La Mano de Dios means the Hand of God and refers to the goal Diego Maradona scored for Argentina against England in the quarter final of the 1986 World Cup in Mexico. Maradona punched the ball into the net and later described it as scoring a little with his head and a little with the hand of God. The phrase became one of football's most famous expressions and lives on in chants, commentary, documentaries and online edits whenever fans debate skill, luck and gamesmanship.