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Maradona used his arm on the goal line to stop a Soviet header, four years after the Hand of God.
Italy 1990 · Group Stage
Maradona used his arm on the goal line to stop a Soviet header, four years after the Hand of God.
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Maradona used his arm on the goal line to stop a Soviet header, four years after the Hand of God.
No penalty was awarded and play continued.
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