Diego Maradona's iconic match-worn 1986 World Cup semi-final shirt is set to go up for auction - and is being valued at more than £900,000 after the Argentinian's 'Hand of God' jersey sold for £7.2m Sotheby's will auction Diego Maradona's 1986 World Cup semi-final shirt The Argentinian scored twice in the game to seal a 2-0 win against Belgium He had swapped the shirt for Belgium goalkeeper Jean-Marie Pfaff’s gloves By Ed Carruthers Published: 08:44 BST, 22 July 2024 | Updated: 08:46 BST, 22 July 2024 e-mail View comments Sotheby's are set to auction off Diego Maradona 's match-worn 1986 World Cup semi-final shirt - which has an estimated value of between £620,000 ($800,000) and £926,000 ($1.2million).
Maradona scored twice during the semi-final, helping Argentina beat Belgium 2-0 at Estadio Azteca, before leading his side to victory in the final of the tournament against West Germany. After Argentina's semi-final victory against Belgium, the former Barcelona and Napoli star would swap his shirt with Belgium goalkeeper Jean-Marie Pfaff's gloves. Maradona, who passed away in 2020, had also signed the shirt: ‘For the great Jean-Marie, with all my love.
’ Pfaff has since showcased the shirt to members of the public at his pop-up museum, which opened in July 2023 and contains a range of footballing memorabilia from trophies to match-worn jerseys. Diego Maradona's 1986 World Cup semi-final shirt (pictured) is set to go on sale at auction The shirt is valued at between £6.