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Topo Gigio Trend: Do the Enzo Fernandez Celebration With AI

Upload a single picture. AI drops you into a night match at a full stadium: cheeks puffed, both hands cupped at your ears, you face the fans in slow-motion black and white, wearing your own outfit.

The original Topo Gigio Celebration reel by @ns7filmsOriginal reel
  • 1 photo you add
  • 7 to 8 s clip with sound
  • 9:16 for TikTok, Reels, Shorts
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The Topo Gigio trend recreates the Enzo Fernandez celebration: you appear at a stadium touchline under the lights, greeting fans with cupped hands at your ears and puffed cheeks, shot like slow-motion TV footage. Juan Román Riquelme started this gesture back in 2001. One picture is all you need.

Also called Topo Gigio trend · Enzo Fernández celebration AI · Festejo Topo Gigio de Enzo · Hands behind the ears celebration

Example

What the Topo Gigio Celebration video looks like

Here's the original reel. Your pictures swap in for its subjects, creating your own version with identical camera moves and your own features. Each generation is unique.

Original reel by @ns7films, 5 s
@ns7films created the first trending AI version: a fictional TV figure cups her ears and puffs her cheeks in slow-motion monochrome, then glances toward the crowd. Your output is a fresh take with you performing the same moves.
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Original reel by @nekit_rkv, 7 s
@nekit_rkv's trending reel features the green ogre from Shrek movies celebrating at the sideline—he waves, cups his ears with puffed cheeks, gazes upward, spreads his arms, and cups his ears once more. The Viral reel option substitutes your picture for his character.
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Step by step

How to make the Topo Gigio Celebration video on Smew AI

Everything happens in your browser. No editing software, no text prompts, no branding overlay.

  1. Add your photo

    Tap "Create your own" and upload yourself with a visible face (waist-up shots work well). Snap a new one or choose from your gallery.

  2. Press Generate

    The cost appears on the button. Seedance 2.5 creates the Topo Gigio celebration directly from your picture—no intermediate steps—in 8 seconds with authentic audio. No text prompt needed.

  3. Download or share

    Your clip arrives in minutes as a 9:16 MP4. Save it, post from your device, or retrieve it anytime from your Library.

Which photo works best?

Upload one photo of you, or an adult friend with permission.

  • Waist up or full length, clear face, good lighting. Close-ups of your face fill the final slow-motion frames, so a crisp, front-on shot matters.
  • Visible ears and hair. Since your hands go near your ears, hats, hoods or large headphones interfere. Skip sunglasses.
  • Dress how you'd celebrate. AI preserves your clothing: a jacket, dress or hoodie looks more amusing at the touchline than athletic gear.
  • Solo in the frame. Group shots risk AI choosing the wrong face.
  • Never use athletes, famous people, strangers or minors.

Where did the Topo Gigio Celebration trend start?

The celebration existed long before it trended online. On 8 April 2001, during a Boca Juniors vs River Plate derby match, Juan Román Riquelme found the net and froze with both hands cupped at his ears, appearing deaf to the roaring stadium. Fans called it the Topo Gigio move, after the large-eared mouse puppet from Italian television, though Riquelme explained later it was dedicated to his daughter, a fan of that character. The Riquelme Topo Gigio celebration has since spread across Argentine soccer.

On 15 July 2026, during the World Cup semi-final in Atlanta, Enzo Fernández netted Argentina's 85th-minute equaliser with a long-range shot against England and repeated that same move. Argentina prevailed 2-1. The Enzo Fernandez celebration vs England turned into a meme, and when his English club shared a photo of it, some English supporters responded with controversy.

By October it evolved into an AI trend. On 12 October 2026 @ns7films shared an AI video replacing him with a fantasy TV character; it surpassed 430,000 views. #topogigiotrend, launched on 15 October, collected 685 videos and almost 2 million views within a day. On 18 October the Instagram creator @nekit_rkv shared the Shrek celebration: the green ogre waves from the sideline and cups his ears toward the crowd. It collected 238,000 likes the next day, with fans dubbing it "Shrek Fernandez".

