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
1986 FIFA World Cup by a Spanish-speaking country, after Argentina 1978, and Spain 1982. It was won by Argentina (their second title, after winning in 1978). Argentina was captained by the 25-year old Diego Maradona, who played a large part in his team's success. Maradona scored the "Hand of God" goal, as well as another voted "Goal of the Century", in the same quarter-final against England. These were two of the five goals that Maradona scored during the tournament, and he also created another five for his teammates. Argentina beat West Germany 3–2 in the final at Mexico City's Estadio Azteca. Total attendance was