Gary Lineker & Jürgen Klinsmann React to Diego Maradona's 'The Goal of the Century'

A goal that will leave you speechless to this day 🤩
📺 Gary Lineker & Jürgen Klinsmann react to Diego Maradona's 'The Goal of the Century' from the 1986 #fifaworldcup
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[@jonathanjoensen2679]

There is absolutely no way any living human could foresee exactly where the ball would bubble on the uneven pitch. The technical skills Maradona had was simply beyond what ever had been seen before or since. Nobody could run that fluintly with that pace on uneven surface like that and yet having the ball stuck on his feet. Simply impossible. The initial dribble combination when slips past 3 players in one fluint movement is something you can’t train specifically for. The exact same situation probably never appeared before or since. To string those movements together without hesitation, with no pause or indesiveness is pure magic. Doing a la croqueta or any other specific dribble is on the other hand something you can train and train and train over and over againto perfection. Michael Laudrup did that to perfection. But what Maradona constantly did was to string dribbles, even never heard of before dribbles into fluint combos only working in specific situations. Going on from there, he ‘passes’/chips the ball to himself to alude any imperfections on the pitch and the balls lies dead flat on pitch with millimeters precision right in the center between the next 2-3 defenders he is taking on. That allows him to pick up speed and accelerate into the final run against the goal. To dribble it the rest of the way the english goal is pure routine for Maradona despite the before mentioned pitch uneveness and random bubbling of the ball. The goal is not only the best WC goal ever scored. It is in fact the best ever scored in any match throughout history by the best player troughout history.

[@Chapi-rj6lx]

I never heard or read even in spanish such an accurate description Maradona's skill. Congratulation

[@tedlai6624]

Yes it well known as goal of the century...easily millennium to me

[@anewhopedawn6676]

what a comment!

[@abididrees3866]

100% true everything you have mentioned

[@juanjosenieva4210]

Excelente descripción. La voy a guardar como librillo de cabecera. Feliz narrativa

[@vikz5786]

Maradona denied the claim from his teammates but it was true - he really did win that WC singlehandedly. Masterful.

[@alla7932]

You’re taking credit away from bilardo, profe Echeverría and all the other players

[@vikz5786]

@@alla7932 not at all. They said it themselves. While it's true Maradona's individual performances eclipsed every other side there, it was built on the foundations of Argentina's squad. Without them, he couldn't do what he did. France, Denmark, USSR, Germany, Brazil, Belgium, Spain etc. There were some great teams at that WC, which makes Maradona and Argentina's achievement even greater.

[@COVIDisA_HOAX]

@@vikz5786 true Maradona didn't score in the final

[@akm78]

@@COVIDisA_HOAX Argentina won the WC due to that magnificent pass from Maradona to Buruchagga after both sides were 2-2 in the final.

[@mariorodriguez-alonso4864]

@@COVIDisA_HOAX assisted Burruchaga's winner though... a first time pass that played him through. From midfield. Surrounded by Matthäus, Kalle Rummenigge and Brehme.

[@paulmclaughlin8038]

Take away the distance, the composure, the speed of the run etc. Just look at each and every touch he has on the ball. He's in COMPLETE control. It's pure genius, a gift from the heavens above.

[@jeromedaniel4983]

Greatest goal in the history of football

[@chessmate7368]

Gary nailed it: "I think this is the greatest goal that has ever been scored!" I am having hard time believing someone should out do that. EVER! THAT goal is going to stand next to the pyramids some 5000 years from now. Well, It is unmatched for sure.

[@iftikharfaridy2974]

😘

[@johnkesel6845]

The beauty of this goal was that in 86 you didn't have but few opportunities to see games on TV. There was no KZbin replay, cable had just started out. This was amazing to watch and see unhuman things being done with the ball. Pure magic to see live in tv.

[@covvvex]

Maradona is absolutely GOAT

[@moz7777]

Watched it live when i was 9, still gives me shivers.

[@vinolelove4387]

Maradona is the greatest artist in Football and he had amgic of his own

[@nsportsworld3933]

My favourite mara dona miss you 😢 from Bangladesh 🇧🇩

[@urkelofficial]

Seeing you Diego, I can't stop for cry and cry...

[@KennyIMO]

I was a little boy when i watched this goal and now im a middle aged man it still gives me the same emotions, it was the first time i felt Football crossed over to Art

[@graeme9668]

There was nothing arty about a ref ignoring a clear foul after having just ignored a clear hand ball.

