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This is the moment a streaker ran onto the pitch and temporarily interrupted tonight's World Cup final .

Russian comedian Vitaly Zdorovetskiy ran onto the pitch during the second half of the clash between Germany and Argentina with the scores locked at 0-0.

Zdorovetskiy, who has over one million fans on Facebook and 178,000 followers on Twitter, could be seen blowing kisses at the crowd and running towards the players.

At one point the comedian - who had “natural born prankster” written on his body - attempted to kiss German player Benedikt Howedes.

TV viewers were unable to see the moment, however, with coverage instead showing an image of the famous Christ the Redeemer set against the sunset.

However, basketball star LeBron James was among those inside the stadium who filmed the streaker and uploaded it onto Instagram.

Eventually Zdorovetskiy was tackled by about five security guards and hauled off the pitch.

After the game, he posted a picture of the moment he tried to kiss Howedes online with the caption: "I did it".

Zdorovetskiy, also known by his YouTube username VitalyzdTV, is infamous for public prank videos.