God’s hand and the Falklands War; 😁 A different look at the meeting between England and Argentina, with the atmosphere of the 1986 World Cup incidents in mind, ahead of tonight’s match

💬 A review of the sidelines of that controversial match Diego Maradona, after England’s elimination: “Before the match, we were saying that football has nothing to do with the Malvinas War, but that was a lie. We knew that many young Argentinians had been killed there, and that this match was a kind of revenge and a reclaiming of something from the Malvinas. This was not just a game. Winning against England in 1986 was a kind of recompense after the Malvinas War. Although it was small, it eased the pain of the mothers who had lost their children.”

💬 Gary Lineker, England forward “We didn’t use the Malvinas War as motivation. We just wanted to reach the semi-finals, but I felt that things were different for them. God’s hand? They tricked us, but I forgave them. He was the greatest player of his generation, and what he did on the pitch was magic.”

💬 Maradona’s famous statement about his goal: A little with Maradona’s head, and a little with God’s hand

💬 Peter Shilton, England goalkeeper: “No one was better than him at jumping... He cheated.”

💬 Maradona, 25 years after his famous goal: Now I say it plainly... This goal wasn’t “God’s hand”; it was “Diego’s hand”!

❗ It is worth noting that in 1982, Argentina and Britain had a brief conflict over the islands known to the British as the Falkland Islands and to Argentinians as the Malvinas, which resulted in the deaths of 649 Argentine soldiers and 255 British soldiers.

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