  1. Juan Román Riquelme scores for Boca Juniors against River Plate and celebrates with his hands cupped behind his ears: the first Topo Gigio celebration. TV Azteca

  2. Enzo Fernández equalises in the 85th minute of the World Cup semi-final against England in Atlanta and does the Topo Gigio celebration; Argentina win 2-1. NPR

  3. @ns7films posts an AI clip that puts a fantasy TV character into the celebration; by 16 October it has 433,500 views, 47,900 likes and 10,600 shares. TikTok

  4. The first how-to posts for a CapCut template of the celebration appear on TikTok. TikTok

  5. #topogigiotrend starts at 07:46 UTC; a how-to video by @xiww56 posted that evening has 193,400 views by the next day. TikTok

  6. #topogigiotrend has 685 TikTok videos and nearly 2 million views, and the sound of the first AI clip is on 471 videos, about 450 more each day.

  7. Instagram creator @nekit_rkv posts an AI reel that puts the green ogre from the Shrek films into the celebration on a stadium touchline; a day later it has 238,243 likes and 1,162 comments. Instagram

Copy and paste

The Topo Gigio Celebration prompts

You won't need these: the one-tap workflow handles it automatically. [Image 1] is your picture: the video model uses it as reference and shoots the scene directly from it, skipping intermediate photo stages.

Celebration

1 photo: you, face clear (from the waist up is best)Seedance 2.58 s · 720p · 9:16101 credits
Video prompt

The person from the photo [Image 1] stands in a full stadium at night, puts both hands behind the ears, puffs out the cheeks, slow push-in, TV broadcast look. A Topo Gigio goal celebration in one vertical 9:16 football clip, filmed like a real TV broadcast camera at pitch level, photorealistic and sharp. The person celebrating is the person in [Image 1], in every frame: copy the exact face from [Image 1] (the face shape, eye color and eye shape, eyebrows, nose, mouth, skin tone, age, hair color, hair length and hairstyle, and any beard, moustache, glasses or freckles), the same build, and the clothes from [Image 1]: their own everyday clothes, never a football kit or a jersey. The person is an adult. The same face from the first frame to the last, so their friends recognize them at once, also in the slow-motion close-ups. Never morph. If [Image 1] shows an animal, the one celebrating is that animal standing upright on its hind legs, with its own face, fur and markings, not a person. The place: a huge covered football stadium packed with fans at night, bright floodlights, a green pitch with white lines, a white goal with a net, plain advertising boards with no words. A few generic adult players in plain dark blue kits with no badges, no numbers and no logos stay far away and out of focus in the background. 0-2 s, in full color: the person jogs away from the goal along the touchline, then walks on in profile with one hand raised to the forehead in a proud salute, chin up, cheeks puffed out. 2-5 s, a cut to high-contrast black and white, in slow motion: a close shot from a low angle in front, from the chest up. The person faces the camera, puts both hands behind the ears with the palms cupped forward, as if asking the crowd to be louder, puffs out the cheeks and pushes the lips forward. The camera slowly pushes in; the face is large and sharp: exactly the face from [Image 1]. 5-8 s, still in black and white and slow motion: the person tips the head back and looks up at the roaring stands with a proud, cocky stare, mouth a little open, hands still cupped behind the ears, then lowers one hand while the camera slowly circles around them. Audio: the roar of a packed stadium crowd that swells when the hands go behind the ears, and one deep drum hit on the cut to black and white. No commentary, no music with words. Exactly one person celebrates. No score graphic, no scoreboard, no TV channel logo, no flags, no national team or club kits, no crests, no sponsor names, no captions, no watermark. No famous athlete: every player and every fan is a generic adult. Anatomy rules: one head, two arms, two hands with five fingers each; the hands touch the head behind the ears and never merge with the ears, the hair or the face.

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Viral reel

1 photo: you, face clear (from the waist up is best)Seedance 2.0 Mini7 s · 480p · 9:1623 credits
Video prompt

Replace the green ogre in the brown vest and the cream tunic who salutes on the touchline, cups both hands behind the ears and looks up at the stands with the person from image 1: keep that face, hair, skin tone and body exactly, in the clothes from image 1, with normal human skin and their own ears, no green skin, no ogre ears, no brown vest and no tunic unless image 1 shows them. Keep the stadium, the crowd, the motion and the camera of the video.

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How many credits does it cost?

Videos are priced per generation in credits. The exact cost appears on the Generate button before you commit. The single-tap price includes both scene photo and video, billed together. Each variant has separate pricing: Celebration 101 credits, Viral reel 90 credits. Lower-cost models are available if you run prompts manually in AI Video.

