Maradona’s ‘Hand of God’ ball from Mexico sells for $3.35m

Al Jazeera · 🇶🇦 public Qatar · Aug 24, 2026 · 75 words

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What to know about Maradona’s ‘Hand of God’ ball from Mexico sells for $3.35m

Maradona’s ‘Hand of God’ ball from Mexico sells for $3.35m NewsFeed Maradona’s ‘Hand of God’ ball from Mexico sells for $3.35m Diego Maradona’s 1986 World Cup ball has sold for $3.35m.

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What happened

Maradona’s ‘Hand of God’ ball from Mexico sells for $3.35m NewsFeed Maradona’s ‘Hand of God’ ball from Mexico sells for $3.35m Diego Maradona’s 1986 World Cup ball has sold for $3.35m.

Why it matters

Maradona scored against England with his hand, later calling it the ‘Hand of God’.

Common ground

Four minutes later, he beat five players to score the ‘Goal of the Century’.

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Follow-up questions

What concrete event or decision sits underneath the headline: Maradona’s ‘Hand of God’ ball from Mexico sells for $3.35m?
What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that Argentina won 2-1 and went on to lift the World Cup?
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Claim 1: “Argentina won 2-1 and went on to lift the World Cup.”

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Wikipedia confirms the match result was Argentina 2-1 England. While the provided evidence for the tournament win is implicit in the '1986 FIFA World Cup' and 'Argentina v England' entries, it is a widely documented historical fact corroborated by the match context.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 1986 FIFA World Cup was the 13th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial football tournament for men's senior national teams. It was played in Mexico from 31 May to 29 June 1986. The tournament was the se…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1986_FIFA_World_Cup

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Argentina 2–1 England quarter-final match of the 1986 FIFA World Cup was a football match played on 22 June 1986 between Argentina and England at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City. The match was held …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_v_England_(1986_FIFA…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Argentina–England football rivalry is a sports rivalry between the national football teams of Argentina and England. Exacerbated by historical political tensions, it is widely considered one of th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina–England_football_riv…

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Claim 2: “Diego Maradona’s 1986 World Cup ball has sold for $3.35m.”

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Three independent news sources (Anadolu Ajansı, Milliyet, and a third web result citing Heritage Auctions) all confirm the ball sold for $3.35 million.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Diego Armando Maradona (30 October 1960 – 25 November 2020) was an Argentine professional football player and manager. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players in history, he was one of the two …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_Maradona

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Diego Armando Maradona Jr. (né Sinagra; 20 September 1986) is an Argentine-Italian football coach, former player, and professional beach soccer player, currently in charge of Eccellenza amateurs Porti…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_Maradona_Jr.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Hugo Hernán Maradona (9 May 1969 – 28 December 2021), also known as El Turco, was an Argentine football player and manager. He was the younger brother of Diego Maradona. He played as a midfielder for …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo_Maradona

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Claim 3: “Maradona scored against England with his hand, later calling it the ‘Hand of God’.”

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The claim is directly confirmed by Wikipedia entries for 'The hand of God' and 'Argentina v England (1986 FIFA World Cup)', as well as BBC Sport.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — "The Hand of God" (Spanish: La mano de Dios) is the name given to the opening goal awarded to Argentine footballer Diego Maradona during Argentina's victory over England in a quarter-final match at th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_hand_of_God

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Claim 4: “Four minutes later, he beat five players to score the ‘Goal of the Century’.”

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Multiple sources, including Wikipedia and news reports (AOL), confirm that four minutes after the first goal, Maradona dribbled past five players to score the 'Goal of the Century'.

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