It was in the quarter-finals of the 1986 World Cup in Mexico that Maradona palmed the ball in and outwitted goalkeeper Peter Shilton for 1-0, saying afterwards that it was "with a part of his head and a part of the hand of God" that produced the iconic expression .
Four minutes after the goal, which Tunisian referee Ali Bin Nasser disallowed, Maradona struck with a 68-metre run where he slalomed between the English players who were like cones to make it 2-0 - also one of the most famous goals in football history.
It was one and the same ball that was used during the match, a ball that was kept by Bin Nasser and had been in his possession for 36 years.
The auction four days before the WC premiere
On November 16, it will be sold at auction in England and is believed to fetch between SEK 30 and 37 million.
- The ball is part of international football history.
It feels like the right time to share it with the world, says Bin Nasser, according to AP.
Four days later, the WC in Qatar will start.
The shirt that Maradona used during the match was sold for SEK 104 million at an auction in May.
Maradona led Argentina to World Cup gold in the tournament.
It is the last time they won the tournament.
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Mardona's shirt sold for SEK 87 million.
Photo: TT/Reuters