Diego Maradona 'Hand of God' Ball Sells for $3.4M at Auction, Used in 1986 FIFA World Cup

The Adidas Azteca ball Argentina legend Diego Maradona scored with twice during the 1986 World Cup quarterfinals against England—the famous "Hand of God" and "Goal of the Century" tallies—sold for $3.35 million at Heritage Auctions on Saturday night, per multiple reports.

That was well below the $10 million estimates. Maradona's kit from that match had previously sold for $9.3 million.

"When it came in, I worked at Heritage for 20 years and there's been a lot of items that when they arrived, they just shut down the whole department. This is on that list," Heritage production manager Mike Provenzale told The Athletic's Larry Holder and Asli Pelit in July regarding the ball. "It's an item so iconic, even people who don't know anything about soccer or know the event can realize the value behind the ball. Having it photo matched to both goals is just the cherry on top."