Thirty-nine years ago today, on June 22, 1986 (May 16, 1986 in the lunar calendar), Diego Maradona scored with the "hand of God". Diego Maradona scored with the "Hand of God". On June 22, 1986, in the quarter-final match between England and Argentina in the 13th Football World Cup, six minutes after the second half of the match, Diego Maradona, an Argentine player known as the "King of the Century", scored a goal with his forearm while competing for the top, which was ruled valid. It became a famous moment in sports history. Three minutes after the ball, Diego Maradona took the ball for more than 60 meters, and scored a goal by six English players, including the England goalkeeper. This goal was later voted as the best goal of the century by fans in the official FIFA selection held in 2002. Both goals are stunning goals, and the huge contrast is even more meaningful, which has been repeatedly mentioned in later football culture. Later in this game, although England pulled back a goal, they lost to Argentina 1-2. In this World Cup, Argentina finally won the championship. It should be noted that the Falklands War broke out between Britain and Afghanistan in 1982, so this competition actually represented the contest of secular nationalism between the two countries to some extent. The victory gave Argentines a sense of satisfaction to win back a city. History of the World Cup: Diego Maradona won the championship in World War I, and Argentina's stadium took revenge on England. In 1982, a war broke out between Argentina and Britain, and the two sides fought fiercely over an archipelago in the South Atlantic. This archipelago is called the Malvinas Islands in Argentina and the Falkland Islands in Britain. It is only 500 kilometers away from Argentina mainland, while it is 13,000 kilometers away from Britain. So far away, why is it still British territory? In fact, this island was deserted in the early days, and it was only at the end of 16th century that Europeans discovered the Falkland Islands. It wasn't until 1690 that English explorers first named the channel Falkland. After this, the Spanish came, the Dutch came, and the French came. In the middle of the nineteenth century, the Argentines sent troops to the island, and the British also sent troops to claim sovereignty. In 1840, this archipelago officially became a British colony and was included in the territory of the royal family. But Argentina has never given up on this archipelago. In fact, in the 1970s, the British government considered giving up the sovereignty of the Falkland Islands. At that time, the Falkland Islands were as tasteless as chicken ribs to them. The islands themselves and the adjacent waters have little resource value, and the residents on the islands can't create more wealth for Britain. The geographical location far away from the mainland makes Britain spend huge sums of money every year to maintain the management of this colony. And this island is not helpful to Britain's diplomatic and security situation. Based on the above situation, the British government led by Margaret Thatcher at that time had seriously negotiated with Argentina the sovereignty of the Falkland Islands, hoping to hand over the islands to Argentina for governance through negotiations. But the negotiations ultimately broke down. Originally, this matter was forgotten, but a few years later, the Argentines brought up the old story again. Because of the serious crisis in Argentina, President Galtieri's throne was unstable, so he began to hold high the banner of nationalism, denouncing Britain's occupation of its own territory, the Malvinas Islands, and calling for war to recover the territory. Galtieri hopes that this trick can divert people's attention and keep his seat. The Argentine army then went to the island and swore sovereignty. Britain was impolite and immediately sent troops across the Atlantic Ocean, and the two sides started a fierce battle. Although Britain is no longer an empire where the sun never sets, a skinny camel is bigger than a horse. The war began on April 2nd and officially ended on June 14th. Argentina suffered a fiasco at home. A large number of troops surrendered to the British army, and they were lost home in shame. Britain once again established its sovereignty over the Falkland Islands (or Malvinas Islands), and this time it will not negotiate with Argentina anyway. Coincidentally, four years after the end of the war, the 13th World Cup was held in Mexico, and Argentina and England, bitter rivals on the battlefield, met in the quarter-finals. Enemies are particularly jealous when they meet each other. People often say that football is a war in peacetime. Before the match between the two sides, all walks of life had already rendered this match into a match between enemies. This game eventually became Diego Maradona's battle for the king. He scored twice by himself and contributed two goals that can be recorded in football history. The first goal can be called the most shameless goal in the history of the World Cup. Diego Maradona scored it with his hand and escaped the punishment of the referee. This handball is called "the hand of God". In the second ball, Diego Maradona passed five England players in a row, and the whole England defense line seemed non-existent. He took the ball from midfield, dodged left and right all the way, and then flashed past England goalkeeper Hilton to send the ball into an empty net. The ball has been called the greatest goal in the history of the World Cup. Diego Maradona also became a new generation of ball king with this goal. After the game, some people said that Argentina lost to Britain on the battlefield and succeeded in revenge in the World Cup. This statement is just a gimmick. No matter how many times you win on the football field, you can't make up for a defeat on the battlefield. In this World Cup, Argentina reached the final under the leadership of Diego Maradona, defeated the Federal German team and won the World Cup.