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
New Maradona labeled Messi "Messidona". On 9 June 2007, in a match against RCD Espanyol, Messi scored a goal using his hand, which drew comparison to the Hand of God goal scored by Maradona in the same World Cup match. On 12 March 2013, Messi scored two goals, and helped create the fourth, to help Barcelona defeat A.C. Milan (4–0) in the 2nd leg of their Champions League game and reach the quarter-finals. Messi's opening goal of the match once again drew further comparisons between himself and Maradona, due to the similarity with Maradona's famous goal against Greece in the 1994 World