Hand of God goal

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The "Hand of God" goal is Diego Maradona’s infamous hand-assisted score against England in the 1986 World Cup quarter-final, widely regarded as one of the most controversial moments in football history.

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instanceOf controversial football goal
sporting controversy
acknowledgedByMaradonaAsHandball true
angleOfIncident challenging aerial ball with goalkeeper
assistantReferee Bogdan Dochev
ballContactBodyPart left hand
ballUsed Adidas Azteca
city Mexico City
competition 1986 FIFA World Cup
country Mexico
culturalImpact iconic moment in Argentina–England football rivalry
symbol of football controversy
date 22 June 1986
finalScoreOfMatch Argentina 2–1 England
followedBy Goal of the Century
goalAwarded true
governingBody FIFA
lawsOfTheGameStatus illegal
legacy frequently cited in debates about video technology in football
maradonaAdmissionYear 2005
matchImportance decisive in Argentina’s progression to semi-finals
mediaCoverage extensive worldwide
methodOfScoring handball
minuteOfGoal 51st minute
nicknamedBy Diego Maradona
nicknameExplanation Maradona said it was scored a little with the head of Maradona and a little with the hand of God
opponentGoalkeeper Peter Shilton
opponentManager Sir Bobby Robson
surface form: Bobby Robson
referee Ali Bin Nasser
relatedHistoricalContext post-Falklands War tensions between Argentina and the United Kingdom
sameMatchAs Goal of the Century
scoredAgainst England national football team
scoredBy Diego Maradona
scorerShirtNumber 10
sport association football
stage quarter-final
subjectOf books on football history
journalistic analysis
numerous documentaries
teamOfScorer Argentina national football team
tournamentHostCountry Mexico
tournamentWinner Argentina
typeOfInfraction handling the ball
venue Estadio Azteca
videoAssistantRefereeInUse false
widelyRegardedAs one of the most controversial goals in football history
year 1986

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1986 FIFA World Cup famousGoal Hand of God goal
Diego Maradona isKnownFor Hand of God goal
this entity surface form: "Hand of God" goal
Diego Maradona scoredInMatch Hand of God goal
this entity surface form: Hand of God goal against England on 1986-06-22
Goal of the Century associatedWith Hand of God goal
Goal of the Century sameMatchAs Hand of God goal