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
Hand of God (art) forearm as well as the hand, which is not found in surviving Christian examples, and most show an open palm, sometimes with the fingers spread out. Later examples in Jewish art are closer in form to Christian styles. In Christian art, the hand of God usually occupies the form of a blessing gesture, if they are not performing an action, though some just show an open hand. The normal blessing gesture is to point with the index and next finger, with the other fingers curled back and thumb relaxed. There is also a more complicated Byzantine gesture that attempts to