Argentina and England were vying for a spot in the finals when Argentine star Diego Maradona achieved the first goal of the game by striking the ball with his hand—a flagrant violation of the rules.

当时阿根廷队的迭戈.马拉多纳用手打入一球，并且得分，这是一次非常严重的犯规。

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Diego Maradona acknowledged that he struck the ball with his hand in the famous "Hand of God" goal against England in the 1986 World Cup quarterfinals.

阿根廷足坛巨星迭戈马拉多纳最近终于承认，在1986年世界杯对英格兰的四分之一决赛中，他确实是用手打入了那著名的号称上帝之手的进球。

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On this day 24 years ago, Diego Maradona with "hand of God" to help Argentina out of England, the controversy started his own legend.

24年前的这一天，马拉多纳用“上帝之手”帮助阿根廷淘汰了英格兰，在争议中开始了属于自己的传奇。

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Another tweet, in a reference to the famous "hand of God" episode involving footballer Diego Maradona in a match against England in 1986, claimed the new Pope would be likely to allow football "hand goals".

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And if England rode their luck in the face of an inevitable second-half revival from Argentina, who is to say they did not finally deserve it after Diego Maradona's "Hand of God" in 1986 and the desperate exit on penalties at France 98?

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Famously, Diego Maradona claimed it was the 'hand of God' that intervened in the 1986 World Cup when he scored a dubious goal against England.

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