[@neiljohnson5351]

​@@graeme9668 Can't deny the man's genius.

[@thetruth6099]

@neiljohnson5351 Ignore him, he is English, very spiteful people.

[@thetruth6099]

@graem Doesn’t matter, it’s not about referee.

[@iftikharfaridy2974]

​@@graeme9668 Idiot . .

[@Chaos-co1iv]

It’s so strange how similar messi and maradona are, both small Argentinians with mythical talent and a godly left foot, and both scoring this goal. Of course maradonas was against a better team under better circumstances but both dribbling past players from the half way line, rounding the keeper and finishing it off. It’s like a spirit from Argentina enters someone every generation and creates a godly footballing figure. Beautiful.

[@lgarcia67]

I counted 7 players that he went by before he gets to the keeper and scores. I can still see this play very vividly. I was watching it with my dad. It was a few minutes after the hand of goal. I remember my dad and I being just stunned and him saying “with that guy inspired like that there is no way they will not become world champions this year” … prophetic.

[@jamesdakrn]

The fact that it was 1. 4 yrs after the Falklands/Malvinas War against the very country they lost to 2. Mere 4-5 minutes after perhaps the most controversial goal (at least top 3 most controversial) ever in the history of the World Cup All of these just add to the legend of Maradona

[@iftikharfaridy2974]

No words . . 😭

[@coreydon7097]

I was 15yo watching this live on TV and till this day it's the greatest goal ever in a World Cup

[@IWannatalkpodcast]

I was 11. Open mouthed

[@shibashisroy3330]

Two greats watching the greatest.

[@seanbonella]

eeerrrrrrrrrrr

[@zenmilind]

Watched this goal live on TV. It was joy to watch this special goal. Was not aware at that time that this will be considered as the goal of the century.

[@mwakiosammy8301]

Watched El Pide de Oro on television score the goal in 1986 and I am still watching today 36 years later....

[@pablodavidgarcia8013]

Cuando yo era chico y jugaba en las calles, imitaba a Maradona. Era mi súper héroe, más que Superman, Batman, Spiderman. Y lo más grandioso, es que era real, era un ser humano que nació en la pobreza y llegó a lo máximo. Cuando murió Maradona, murió mi infancia. Aún hoy sigo llorando. No habrá otro igual de heroico. Maestría y coraje, todo en la misma persona. Diego eterno.

[@sfonylx]

This is not just football. This is a monument to art.

[@rickpeck9892]

Cuando hasta tus mayores adversarios terminan admirandote, algo bien estas haciendo... Ya podes morir tranquilo, el cielo te pertenece... Que mas decir?..

[@sascha-alexander]

The best and the meanest goal ever from the best player ever in only one game. Awesome.

[@desicollector]

If you look very closely at this goal, there are very subtle movements Maradona does against Terry Butcher and Terry Fenwick which confuses them both as to which way Maradona was going to go. Butcher thought Maradona was going to Butcher;s left hence he turned the wrong way, and Maradona started going to Fenwick's right confusing him before going to his left. And of course the feign against Shilton sending him the wrong way. The goal wasn't Maradona just running past the English players in straight lines, but there were very subtle and genius movements done by Maradona which sent English players the wrong way/confused them, allowing him to score that unbelievable goal

[@margasap1235]

El mejor gol de todos los mundiales.

[@alantan8616]

The greatest goal ever scored in a WC! Maradona dribbled past 5 England defnders n GK's Peter Shilton to scre that great goal! England have one of e best defence that times but Maradona still done it!! We will nvr seen any goal like this again!!!

[@tedlai6624]

My 3 favourite Diego's moments are 1) this goal of century, 2)goal v Belgium and 3) his assist v Brasil in 1990

[@mikoajdariuszmackowiak2141]

If you think about World Cup, yes, I agree. However, he had many great moments i Argentinos Juniors, Boca Juniors, Barca and Napoli...

[@laythbarzangi8477]

1986 Maradona was football at its peak. Nothing has touched that before or since.

[@user-bi5nw4vp6t]

Head and shoulders above anyone's prime.

[@jeanvaljean202]

Hay jugadores, poquitos, los que están en el top 3, que elevaron al fútbol a una categoría superior. Fue como un salto evolutivo inmenso a través de un jugador.

[@climperez]

The difference between Maradona and the rest (Pelé, Cristiano, Messi) is that those lads need a super team with them to exploit their very best. Brazil won the World Cup of 62 with Pelé playing just one and a half games. It's clear that Messi and Cristiano without a mega team behind can't achieve their records. Maradona just needed average teammates to make miracles happen!

