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Such was the danger Maradona posed to the Belgian goal during this Group 3 match in Barcelona during the 1982 World Cup, it seems they've put six men on him. But all is not what it seems.
Argentina and Maradona were through and the rest is history — history that the Belgium players, if not the rest of us, have never forgotten. “He destroyed us,” Scifo reflected 30 years later.
We’ll give you a hint: There was always going to be a moment in Saturday’s match that recalled the above photo of Diego Maradona appearing to take on half of Belgium’s team at the 1982 World ...
Maradona had no right to steal in between two Belgium defenders and dink the ball into the net, putting his team ahead. But he managed it; no matter how good his talent was, one of the No. 10's ...
Another dose of decisive genius against Belgium and it might be gone for good. Argentina will then be in their first World Cup semifinal since 1990, their first since the days of Maradona.
Belgium coach Marc Wilmots is old enough to remember Diego Maradona dumbfounding four defenders and a goalie to stop the nation's incredible run at the 1986 World Cup in the semifinals.
BRASILIA — For 90 or more minutes Saturday, Lionel Messi will attempt to escape the grips of Belgium's defenders. If he and Argentina are successful and the Albiceleste advances to the World Cup ...
A shirt worn by Diego Maradona during the 1986 World Cup semi-finals is expected to fetch up to $1.2 million at an online Sotheby’s auction in August.
The shirt that Diego Maradona wore in the 1986 World Cup Final has been returned to Argentina. Thirty-six years after the final in Mexico City where Maradona led La Albiceleste to its second world ...