A Little With the Hand of God | 1986 FIFA World Cup | Mexico

The 1986 World Cup produced great matches long before Argentina met England.Belgium eliminated the Soviet Union in one of the tournament's most dramatic games. Denmark arrived as one of the favourites, led Spain 1–0, and then collapsed to a 5–1 defeat. Italy's reign as world champions ended against France.Then came the match everyone remembers.Argentina versus England.In the second half, Diego Maradona rose with goalkeeper Peter Shilton and punched the ball into the net. The goal stood. Afterwards, Maradona famously described it as being scored "a little with the head of Maradona and a little with the hand of God."Four minutes later he collected the ball inside his own half, dribbled past half the England team, and scored what many consider the greatest goal in football history.Two goals.Four minutes apart.One controversial, one magnificent.Together they created football's most enduring legend.#FootballFiles #WorldCup1986 #Mexico1986 #Maradona #HandOfGod #GoalOfTheCentury #Argentina #England #FootballHistory #FootballPodcast