Finger of god: Diego Maradona’s ‘meltdown’ as Argentina beat Nigeria at the World Cup

Former Argentine great is ‘fine’ after seeing a doctor during the group D encounter

Diego Maradona World Cup Argentina vs. Nigeria
Argentina icon Diego Maradona gestures after his country’s late winner against Nigeria
(Image credit: Olga Maltseva/AFP/Getty Images)

This time it was the finger, not the hand, that stunned the football world as Diego Maradona suffered what The Sun described as “a meltdown” during Argentina’s tense 2-1 World Cup win over Nigeria in St Petersburg.

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