Who scored the 'Hand of God' goal?

Who scored the “Hand of God” goal? Diego Maradona.

Diego Maradona scored the “Hand of God” goal for Argentina against England on 22 June 1986. The incident occurred in the quarter-final of the FIFA World Cup at the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City, where Maradona used his left hand to help the ball past goalkeeper Peter Shilton.

Tunisian referee Ali Bin Nasser awarded the goal because neither he nor his assistant saw the handball clearly. Maradona later described the goal as coming partly from his head and partly from the “hand of God”, giving the moment its famous name. Under the laws of football, the goal was illegal, but it stood.

The same match also produced Maradona’s celebrated “Goal of the Century”, a solo run scored four minutes later. Argentina beat England 2–1 and went on to win the tournament. The episode is sometimes confused with Lionel Messi’s similar-looking handball against Espanyol in 2007, but Messi did not score the famous World Cup goal.