Diego Maradona celebrates the winner of Argentina with a hi-finger on TV

<p class = "canvas-atom canvas-text Mb (1.0em) Mb (0) – sm Mt (0.8em) – sm" type = "text" content = "UPDATE with Maradona requiring medical treatment: Argentine football legend Diego Maradona was almost as visible on television during his country's World Cup matches in Russia as his compatriots in the field. It is not surprising then that the cameras turned against him after Marcus Rojo's goal in the 86th minute on Tuesday, which proved winner in a 2-1 win over Nigeria, which allowed Argentina to qualify for the round of 16. = "18">UPDATE with Maradona requiring medical treatment: Argentine football legend Diego Maradona was almost as visible on television during his country's World Cup matches in Russia as his compatriots in the field. It is not surprising then that the cameras turned against him after Marcus Rojo's goal in the 86th minute on Tuesday, which ended in a 2-1 victory over Nigeria, which resulted in a allowed Argentina to qualify for the round of 16.

Even less of a surprise, the Maradona Free Will quickly began snatching Nigerian fans during the celebration, a move that was caught by the worldwide TV feed taken by Fox and Telemundo in the United States during the live broadcast.

Fox did not immediately respond to a request for comment today, but it is the second time that a medium is at the center of the World Cup this summer. Robbie Williams, while he was performing at the opening ceremony, returned the bird directly into a field camera, which is not a fluke. Maradona was less flagrant but no less noticeable.

Fox was excused at the time for the Williams incident, saying that the event had been "produced by a third party" and "we did not know what would happen during the performance of Robbie Williams ".

The mid-Maradona antics were just the last of an exhausting game for Maradona-observers (and Maradona, too, who seemed dozing at one point after half-time). The video after the match shows that he needs to be helped in the arena, where ESPN reported that he needed medical treatment. An Argentine newspaper reported that he was later able to leave the stadium on his own.

Rojo's goal, meanwhile, broke the suspense in a match where Argentina, favorite in the tournament of one of the best world players of Lionel Messi, had to impose after two first mediocre matches in a difficult group. goal before Nigeria tied it through the intermediary of a penalty shot, setting up the wild end.

Argentina must now play the Group C winner, France, in the next round which will start on June 30th.

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