Shock poster of Lionel Messi crying blood used in chilling ISIS threat to World Cup finals

This chilling poster of Lionel Messi crying blood is being used in a campaign of terror by ISIS supporters to threaten to next year’s World Cup in Russia.

The image – released by known Islamic State mouthpiece Wafa Media Foundation – is the latest propaganda piece designed to spread fear through fans hoping to visit the festival of football.

Coupled with the startling words ‘Just Terrorism’ and the tagline ‘You are fighting a state that does not have failure in it’s dictionary’ it shows the Barcelona legend wearing a prison suit, with his name printed on his chest.

The Arabic text mirrors what is said in English for maximum affect.

And this is not the only image released in a shocking campaign by the ISIS-affiliated group, who aim their output at Westerners.

Another image posted last week shows the World Cup symbol next to a masked man holding a sub machine with the text ‘Wait for Us’.

They have swamped social media with an image of the rifle-carrying Jihadi and a bomb bearing the regime’s infamous black flag.

It appears to show a Russian jihadist, with many active in large swathes of Chechnya.

An official symbol of the finals is also included in the alarming promise to bring mayhem to the tournament.

The 2018 FIFA World Cup will be played across 11 cities in Russia from 14 June to 15 July, when the final will be played at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow.

While another promises a massacre, saying: “Oh, enemies of Allah in Russia, I swear that the fire of the mujahideen (soldiers in the holy war) will burn them, just wait,”.

But it is the image of one of the world’s greatest players Messi which will send shivers down the spine of football fans.

Argentina are just one of the countries set to take part in the finals next year, along with England.

Tens of thousands of England fans are expected to base themselves in St Petersburg for the month-long finals.

Russia’s second largest city was scene of an horrific ISIS attack when a briefcase bomb detonated on the underground in April, killing 14 people.

The blast was in retaliation to Russia’s airstrikes in Syria that have helped bring the regime to its knees.

Last week ISIS released another propaganda image featuring bullet-ridden photos of President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, inviting its followers to stage more attacks on the group’s two leading foes abroad.