[@francisdarin525]

Argentina wasn't an average team. They had many legendary players

[@climperez]

@@francisdarin525 Legendary? Who is it? The only two players who could be considered part of top teams in the world were Passarella (Inter) and Valdano (Real Madrid). Passarella, originally part of the Argentina squad for 1986, ultimately did not play in the World Cup. And Valdano, to be clear, scored 56 goals in 120 games played for Real Madrid, that is, an average of 0.46 goals per game. Do you know what other Argentine player had the same average goals per game in the same club? Gonzalo Higuain, 0.46 goals per game. No one, absolutely no one, considers that Higuaín has been a legend at Real Madrid. And Valdano either. Two average strikers, nothing more. Apart from Pasarella and Valdano there were 5 more players who were part of foreign teams. Maradona, Burruchaga, Pasculli, Trobianni and Zelada. All of them playing in teams not considered as world elite. The rest were players from the Argentine national league. Messi and Cristiano have played in their league teams with world champions and at national team level with much more effective scorers than Valdano. As I said before (and history affirms it) the Brazil world champion of Chile 1962 did not need Pelé to be champion. Those players, without Pelé, raised the Cup giving a demonstration of class with true legends such as Garrincha, Didí, Vavá, Amarildo and Zagallo. On the other hand, the probability that Argentina would win the 1986 World Cup without Maradona was equal to zero. Maradona scored 5 goals and made 5 assists. The Argentine National Team scored 14 goals in total in that Cup, that is, Maradona participated in 10 of those 14 goals, that is, 71% of the goals... without him they would not even have passed the first round.

[@et9577]

I love Maradona but there are more examples like him. Romário won the WC for Brazil in 94. There were no many star players too. But I see your point. Maradona is clearly something else!

[@climperez]

@@et9577 I don't think they are comparable, neither Romario nor any other. Brazil scored 11 goals throughout the World Cup, 5 of them from Romario. In addition, he made one assist. In other words, Romario participated in 54% of Brazil's goals. Maradona scored the same number of goals, but had five assists. That is, he participated in 71% of Argentina's goals. A lot, of course, is because of the position where they played. Romario was more of a center forward. Maradona was an attacking midfielder (who defended well, by the way). Much more complete than Romario in my opinion. In addition, several of the Brazilian players played in the Italian League, Jorgihno at Bayern Munich, Bebeto at Deportivo La Coruña, Rai at Paris Saint Germain. In other words, Romario had better-quality teammates.

[@et9577]

@@climperez oh yes Maradona much more complete. But if Brazil didn't have Romário in that WC I don't think Brazil would win that title

[@jorgeli8181]

No puedo mirar xq me emociona...grande dieguito maradona....lo mas grande

[@doddy_bj_miko]

Gary n Juergen... WC 1990 semis.. :) great game

[@fnkgnoza3640]

Diego como se te extraña, saludos desde Perú ♥️🇵🇪🇦🇷💙

[@miguelbindon6276]

Maradona hace tres momentos estelares en este gol que además armonizan en un todo. El arranque por un lado, no solo deja atrás a los ingleses que lo marcan, ahí desarma la defensa, después vienen cuatro toque si uno lo ve en cámara lenta avanzando a toda velocidad dónde acomoda el cuerpo en prácticamente 5-6 metros, algo imposible para cualquier jugador hoy y por último la definición donde capta todo el ambiente, la atmósfera el clima del contexto, su ambición y el objetivo del grupo y muestra el camino de determinación de marcar el gol. Todos sus compañeros están en posición, son parte del gol, sabe dónde están. Este es el momento en que Diego se sube al Olimpo solo, sin nadie que lo acompañe pero a la vez lo estamos llevando todos. Y vaya el momento y el rival que eligió.

[@charlesapana9935]

The great Maradona

[@mbofftheradar]

Diego Armando Maradona what a player he changed the way we perceive "natural talent" and changed the parameters of what was possible and inspired all of our favourite players such as Messi, Ronaldinho Gaucho, Neymar, Hazard, R9, Cristiano Ronaldo amongst many others RIP 🕊

[@zakh231]

In todays Football, that is definitely a foul. But in 1980's, that tackle is standard. Happens all the time..

[@ingo11100]

danke für alle diesen schönen Momente Maradona! R.I.P.

[@msmz]

Respect to Gary Lineker from Argentina... He realy is a differente one... eventhou he got elimanted of that world cup, he always recognized the magic of that game... and that intelectual honesty is very dificult to find...

