1On June 22nd, 986, the last match between Argentina and England in the Mexican World Cup 1/4, diego maradona scored the goal of England by hand, and the referee ruled that the goal was valid. This is the famous "Hand of God" event. Later, in a football match, the ball was scored by hand, which was judged to be effective by the referee and called "the hand of God".
At that time, the game went on until the sixth minute of the second half, and the two sides still drew 0-0. Diego maradona first distributed the ball to winger valdano, and valdano's shot was blocked by English defender Hodge and then passed back to goalkeeper Hilton. At this time, Diego Diego Maradona grabbed the first point, but faced with the big Hilton, it was difficult for him to head the ball into the goal. In the end, he chose to hit the ball into the goal with his hand. Due to his short stature and hidden movements, Tunisia's referee Nasser failed to find out and the ruling was valid. Although Hilton and his teammates argued fiercely, the result could not be changed.
With this goal lead, diego maradona then scored the most wonderful goal in the history of the World Cup-"the goal of the century". In this game, Argentina finally won by 2: 1, and finally won the World Cup.
When the English protested, the Argentines celebrated the goal (the video shows diego maradona observing the referee from the corner of his eye).
At the press conference after the game, diego maradona further humiliated the British, claiming that the goal was "a little bit of God's hand, a little bit of diego maradona's head", and extended that whether it was a goal or not, God was the ultimate master. For the Argentines who have just been defeated by Britain in the Falklands War, victory may be the best revenge. Diego maradona believes that this goal is God's punishment for the English people, which further aggravates the feud between Argentina and England in football. At this time, the relationship between the two countries is very tense.
There is ample video and photo evidence that Diego Diego Maradona lifted his forearm so high that his short figure touched the ball before Hilton. The media all over the world repeatedly played this video clip. The British media even called it "the devil's hand". This goal was repeatedly mentioned by the media and fans when the two teams met in the World Cup in 1998 and 2002 years later.
After this incident, in a football match, the ball was scored by hand and judged to be effective. People called it "the hand of God".