Maradona suffered the health issue during Argentina's match vs Nigeria on Tuesday.
Argentina soccer great Diego Maradona has confirmed that he was not hospitalised and was fine after appearing to be taken ill during the South Americans' roller-coaster World Cup win over Nigeria on Tuesday.
"I want to tell everyone that I am fine, that I am not, neither was I, interned," Maradona said in an Instagram post, responding to a media report that he had been taken to hospital.
"In the halftime of the game against Nigeria, my neck hurt a lot and I suffered a decompensation. I was checked by a doctor and he recommended me to go home before the second half, but I wanted to stay because we were risking it all. How could I leave? I send a kiss to everyone, thanks for the support!"
A video posted on Twitter after Tuesday's game showed Maradona needing help to walk as Argentina survived in the World Cup thanks to a late goal.
During the game, Maradona drew attention with his antics in the stands -- enjoying adulation from fans, seemingly falling asleep at one point, and making an obscene gesture with both hands after Marcos Rojo's 86th minute winner secured Argentina's place in the last 16.
Earlier, going into their final group stage match against Nigeria, it was either make or break for Argentina. Even a draw would have eliminated previous edition’s finalists.
Cometh the hour cometh the man, Messi took just 14 minutes to net Argentina’s first goal of the match and 100th goal of World Cup 2018. It was a relief personally for the Barcelona superstar because it was his first World Cup goal in 662 minutes of football; his last previous World Cup goal came against Nigeria as well, in 2014.
Marcos Rojo then struck a superb late winner to snatch victory and book a meeting with Group C winners France in Kazan on Saturday in the first game of the second phase of the tournament.
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