It's hard to believe Twitterati would be talking about anyone other than Lionel Messi and Marcos Rojo after last night's thriller of a match that saw Argentina beat Nigeria to stay in the World Cup. But football legend and captain of Argentina's 1986 World Cup winning team Diego Maradona seems to have stolen some of their thunder. The highly emotional Maradona was photographed gesticulating wildly throughout Argentina's rollercoaster World Cup victory over Nigeria on Tuesday. It didn't take long for the Internet to turn photos of the football legend into memes. From Priya Prakash Varrier to Black Panther's Wakanda, the 57-year-old got meme'd and how.
We scoured the Internet to find you the funniest Maradona memes. Take a look!
Some thought Maradona fit in perfectly on a rollercoaster:
Keep sending #Maradona memes pic.twitter.com/EOaPEyU5PT
— El sureo asesino (@joaquinsalgado_) June 26, 2018
Who did this!!?? #ArgentinaVsNigeria #maradona pic.twitter.com/itb4DplrYZ
— Dollita (@DollyRDumeyer) June 27, 2018
Others thought Maradona fit in just fine on a water slide:
Maradona Meme 8
— Ptc Recargado Rating (@PtcRecargado) June 26, 2018
pic.twitter.com/nnhBrmTO8X
What's Priya Prakash Varrier got to do with it?
Good morning friends #ARG #Maradona pic.twitter.com/DVRo8iPbZN
— (@Rofl_nepal) June 27, 2018
There were many, many Wakanda memes:
WAKANDA FOR EVER
— Josh Juanico (@JoshJuanico) June 27, 2018
#maradona #VamosArgentina #ArgentinaVsNigeria #WorldCup #MundialRusia2018 #Russia2018 #messi #argentina pic.twitter.com/qKvSWMo7zD
Like for Wakanda forever the Maradona!! versionpic.twitter.com/4VJf4ehyRN
— Code Black (@tshupo_motoko) June 26, 2018
Maradona, X-Men/Force/Wakanda FOREVER pic.twitter.com/2b62hTfM14
— José - #GraciasZizou (@VillacZZ) June 26, 2018
Maradona (and Messi) got the Game of Thrones treatment as well:
Maradona of Thrones @GameOfThrones #GameOfThrones pic.twitter.com/LALh0MTI1C
— Leandro Rafael (@Aretorios) June 27, 2018
With friends like these...
Find someone who holds you in situations like the guy is holding Maradona.. pic.twitter.com/FnuDNvMzsD
— Helmet Man (@Ixhtiyaque) June 27, 2018
"It's exhausting being Maradona"
It's exhausting being Maradona. pic.twitter.com/5n3xp8lUx5
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) June 26, 2018
Even Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan was on the edge of his seat as he watched Maradona's exaggerated reactions while cheering for Argentina. On Twitter, Shah Rukh Khan wrote, "Uff this Maradona adds so much stress. Love the Nigerian team but have to have Argentina in the play offs. My Phews continue..."
Uff this Maradona adds so much stress. Love the Nigerian team but have to have Argentina in the play offs. My Phews continue...
— Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk) June 26, 2018
Throughout Argentina's 2-1 victory, which secured the South American giants' passage into the last 16, the host broadcaster television feed regularly cut to images of an animated Maradona as the tension mounted.
When Messi gave Argentina the lead early in the first half, Maradona screamed his delight, crossing his hands across his chest and gazing to the heavens. When defender Marcos Rojo scored the winning goal with just four minutes remaining, Maradona rushed to the front of the VIP box where he was watching and gave a one-fingered salute with both hands and shouted an obscene insult - all of which ended up as memes on Twitter.
There has been no dearth of memes from the ongoing World Cup in Russia.
Last week, a giant red inflatable ball found its way to the pitch during a match between Switzerland and Brazil. It was promptly burst by Brazilian goalkeeper Alisson Becker, better known as just Alisson. A video of Alisson stomping on the ball towards the end of the game, which ended in a 1-1 tie, quickly viral on social media and inspired hundreds of hilarious memes.
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