Diego Maradona quipped the goal was “a little with the head of Maradona, a little with the hand of God” and then scored one of his greatest goals as Argentina won 2-1 in the Azteca.13:15, 15 Jul 2026The England stars of the 1986 World Cup admit they cannot 'forgive and forget' the Hand of God goal which became the most infamous of all-time.‌Diego Maradona quipped the goal was “a little with the head of Maradona, a little with the hand of God.” He then scored one of the greatest World Cup goals ever as Argentina won 2-1 in the Azteca. to clinch an epic quarter-final.‌Three Lions goalkeeper Peter Shilton, who remains our most capped player of all time with 125 appearances, told BBC Radio 4: "The Hand of God goal is the most infamous in football for all the wrong reasons. I knew he had hand balled it.‌"I have people saying, "Why didn't you knock him out of the way? That is a bit annoying, but it was my job to clear it, not to give penalties away. Really, we were let down by officials, it is as simple as that.He added: "For the young players, they will realise the history, they will have read about it. But history is history. For these players, they have the chance to get to the final, and that will be a dream come true. I have always believed that politics has no place in sport.‌"I know Argentina sang their song after the last game. I don't think they should do that, I don't think they should stir things up. But the England team has the chance to get to the final and make history."Shilton said of the 1990 semi-final, when we were defeated by West Germany in a penalty shoot out: "Penalties are a lottery - Jordan Pickford is good at saving them."We were a good side back then and should have been in the final. We were the width of a post away when Chris Waddle hit the post in extra time."‌Former England hero Terry Butcher admits that he still cannot bear to watch Maradona's first goal in the game. His teammate and great friend Gary Lineker felt it was a 'clever' move by the Argentine icon and joked about Butcher's last gasp attempt to stop Maradona.Terry, 67, spoke with the Mirror at the screening of his TV documentary in London last month and admitted he still did not find the Maradona goal 'funny'. There were bits about Maradona at the World Cup in 1982 and how he was kicked off the park," he recalled.‌"I remember in a TV interview, I was asked what I was going to do in Mexico and I said 'kick him'. I hate watching that goal now. It really sticks in my throat how he did it."Terry, who won 77 England caps and captained Rangers under Graeme Souness from 1986-90, told the Mirror that he "admired and respected" the current England side and how they handle the pressure of the modern era. He had just been for lunch with Peter Reid when we met, and told how they remained close after all these years.‌Tunisian Ali Bin Nasser sold the ball used in the 1986 game for £2m four years ago. England fought back with an 81st minute goal from Lineker which won him the tournament's 'Golden Boot' for top scorer. But Argentina went to win the tournament.Bin Nasser said of the infamous Hand of God: "I couldn't see the incident clearly, Shilton and Maradona were facing me from behind. "As per FIFA instructions, I looked to my linesman for confirmation of the validity of the goal. He made his way back to the halfway line indicating he was satisfied that the goal should stand. At the end of the match the England head coach Bobby Robson said to me: 'You did a good job but the linesman was irresponsible'."Ex-England midfielder Reid, 70, the Everton legend who tried to stop the second goal before Maradona got away from him, is now raising money for the Sir Bobby Robson Foundation in memory of his old boss, who was in charge of England back in 1986.Article continues belowHe told the Mirror: "Peter Shilton and Terry Butcher cannot forgive Maradona. We all felt it really badly because losing in that manner hurt."