Hand of God (football)

The Hand of God (in Spanish: Mano de Dios ) indicates, with the Football, the But marked by Diego Maradona against the England (final score 2-1 for the Argentine) in quarterfinals of the World cup 1986 in the Stade Azteca (Mexico City, Mexico). The validation of this goal made it possible Argentinian to reach the following turn then the finale and to thus gain their second world cup. This invalid, full goal of consequences for the English adversary, is often taken in example by the partisans of the video arbitration for the introduction of this technology into the high level competitions.

This But is historically famous because it was marked hand at the beginning of the second period, with the 51e minute of play, whereas the two teams were with equality 0 to 0. According to its own testimony, Diego Maradona admitted not to have been able to reach the balloon head because of the big size of the English gatekeeper. He thus tightened the arm for effleurer the balloon which lobba the Goalkeeper English and finished his race in the nets.

The referee Tunisia N Mr. Ali Bennaceur, not having noticed the fault, validated the But in spite of the protests of the players English, giving thus the advantage to the Argentins which gained the match 2 goals with 1, thanks to a second goal of anthology of Maradona five minutes later (56e). At the time of the press conference of after-match, Maradona exacerbated the polemic by the comment which was worth with this But its nickname: “a poco idiot the cabeza of Maradona there otro poco idiot the mano of Dios” (“a Little by the head Maradona, a little by the Hand of God ”).

At the time of the World cup 2006, Lionel Messi, the Argentinian wonder of FC Barcelona, shocks the opinion to have carried shoes where the inscription " Mano De Dios " could be read. June 9th, 2007, at the time of the 37e day of the Championship of Spain of football vis-a-vis the Espanyol Barcelona (2-2), Lionel Messi marked a goal of the hand curiously resembling that which marked Maradona at the time of the Football world cup of 1986 vis-a-vis in England. Let us recall that he had also been the author of a goal similar to that marked by the " Pibe d' Oro" , vis-a-vis the club of Getafe, by dribblant all the team on the basis of her defense. Once again, Lionel Messi will have done everything to push the comparison between the two Argentinas stars until his paroxysm.

See too

World cup 1986

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