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In MyMemeCards, the meme card game, “Le plus dur c'était Van Dijk” is a common card of the Memes FR pack, number 877 of the collection, and the 764th best-known meme of its 869 cards. Here is what the meme means, where it comes from, and how to get its card.
What does the “Le plus dur c'était Van Dijk” meme mean?
The line is a ranking that stops at the first name: there is Van Dijk, and then there is everyone else, who will not be discussed. That economy is what turned it into a formula, used far beyond football to name the single test that actually counted. People play it on an exam, an interview, a project milestone: the rest becomes scenery.
Where does the “Le plus dur c'était Van Dijk” meme come from?
The excerpt circulates in a video titled "🤔Le plus dur c'était vraiment Van Dijk ?", published on 29 July 2025 on the Dailymotion account of CANAL+ Sport. Reposts followed on YouTube, including a remix of the line viewed roughly 178,000 times and a video testing the claim against the matches played, whose title places a Slimani - van Dijk fixture in 2016. The available sources do not name the programme in which Slimani answers, nor the exact question put to him: this entry sticks to the sentence, the upload date, and the fact that a sports broadcaster carried it.
- 2025-07-29"🤔Le plus dur c'était vraiment Van Dijk ?" is published on the CANAL+ Sport Dailymotion account
How to use the “Le plus dur c'était Van Dijk” meme
- Naming the only difficulty that counted in a run of tests.
- Answering "was it hard?" with a single obstacle and ignoring the rest.
- Commenting on a match where one defender shut down a whole side of the pitch.
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The “Le plus dur c'était Van Dijk” card in MyMemeCards
| Number | No. 877 |
|---|---|
| Rarity | Common |
| Collection | Memes FR pack |
| Fame | 44/100 · #764 of 869 |
| Recycle value | 5 MemeCoins (15 in Shiny) |
| Suggested by | @source2probleme |
How to get the “Le plus dur c'était Van Dijk” card
Every pack holds 5 meme cards, the first 3 of them Common; Le plus dur c'était Van Dijk comes out of the Memes FR pack as a common card. The pack odds say what each rarity weighs.
Your first pack is free and needs no account. After that a new free pack lands every 10 minutes, up to 3 waiting for you. You can also buy the card with MemeCoins on the market, bid for it at auction, or trade it — and a double recycles into 5 MemeCoins.
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Odds per card, averaged over a pack: Common 72%, Rare 23.9%, Epic 3.2%, Legendary 0.56%, Mythic 0.3%, Full Art 0.8%, Shiny 0.2%. Cards 1 to 3 are always Common, cards 4 and 5 climb the rarities. Rates drop for cards that circulate a lot. Details
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Frequently asked questions
Who said the hardest one was Van Dijk?
Algerian striker Islam Slimani, asked about his opponents. CANAL+ Sport carried the clip in July 2025.
Did Slimani play against Van Dijk?
A fact-checking video places a fixture between them in 2016, according to its title. The available sources say no more.
How is the line used?
To name the one real difficulty in a series of trials, dropping every other one.
How do I get the Le plus dur c'était Van Dijk meme card?
Open a pack of MyMemeCards: “Le plus dur c'était Van Dijk” is a common card of the Memes FR pack. Your first pack is free, with no account, and you can also buy, trade or win the card at auction.
How rare is the Le plus dur c'était Van Dijk card?
It is a Common card. Rarity decides which pack slot can deal it, and what it is worth on the market.
Sources: CANAL+ Sport — « 🤔Le plus dur c’était vraiment Van Dijk ? » (Dailymotion, 29 juillet 2025) · « On a vérifié si le plus dur c’était vraiment van Dijk ! (Slimani vs van Dijk 2016) » (YouTube) · checked on October 4, 2026.
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