1985–86 in English football Cup. 13 June 1986 – Southampton sign 19-year-old goalkeeper Tim Flowers from Wolverhampton Wanderers for £70,000, while 23-year-old midfielder Ian Crook joins Norwich City from Tottenham Hotspur for £80,000. 18 June 1986 – England beat Paraguay 3–0 to reach the World Cup quarter-finals for the first time since 1970. 22 June 1986 – England's World Cup challenge is ended in the quarter-finals when they lose 2–1 to Argentina. Diego Maradona scores both goals for Argentina, his first goal being the controversial "Hand of God" goal which was allowed despite being an obvious handball. England reached the quarter-finals of the 1986
History of the England national football team equally memorable goals from Diego Maradona – the infamous "Hand of God" goal, where Maradona punched the ball into the net, and then the second after a 50-yard dribble past five England players, that is widely regarded as one of the finest goals in history, and is often called the Goal of the Century. Lineker then pulled a goal back, but England were unable to find an equaliser and went out. But Lineker still won the Golden Boot, as the tournament's top scorer with six goals, and was then on his way to Barcelona from Everton in a deal worth