Back to the Premier League Newsfeed

Diego Maradona & the Hand of God: The most infamous goal in World Cup history

Argentina's World Cup quarter-final against England in Mexico in 1986 became one of the most famous games in football history thanks to one man

There have been few games in World Cup - and indeed football - history that have left more of a lasting impact on the sport than Argentina's victory over England in the 1986 quarter-finals in Mexico City.

Played at the famous Estadio Azteca, the match was taken over by the greatest player on the planet at the time - and, for some, of all time - in Argentina's captain and No.10, Diego Maradona.