Diego Maradona for the winning goal in the final, ensuring that he would be remembered as one of the greatest names in football history. By the end of the World Cup, Maradona went on to win the Golden Ball as the best player of the tournament by unanimous vote and was widely regarded to have won the World Cup virtually single-handedly, something that he later stated he did not entirely agree with. Zinedine Zidane, watching the 1986 World Cup as a 14 year old, stated Maradona “was on another level”. In a tribute to him, Azteca Stadium authorities built a statue of
The hand of God beat him 5-0. On 22 June 2011, in a match in the semi-finals of the CONCACAF Gold Cup, Javier "Chicharito" Hernández scored the second goal of the "Tri" with his hand, which meant Mexico reached the final of the tournament. At the Copa América Centenario 2016, Peruvian player Raúl Ruidíaz scored a goal with his hand, which after several minutes of protests from Brazilian players, the referee validated the goal, Peru beat Brazil 1-0 and qualified for the quarter-finals. The hand of God The hand of God is the name given to the goal scored by Argentine footballer Diego Armando