At the gates of the World Cup, it is impossible not to mention some controversial matches that have marked the history of football, such as the Argentina vs England in Mexico 1986 where is the goal of the ‘Hand of God’. Indeed, they have come to light recently unedited images of that day
The photos never published
Although there are many photographs from June 22, 1986 (the day the match between Argentina and England was played in Mexico 1986) that captured the controversial game in which Maradona scored the goal with his hand, recently, according to the Chronicle media, Some pictures have been released which have been captured by the Irish tourist, Joe O’Connell, who was at the meeting
The non-amateur photographer took the images with his personal camera and did not release them for 36 years. It should be noted that the man was present in the upper stalls of the Azteca Stadium and experienced the matches between Argentina-England and Argentina-Belgium.
It is necessary to mention that in them you can see Maradona in the air with Peter Shilton trying to clear the ball. That controversial play showed the moment Maradona took advantage of the millisecond to pretend to hit his head when he had already hidden his hand for the shot.
But not only that, there is also one in which Julio Olarticoechea launches himself to prevent England from doubling with his head.
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The controversy with the arbitration
Pictures after the game between Argentina vs England (2-1) for the quarterfinals of the 1986 World Cup in Mexico sparked controversy against arbitration.
Bogdan Dochev, one of the lines, did not warn that the play had been with the punch or did not notice it and the main referee, the Tunisian Ali Bin Nasser, validated the play.
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Argentina won that World Cup after playing the final against Germany in a match that was 3-2.
