Having sympathized with the players of the Albiceleste after their 3-0 thrashing by Croatia, the strike definitely meant a lot to the 1986 World Cup winner. The legendary Argentina forward was caught in the stands with a rather eccentric reaction when Lionel Messi opened the scoring for his home country.
In the footage, the jubilant 57-year-old folds had his arms folded across his chest while mumbling to himself with his head raised up to the sky. Still on the subplot, Maradona was superficially pictured taking a nap a short while after celebrating the goal.
With the world keenly looking on, the Argentina legend has since received a reasonable amount of trolling on social media. Here are a few of the reactions:
It's exhausting being Maradona. pic.twitter.com/5n3xp8lUx5
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) June 26, 2018
Maradona got stoned by watching the greatest of all time pic.twitter.com/cj3FcHMPVX
— infosmessi (@INFOSMESSl) June 26, 2018
Maradona is surely having some good stuff in the stands there #worldcup#ARGNGR pic.twitter.com/SE3iacScRH
— The 4th Official (@Official_T4O) June 26, 2018
"Maradona's like my four-year-old, so wildly over-excited he ends up asleep before the party's half over" #overheardinthenewsroom
— AS English (@English_AS) June 26, 2018
Nigeria 0-1 Argentina. Maradona timeline at HT: #NGAARG
— Coral (@Coral) June 26, 2018
- Maradona unveils banner of himself
- Praying to heavens before game
- Celebrates goal like madman
- Now asleep pic.twitter.com/a435lg9Zli
It's all got a bit too much for Diego Maradona.#WorldCup #NGA #ARG #NGAARG pic.twitter.com/qUDwUItOpR
— Football Tweet (@Football__Tweet) June 26, 2018
The story of the game was supposed to be Messi but Maradona finds a way to upstage him. Best part about that picture? The guy holding him. Hilarious. pic.twitter.com/UOqL9xetvf
— Ashish Magotra (@clutchplay) June 26, 2018
Maradona is that uncle you don't invite to your birthday party. #ARG #WorldCup
Maradona is that uncle you don't invite to your birthday party. #ARG pic.twitter.com/HD4j9j2kLy
— Arjun (@ArjunNamboo) June 26, 2018