blog 5

The hand of God

This picture takes place in the Soccer World Cup in Mexico in 1986
in which the selection of Argentina under the expectation of having the world figure Diego Maradona considered one of the best footballer of all time, could become a world champion, but this journey would have a specific moment in the quarterfinals of the cup of the world especially a play that under the historical and political context between Argentina and England I take it beyond the anecdotal level, this picture became an image that transcended the history of football.
The Mexican photographer Alejandro Ojeda Carbajal captured this image where on one hand the Argentine player Diego Maradona is appreciated that after a great play inside the area and with the ball falling, it was in his search with the goalkeeper Peter Shilton, 20 centimeters taller than him. Shilton jumped forward his right hand, at the same time that Maradona did with his left arm extended. The fist of the Argentine player, close to his head, hit the ball before, which rolled towards the goal. Maradona began to celebrate, looking sideways at the referee and the line judge, and relaxed when the goal was validated.
 

 Diego Maradona himself declared after the game that the goal had marked him "a bit with his head and a bit with the hand of God", and from there the world press baptized the goal.