Video modelSettingsCredits
Celebration: Seedance 2.5 (this template)8 s, 720p, straight from your photos, one tap101
Viral reel: Genjutsu Motion (this template)7 s, 480p, copies the trend clip, one tap90

One-time packs and plans are on the pricing page. A failed video gives its credits back.

What happens in the Topo Gigio celebration clip?

Choose between two variants when you tap "Create your own". The Celebration variant mirrors the beats of viral AI videos, across 8 seconds:

SecondsWhat happens
0 to 2Full color: you jog from the goal down the touchline, then stride forward in profile with one hand raised to your brow in a salute, cheeks inflated.
2 to 5Switch to monochrome slow motion, low angle close shot facing you: both hands cup your ears, cheeks puffed and lips jutting as the lens zooms closer.
5 to 8You tilt your head upward, gazing at the roaring crowd with hands still behind your ears, camera orbiting around you.

The output is vertical (9:16), 720p, featuring stadium noise and a heavy drum strike at the transition. No music track is included, so you can layer the trend audio when posting. The stadium is generic: no national or club uniforms, no emblems, no scoreboard overlay, no broadcaster logo, no actual players.

Production method. Seedance 2.5, ByteDance's latest video model, generates the scene directly from your photo without intermediate frames, keeping facial accuracy close to your original. No text prompt required. Exact pricing displays on the Generate button beforehand, and failed runs refund credits.

The Viral reel version replicates the AI reel by @nekit_rkv that went viral on 18 October 2026, substituting you for the green ogre, in roughly 7 seconds: you wave at the touchline, cup your ears with inflated cheeks while the camera angles upward, gaze at the roaring fans, spread your arms, then cup your ears again. It includes the reel's original audio, which you can mute on the results page.

StandardBest
How it worksCreates a fresh vertical video matching the reel's choreography, camera work and pacing, with you replacing the ogreInserts you into the actual reel, frame by frame: identical stadium, camera angles and close-ups
FrameVertical 9:16, 720pVertical 9:16, 480p
Length7 s7 s
SoundThe reel's sound, which you can turn offThe same
PriceThe lower priceCosts more

Why not the real match clip?

Viral AI versions typically start with the broadcast footage from the semi-final: actual teammates around the goal scorer, their national kits, the score overlay, and stadium signage all remain, with most inserting a celebrity or fictional character in the scorer's spot. The example shown here is that initial viral video by @ns7films, trimmed to the celebration and cropped to hide the score graphic; it demonstrates the trend aesthetic, not a Smew AI output. Smew AI doesn't replicate that broadcast material. The Celebration variant builds a fresh scene with identical movements and the same monochrome slow-motion style, set in a generic stadium, featuring only you. The Viral reel variant copies an AI reel rather than match footage: @nekit_rkv's reel stars a cartoon ogre, and our adaptation begins after the entrance and crops to him, so no score overlay or kit sponsors appear and the few background players remain tiny and blurred. It functions as an AI football video, or an AI soccer video, for everyone: an AI goal celebration video showing only your face.

How to post the Topo Gigio trend

Who should do it. The humor comes from ordinary people performing a World Cup celebration: you in work attire, your parent after a casual match goal, a friend who won a debate, or you following a minor victory ("when the group chat finally agrees with me").

Sound. Most AI versions use the audio "original sound - NS7" from the initial viral video; on 16 October 2026 it appeared in 471 TikTok clips. Select it, or any audio you prefer, in the TikTok editor. The Viral reel variant already includes the audio from @nekit_rkv's reel. The music is owned by its rightsholders, so review guidelines before using the video in advertising.

Hashtags. #topogigiotrend (685 videos on 16 October 2026) and #enzofernandezaitutorial (676) drive the trend; #topogigio and #enzofernandez are the major tags. Keep the platform's AI disclosure.

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What goes wrong, and how do you fix it?

