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 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