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Goal of the Century

In that same 1986 quarterfinal against England, Maradona scored another (this time legal) goal. He had just scored the infamous Hand of God goal when he struck again four minutes later.

Argentina led England 1-0, and the English were still in shock and enraged over the first goal. Maradona did not relent, however, picking up the ball 60 yards (55 m) from the English goal and weaving through four defenders before executing a move (a deke) that left the English keeper on the seat of his pants. Maradona calmly rolled the ball into the open goal to make it 2-0. That proved to be the dagger that eliminated England, as the match ended 2-1. Argentina was propelled to the World Cup title from there. As for the goal, a 2002 poll by the sport’s governing body, Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), named the play the Goal of the Century.

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