English Singer, Robbie Williams Gave the World A Middle Finger during the Opening Ceremony Of World Cup In Russia [Photos]

English Singer, Robbie Williams Gave the World A Middle Finger during the Opening Ceremony Of World Cup In Russia [Photos]

English singer and songwriter, Robbie Williams performed at the World Cup opening ceremony in Russia a few minutes ago.

During his performance, he randomly gave ‘the world’ the middle finger and its sparking hilarious reactions on social media.

The World Cup Opening Ceremony was viewed by an estimated one billion people!

Robbie Williams just showed his middle finger right in front of the camera. Right, this World Cup is absolutely gonna be lit af.#WorldCup

The show, which lasted just 15 minutes before the focus switched to the opening match between the hosts and Saudi Arabia, centred upon British pop star Robbie Williams and Russian opera singer Aida Garifullina.

But Williams’ performance started off in faltering fashion, with his microphone feed coming through intermittently for television viewers in their millions. Then, right before the end of the show, he gave a cheeky middle finger to the camera.

Spanish World Cup winner Iker Casillas, alongside Russian supermodel Natalia Vodianova, brought the World Cup trophy onto the pitch in a sleek Louis Vuitton travel case, before Williams opened the song and dance numbers with the ever-reliable Let Me Entertain You.

But the old chart topper was bedevilled by acoustic issues for television viewers at least, making for an awkward start as the 44-year-old Brit looked to get the crowd going from a dais in the centre circle.