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DEFINING MOMENT

THE HAND OF GOD
Argentina’s star player, Diego Maradona, uses his hand to
divert the ball past goalkeeper Peter Shilton and into the
England net. The quarter-final of the World Cup was being
played in Mexico City and Argentina’s number ten later
scored a stunning solo goal to secure his team’s 2-1
victory. He later called the infamous incident
“The hand of god.” The South American
team went on to win the World Cup.
22 June 1986

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