Sir Bobby Robson Trophy match a yellow card during extra time, which meant he would have missed the final had England won. As of 2009, the World Cup performance of 1990 under Robson remains the furthest England have progressed in the tournament on foreign soil. The Germans later went on to win the final in a game against Argentina. The knock out on penalties was Sir Bobby's second unlucky departure from the late stage of a World Cup, after England were knocked out of the 1986 World Cup in Mexico, after the infamous 'Hand of God' goal by Diego Maradona in the Argentina v England
History of the Argentina national football team none were able to finish. The first half ended with Argentina having the majority of possession but unable to get past a tough defense. Six minutes following the second half, Maradona scored a controversial goal in which he used his hand; once the match finished, Maradona called it ""la mano de Dios"" ("the hand of God"), explicitly admitting the infringement. The goal began with a defensive error from Steve Hodge, who passed the ball incorrectly back to his goalkeeper, Peter Shilton. At that time, Maradona was still continuing his run and reached the ball first and netted it in with