<P> Four minutes after the Hand of God goal came The Goal of the Century, which is often said to be the greatest individual goal of all time . Midfielder Héctor Enrique passed the ball to Maradona inside his own half . Maradona then began his 60 - yard, 10 - second dash towards the English goal, passing four English outfield players: Peter Beardsley, Peter Reid, Terry Butcher (twice) and Terry Fenwick . Maradona finished the move with a feint that left goalkeeper Peter Shilton on his bottom, before slotting the ball into the net to make the score 2--0 to Argentina . </P> <P> About the goal, Maradona said, "I made the play to give it to Valdano, but when I got to the area they surrounded me and I had no space . Therefore, I had to continue the play and finish it myself ." He later complimented the fair play of the English team, saying, "I don't think I could have done it against any other team because they all used to knock you down; they are probably the noblest in the world". </P> <P> In 2002, the goal was voted' Goal of the Century' as part of the buildup to the 2002 FIFA World Cup tournament on the FIFA website . It beat a goal scored by England's Michael Owen against Argentina in the 1998 FIFA World Cup, which came second, whilst another 1986 FIFA World Cup goal by Maradona, from the semi-final match against Belgium, came fourth . </P> <P> In Spanish - speaking countries, this goal is usually associated with the live commentary by Uruguayan journalist Víctor Hugo Morales (translation from Spanish): </P>

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