Argentina v England (1986 FIFA World Cup) "Hand of God goal", which Maradona scored by using his hand. His second, four minutes after his first, saw him dribble past five England players, Beardsley, Reid, Butcher, Fenwick, Butcher (again), and finally goalkeeper Peter Shilton, and became known as the "Goal of the Century". Argentina won the game 2–1 and went on to win the 1986 World Cup with a victory over West Germany in the final match. Maradona won the golden ball for player of the tournament; England's goalscorer on the day, Gary Lineker, won the golden boot for being the tournament's top scorer. British expatriates brought football
The hand of God so, since once the match was over it could not be changed. In early 2008, "The Sun" newspaper published an article in which they implied that Maradona, during a visit to England, had apologized for what is described as "the infamous goal of The Hand of God". The newspaper, first of all, cites the phrase in this form:but later repeats the same quotation by adding the word "apologize" which did not appear in the first one, despite being the same sentence:And complete the idea:Before Maradona denied the fact, several world media outlets raised the news, creating controversy in public opinion.