The hand of God
Also known as La mano de Dios
goal scored by Diego Maradona
Key facts
- Native name
- La mano de Dios
- Date
- 22 June 1986 ( 1986-06-22 ) , ( Argentina v England match )
- Venue
- Estadio Azteca
- Location
- Mexico City
- Type
- Association football goal
- Participants
- Diego Maradona , Peter Shilton
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Image
- Maradona shilton mano dios.jpg
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- point in time
- 1986-06-22
- literal translation
- hand of God
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- The hand of God
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"The Hand of God" (Spanish: La mano de Dios) is the name given to the opening goal awarded to Argentine footballer Diego Maradona during Argentina's victory over England in a quarter-final match at the 1986 FIFA World Cup. The goal, which was illegal under association football rules, was allowed to stand because none of the match referees could see Maradona using his left hand to score. Four minutes after the goal gave Argentina a 1–0 lead in the quarterfinal game, Maradona scored a second goal known as the "Goal of the Century". Argentina won the match 2–1 en route to winning their second World Cup.
The goal's name derives from Maradona's initial response when asked whether he scored it legally. He said it was "a little with the head of Maradona and a little with the hand of God". Later, Maradona acknowledged he had illegally handled the ball, saying he considered the goal "symbolic revenge" for the United Kingdom's defeat of Argentina in the 1982 Falklands War.