The hand of God the song "La mano de Dios" in homage to Diego Maradona, his great idol. In the first round of the 1990 World Cup between Argentina and the USSR, in the first half of the 0-0 draw, a Soviet attack could not end in a goal as Diego Maradona intercepted the shot with "the hand of God" without the referee noticing it. In the second leg of the play-off for the 2010 World Cup between Ireland and France, William Gallas's goal, which scored the 1-1 draw and qualified France for the World Cup, was made possible by another controversial move, a
Right hand of God to God in Heaven, in the traditional place of honor, mentioned in the New Testament as the place of Christ at Mark 16:19, Luke 22:69, Matthew 22:44 and 26:64, Acts 2:34 and 7:55, 1 Peter 3:22 and elsewhere. These uses reflect use of the phrase in the Old Testament, for example in Psalms 63:8 and 110:1. The implications of this anthropomorphic phrasing have been discussed at length by theologians, including Saint Thomas Aquinas. Right hand of God The right hand of God ("Dextera Domini" "right hand of the Lord" in Latin) or God's right hand may refer to the Bible