MARADONA’S MOMENT

England-argentina, 1986

This highly-charged clash took place in Mexico four years after Argentina’s defeat to Britain in the Falklands War.

To the joy of their fans, Argentina took symbolic revenge, winning the quarter-final 2-1 with Diego Maradona scoring twice. His first goal was the infamous “Hand of God” goal in which he punched the ball past England goalkeeper Peter Shilton. Then a superb solo effort dubbed the goal of the century sealed victory.

“It was a final for us. It was not about winning a match, it was about eliminating the English,” Maradona said.