The 7 Worst Blown Calls in Sports History

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1. Hand of God

Argentina won the 1986 FIFA World Cup quarter-finals match against England thanks to divine intervention. Widely known as the “Hand of God”, Diego Maradona’s first goal of the memorable match was scored more with his hand than with his head. However, lucky for the South American team, the referee, Ali Bin Nasser, missed the call. Four minutes after the infamous goal, Maradona would score again, only now in an epic unmistakable fashion: The Goal of the Century. Two games later Argentina took the World Cup home.

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