The hand of God The hand of God The hand of God is the name given to the goal scored by Argentine footballer Diego Armando Maradona in the quarter-final match between Argentina and England at the 1986 World Cup on 22 June 1986 at the Azteca Stadium in Mexico City. The game ended with a 2-1 win for the Argentinians, thanks to the so-called "Goal of the Century", also scored by Maradona. Diego Maradona himself declared after the match that the goal had scored "a little with his head and a little with the hand of God", and from there the world press baptized
The hand of God Even Peter Shilton rejected the apology, arguing that it was now too late. Maradona, a few days after the article came out, came out to deny everything, saying that the newspaper had changed the terms. Next, the note:A few days later, The Sun newspaper confirmed that it had modified the interpretation of Maradona's words and asked to change the name to "The Devil's Hand". In the original band of the interview it could be seen that Maradona had never asked for forgiveness for the goal from the hand of God. The quartet singer Rodrigo Bueno used the phrase to compose