[@pedroalvarez2729]

Que genios!!! Gary y Klinsmann. GRANDES JUGADORES Y MAS QUE TODO GRANDES PERSONAS.

[@vicrobussy9191]

Como vivió Lineker aquel partido y más con lo mal que estaban ambos países por las Malvinas.

[@motoqueirocometa3096]

The Best Maradona forever.

[@florenciadousseturquiza4854]

MARADONA MAGIC MAGIC FENOMENO ABSOLUT

[@christosnikitakis6675]

I'm 57 now. I saw it live. I kept thinking, "Is he going to pass"? "Is he going to go all the way"? It was electrifying in that stadium. But Messi....... Oh man.. Got to give him the goal vs Getafe in 2007. If Puskas award was around then, he would have won 2.

[@americaisacontinent.]

Gracias Diego, Gracias futbol.. Diego Maradona is and will always be the greatest futbol player that ever lived. Thank you for being an American!!

[@CARLOS-jw2nv]

gary y klinsmann dos fenomenos

[@assassin7283]

Respect from Poland ;) Independed for Chechenya!

[@GamboTheGent]

This is footbal heritage

[@fcmobile222]

Maradona 100 Goal 🇧🇩 ❤️ 🇦🇷

[@muhdpeep]

can't believe we almost lost the goal of the century had var existed in 1986

[@zakh231]

The amount of fouls Maradona faced without a single card not given to opponent is a shocker. If VAR had existed, Maradona would have minimum 2 World Cups. Easily

[@hanterry3339]

@@zakh231what about pele? How many wc would he got ? Probably 1 more

[@religdeb]

@@zakh231 that's not related to VAR, that's just how to game has changed over the years, in the past it was more physical and referees used to let players get away with more on both sides so it was fair

[@lonestarlondoner]

By some distance Maradona is the greatest player my eyes have ever seen. Messi is the Master but Maradona is the genius!

[@tedlai6624]

Messi did quite a similar goal v getafe...respect to them but they are not international England team and on world stage. Even after winning WC Messi still lack the charisma, personal ity compared to Diego. Would Barcelona or PSG name their stadium after him should he die like how Napoli did in honour of Diego? This alone speaks volume. If possible visit Naples and till date the natives especially elders still adores Diego Armando Maradona

[@pranavkmr6709]

Vamos Maradona 💙🤍🇦🇷🐐 Vamos Argentina 💙🤍🇦🇷

[@thelolguy007]

Best Goal Ever 🙌

[@kaz9781]

will we ever see a goal like that ever again?

[@7TH-JUNE]

The skills and technical way of playing of Maradona is more better than the skills and technique of Messi, Cristiano together. Only Ronaldinho could do what Maradona could.

[@tedlai6624]

Agreed. Technical more gifted are Ronaldinho and ZiZou to me

[@blerimimodaable]

Cristiano??????????????????????

[@alexmartin-schael7556]

Ronaldinho was a magician, but cannot be compared with Maradona. Maradona was from another planet.

[@alfonsoorozco771]

this was Diego's gift to all mankind

[@hasanhama]

ديغيو الافضل في الكون

[@ivo4215]

The GOAT

[@gomezlakade]

Gracias D10S

[@hectormatilla1580]

The best!

[@edgardarcelopez8179]

Dos goleadores únicos, Gary y Klinsmann, qué honor

[@mikoajdariuszmackowiak2141]

Diego Maradona is Greatest of All Times. No doubts.

[@ElRamaMillonario]

Nada más hermoso que ver a dos ingleses reviviendo lo que les hizo Maradona en 1986. Grande Diego!!! (10).

[@AndreynaCarrasco]

Klinsmann es alemán, campeón del mundo en Italia 90 👍🏻

[@ElRamaMillonario]

@@AndreynaCarrasco Es cierto....mala mía.

[@TesfayeAman]

I like watching legends reflect on their first-hand experience.

[@user-yu8yz8rb8t]

The greatest of them all

[@goshsong6373]

Beautiful in every way.

[@nazibhossainnaquib]

The greatest goal of the world

[@somnathbi1981]

Haah, what a fallacy!! Even with no loss of respect to Linekar, I can't but remind everyone that had really all the fouls of that day were counted and properly carded, after 73rd minute, Shilton would have probably been the single English player within the field.

[@carlosblank6629]

His body feints are unreal! Players need to focus on that skill more than step-overs!

