Ali Bin Nasser Ali Bin Nasser Ali Bin Nasser (also spelled Ali Bennaceur, ; born 2 March 1944) is a former Tunisian football referee. Nasser refereed the match between Argentina and England in the 1986 FIFA World Cup, where the "Hand of God" and the "Goal of the Century" were scored by Argentine captain Diego Maradona to win the match. For the "Hand of God" goal, Maradona punched the ball into the net, however, Bin Nasser stated that he did not see this and thought that Maradona had headed the ball. Both Bin Nasser and his Bulgarian assistant linesman Bogdan Dochev blamed each
Hand of God (art) and the "Sacrifice of Isaac". There are numerous references to the hand, or arm, of God in the Hebrew Bible, most clearly metaphorical in the way that remains current in modern English, but some capable of a literal interpretation. They are usually distinguished from references to a placement at the right hand of God. Later rabbinic literature also contains a number of references. There are three occasions in the gospels when the voice of God is heard, and the hand often represents this in visual art. Gertrud Schiller distinguishes three functions of the hand in Christian art: as symbol of