to play the soccer world cup game on Facebook Messenger:
In the event that we want to play the video game of football fouls (free kicks) in the Facebook Messenger app from your iOS or Android device. To play the Top Seven video game within the Mesenger app you will have to access it to select the Games section located at the bottom of the screen from the main screen.
This will take you to a list of available video games among which you must search for the Golden Boot game. After clicking on this game it will load and you will have to pass a small tutorial to learn how to play. It will be then when you can choose between several game modes such as: International Cup, duel, friendly or Individual .
Obviously you can play with any of your soccer friends that use the Messenger app or if you prefer you can play with a random rival.
The video game basically consists of the possibility of kicking fouls at the edge of the area from different positions. You just have to slide the ball towards the goal place where you want it to go. To give the effect you only have to slide your finger on the screen horizontally while the ball is in the air towards the goal.
Depending on where the ball enters the goal you can get more or less points. It should also be noted that in addition to modifying the firing position, the difficulty will increase by adding, for example, a barrier or goalkeeper.
Without a doubt these new features of Facebook Messenger will enliven your chats and conversations throughout this world cup that is being celebrated in Russia.
