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Why 1986 World Cup victory over England is Argentina's proudest day, the role 1966 played, the man who coined the phrase 'Hand of God' revealed, the anger at Steve Hodge and how Maradona learnt his 'trick' ⊕⊕

found 2026 › May › 14 (Thu) @ 09:48 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail

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In Argentina the 1986 World Cup quarter-final win over England looms large in the collective memory, so much so that a documentary about it is called simply El Partido , or The Match.