Perhaps the most famous moment in World Cup history, ‘The Hand of God’ is still something that pains England fans 30 years on.
During the 51st minute and with the game locked at 0-0, El Diego drove down the centre of the pitch, playing an unorthodox one-two with Steve Hodge, who looped the ball over England’s backline for Maradona to palm home.
The villainous genius of Maradona was in contrast to his amazing footballing ability, and both were on full display that day in Mexico City.
Later in the game, he glided past the whole England team and scored Argentina’s second goal, giving them an insurmountable lead. Would this have happened if he had received a yellow card for his blatant handball only four minutes earlier thanks to VAR?
We’d like to think that after receiving a caution, Maradona would have kept things simple and England would have gone on to win 1-0 thanks to Gary Lineker’s goal late on in the game.
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