[@marceloperez6512]

only, the best, D10S.. Noone like him.. The context in which he played marks the abysmal difference that exists between him and the other players Best from here to eternity

[@7TH-JUNE]

A lot of people don't know the truth. That Maradona could lift any team. Where Messi and a lot players need a strong team to let them shine. Maradona was different more powerful, true leader, warrior. Only Ronaldinho. Zidane and Brazilian Ronaldo before injuries could lead a normal teams.

[@theremnants6655]

do you still think that now after the World Cup?

[@Carloeziomauro]

When exactly did ronaldinho, ronaldo and Zidane lead a normal team to a big victory?

[@7TH-JUNE]

@@Carloeziomauro Could.

[@Carloeziomauro]

@immt5161 if my grandpa had wheels he would have been a bicycle

[@7TH-JUNE]

@@Carloeziomauro Ok

[@gopivenkata2456]

Great goal ,my father Dr.B.Varadacharyulu ,1942sep28-2023 March25, and me admired Maradona skills, Dr.Bgvgiridhar ,palakol, Andhra Pradesh

[@rizqirahmad5348]

the fact that him was on live situation watching the GOAT goal from different PoV😂

[@daxillo]

Insane this Is insane in the game of football

[@Kimble81]

12 touches that changed the world

[@shepherdsayi7639]

Forever 🐐....

[@masters.1000]

Diego is the symbol of humanity.

[@linkercasas1004]

0:25 A reverse pivot dribble to start the breakaway…SMH….that’s unreal. 😮

[@edwardkohv7337]

I agree 100 percent, Maradona is a wagon that could do anything, I saw her first game

[@WESSERPARAQUAT]

Two Sharks together , Gary and Jurgen similar in their respective style of play the Vulture style but both excellent finishers who seldom missed when presented with the right opportunity

[@claudiocuello7380]

Grande Diego 😢

[@A-Better-Tomorrow]

2 European legends judge another legend from Hispanic .

[@juanlorenzoizquierdo8041]

Ese fue el mejor gol y la mejor jugada de la historia sin duda, pero yo quedé más impresionado, y veo una y otra vez, la jugada que le hizo a Brasil en Italia 90, tal vez porque ya era mayor y entendía mejor lo que estaba pasando.

[@dj_alcatrazz]

🔥🔥🔥

[@seanbonella]

every touch with his left foot too

[@davidellis5141]

John Barnes came on late & scored & England had chances to level but were worn out in the heat.

[@alla7932]

It was Lineker

[@jonathanjoensen2679]

@@alla7932 Barnes provided the assist for the goal and the missed oppertunity at the end. Lineker scored and failed to score when it most mattered. Either way if Argentina needed 5 goals to progress then Maradona would have provided them. It is pure academical to dwell on Englands missed oppertunity

[@shamadam1]

Best player ever. And its not even close

[@barryispuzzled]

I remember the 1986 World Cup and Maradona dragged that team to the trophy. I doubt if Messi, Ronaldo, Pele (great skills though they had) could have done that. Only two players have ever had me on the edge of my seat. One was George Best and the other was Maradona. When they had the ball you just knew something magical was going to happen. Unfortunately, Best never had a decent international team around him so never had the world stage for his talent.

[@DRSTRANGELOVE105]

No one remembers the equally world class defending that prevented Lineker making it 2-2 How he got to it defied the laws of physics!! ITS COMIN HOME🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@vinolelove4387]

The greaest coal of the history ......Rip Maradona

[@mariafernandabatista7738]

Que golazo

[@maxdorstheimer1795]

I always knew this. I watched the game when I was seven and my parents said at once "Foul".

[@mr.perceval6811]

Most notoriable goal in the history of football!

[@miguelporras8366]

Lineker said it clearly... Maradona managed to do this goal with the pitch completely wet. At 2300 ms above sea. 12:00 pm, more than 30° celsius. Only with Fenwick arm and Butcher & Shilton blows he received harshier treatment than Messi ever did since 2009

[@manmy016]

He evaded 6 challenges 🤯

[@valuetraveler2026]

Better than anyone else

[@user-pr7tx9gk2m]

The Best in history Mr. Maradona

[@cecepgorbachev_]

Lineker: "similar to Messi... " 👍👍

[@Memorh19]

Well, that's incorrect. Messi is similar to Maradona.

[@vuikeongchang9945]

The foul was not directly related to his big chance of scoring the goal if ever he could pick up any returned ball.

[@thezoran6868]

D1OS !!!

[@1Jameskelly]

THE GREATEST...