What goes wrongWhat to do
The face looks less like you in the close-upsUse a sharp, front-facing photo in good light, with no cap or sunglasses, and run it again
The hands go in front of the ears or touch the faceHands near the head are hard for video models. Run it again; a photo with uncovered ears helps
You wear a football kit instead of your clothesThe prompt keeps your own clothes. A photo where your outfit is in clear view helps
The clip stays in color, or is black and white from the startEach run is a new take. Run it again
A logo, a flag or text shows upThe prompt bans kits, crests, score graphics and text. Run it again if one slips in
Your skin turns green or your ears change (Viral reel)The ogre from the reel came through. Use a sharp, front-facing photo and run it again, or pick Best
FAQ

Topo Gigio Celebration trend questions

What is the Topo Gigio celebration meaning?
Cupping both hands behind your ears signals "I can't hear you, speak louder": a player directs it at fans, or at doubters, following a goal. It's named for Topo Gigio, the big-eared puppet mouse from Italian television. The Enzo Fernandez celebration meaning is identical: Enzo Fernández performed it after his equalizer versus England.
What was the Enzo celebration vs England?
On 15 July 2026 Enzo Fernández netted Argentina's 85th-minute equaliser during the World Cup semi-final against England in Atlanta. He placed both hands at his ears, inflated his cheeks and pressed his lips outward like blowing a kiss toward the crowd. Argentina prevailed 2-1, and clips breaking down the Enzo Fernandez celebration moment by moment circulated widely on social media.
Is it the same as the Riquelme celebration?
Yes. Juan Román Riquelme pioneered the Topo Gigio celebration for Boca Juniors versus River Plate on 8 April 2001, making it his signature move. That derby marks the origin of the Topo Gigio celebration. Lionel Messi performed it versus the Netherlands at the 2022 World Cup, and Enzo Fernández did it versus England in 2026.
What is the Topo Gigio AI trend?
An October 2026 trend, sometimes shared as the Enzo Fernández AI meme, in which AI substitutes another person into the celebration: a television character, musician, friend or yourself. It launched with an AI video on 12 October 2026 and proliferated via CapCut templates under #topogigiotrend. On Smew AI you create it from a single photo.
How do I make the Enzo Fernandez celebration AI video?
Tap "Create your own", select a variant, upload one clear picture of yourself, and tap Generate. The cost displays first. Celebration produces an 8-second vertical video in a packed stadium with crowd audio; Viral reel produces a 7-second replica of the viral AI reel with its audio. No text prompt required, and the clip waits in your Library once complete.
What is the Shrek Fernandez reel?
It's the Shrek celebration that went viral on Instagram on 18 October 2026: an AI reel by @nekit_rkv featuring the green ogre from Shrek movies performing the Topo Gigio celebration at a stadium touchline. The creator titled it "Shrekaldinho", and the top comment dubbed it "Shrek Fernandez". It followed his video of Shrek executing the iconic Özil goal, which Brazil's CazéTV reposted on TikTok for 5.2 million views, so the Shrek football meme (Shrek playing soccer, in American English) was already trending. The Viral reel option produces the same Shrek AI video with you replacing the ogre.
Do I need the CapCut template for the Topo Gigio trend?
No. Most Enzo Fernandez celebration AI tutorial videos direct you to a CapCut template that duplicates the actual match broadcast. Here you upload a single photo and receive the complete video, built as a new scene with only you featured, ready for posting.
Is there a Topo Gigio trend tutorial on TikTok?
Yes, hundreds exist: on TikTok the Topo Gigio trend tutorial videos demonstrate copying a template link into CapCut and uploading a photo. Here those steps are eliminated: one photo, one button.
What does festejo Topo Gigio mean?
It's the Spanish term: a festejo de gol means a goal celebration, so festejo Topo Gigio is the Topo Gigio celebration. Its significado is "I can't hear you, speak louder". Pair it with the name Enzo Fernández and you'll find his 2026 goal versus England.
Can I put a footballer or a celebrity in the clip?
No. Many viral versions feature famous faces, but a fabricated video of a real person may violate platform policies and that individual's rights. Use your own picture, or one of an adult friend with permission.
Is there an Enzo Fernandez celebration GIF or meme version?
Your video runs 7 or 8 seconds, so you can share it as a brief meme clip or convert it into a GIF using any GIF creation tool. The 2 to 5 second segment, hands behind ears in slow motion, is the portion people typically loop.
Can my dog or cat do the Topo Gigio celebration?
This template is designed for people: we found no pet variant of the trend by 16 October 2026. For pets, try the [AI dancing pet video](/templates/ai-dancing-dog-video).
How long is the video and what format is it?
Celebration: 8 seconds, vertical 9:16, 720p, with stadium crowd audio and no music. Viral reel: approximately 7 seconds, vertical 9:16, 720p with Standard or 480p with Best, with the reel's original audio, which you can mute on the results page.
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