Argentine professional footballer Eponyms and public art Films Media Family Related "The hand of God" (Spanish: La mano de Dios) was a goal scored by Argentine footballer Diego Maradona during the Argentina v England quarter finals match of the 1986 FIFA World Cup.

Maradona eventually acknowledged he had illegally handled the ball, stating that he considered the goal to be "symbolic revenge" for the United Kingdom's victory over Argentina in the Falklands War four years earlier.

Six minutes into the second half of the game, Maradona took the ball out of the box with his left leg and passed it to teammate Jorge Valdano.

Shilton jumped forward with his right hand, while Maradona did so with his left arm outstretched.

Maradona began to celebrate while glancing sideways at the referee and the linesman for confirmation.

Ahora sí puedo contar lo que en aquel momento no podía, lo que en aquel momento definí como «La mano de Dios»... ¿Qué mano de Dios?

[citation needed] 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.

Paolo Sorrentino’s semi-autobiographical 2021 drama is named after the incident and references Diego Maradona's influence on 1980s Naples.

[14] On 4 May 2022, the shirt sold at auction for £7,100,000, a world record for a piece of sports memorabilia.