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
God Hand a terrible, terrible game, yet I can't stop playing it. There's just something horrifically appealing about how bad it is in almost every conceivable way." In Japan, "God Hand" was listed on "Famitsu"<nowiki>'</nowiki>s "Top 10 Reader's Most Wanted" for a few weeks. "Famitsu" also gave the game one six, two sevens, and one six, for a total of 26 out of 40. Sean McCabe of 411Mania gave the game a score of 9.6 out of 10, stating: "I have to say ordinarily I’d try to balance out my opinion on a game. But with all the negativity this game has