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The hand of God" (Spanish: La mano de Dios) was a goal scored by Argentine footballer Diego Maradona during the Argentina v England quarter finals match of the 1986 FIFA World Cup. The goal was illegal under association football rules because Maradona used his hand to score.
The first goal, after 51 minutes, was the "Hand of God goal," which Maradona scored by using his hand. The second, four minutes after his first, saw him dribble past five England players, Peter Beardsley , Peter Reid , Terry Butcher , Terry Fenwick , Butcher (again), and finally goalkeeper Peter Shilton , and became known as the "Goal of the ...
After the game, Maradona claimed the goal was scored "A bit with the head of Maradona and another bit with the hand of God"; it became known as the "Hand of God" goal. For his second goal, voted "Goal of the Century" in 2002 on the FIFA website, Maradona dribbled half the length of the field past five English players before scoring. With 20 ...
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Diego Maradona to Lionel Messi to all these brilliant players." You know you have done something well when the opposition manager, who just happens to be Jose Mourinho, says this about a goal you ...
Maradona celebrating scoring a goal against Belgium at the 1986 World Cup. Diego Maradona was an Argentine professional footballer who represented the Argentina national football team as an attacking midfielder and playmaker from 1977 to 1994. He had scored 34 goals in 91 appearances, [1] making him Argentina's 5th-highest goalscorer.
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Maradona made 11 appearances that season, with the two goals scored on his debut being the only ones he scored. In the 1977 season, Maradona played 49 matches and scored 19 goals, and started to get on the radar ofother South American clubs. In the 1978 season, Maradona scored 26 goals in 35 matches, and had the 1978 World Cup in his sights.