The hand of God The hand of God The hand of God is the name given to the goal scored by Argentine footballer Diego Armando Maradona in the quarter-final match between Argentina and England at the 1986 World Cup on 22 June 1986 at the Azteca Stadium in Mexico City. The game ended with a 2-1 win for the Argentinians, thanks to the so-called "Goal of the Century", also scored by Maradona. Diego Maradona himself declared after the match that the goal had scored "a little with his head and a little with the hand of God", and from there the world press baptized
Hand of God (art) either God's presence or the voice of God, or signifying God's acceptance of a sacrifice. The hand of God, which encompasses God's arm and fingers as well, is one of the most frequently employed anthropomorphisms of the Hebrew Bible. References to the hand of God occur numerous times in the Pentateuch alone, particularly in regards to the unfolding narrative of the Israelites' exodus from Egypt (cf. Exodus 3:19–20, Exodus 14: 3, 8, 31). There are no references to the hand of God as an active agent or witness in the New Testament, though there are several to Jesus standing or