Geosportle #3: answers for Tuesday, 6 October 2026
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⚽ Football · Question 1
Diego Maradona scored with his hand, then dribbled past half the England team for the goal of the century.
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Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico · 1986
In the 1986 World Cup quarter-final Maradona scored twice in four minutes against England: the 'Hand of God' and a solo run later voted the goal of the century. Argentina won 2–1 and went on to lift the trophy.
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🏅 More sports · Question 2
Ford's GT40s finished first, second and third, ending Ferrari's run of six straight wins in a famous 24-hour race.
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Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans, France · 1966
Ford finally beat Ferrari at the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans with a 1–2–3 finish. A staged photo finish cost Ken Miles the win on a technicality, a story told in the film Ford v Ferrari.
From Geosportle #3 (6 October 2026) · Source: Wikipedia
🏃 Athletics · Question 3 · ×2
Jesse Owens won the 100 metres, the first of four gold medals he collected at the same Olympic Games.
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Olympiastadion, Berlin, Germany · 1936
Owens won the 100 m, 200 m, long jump and 4 × 100 m relay at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, befriending German long jumper Luz Long and puncturing Hitler's myth of Aryan supremacy.
From Geosportle #3 (6 October 2026) · Source: Wikipedia
🏎️ Formula 1 · Question 4 · ×3
Ayrton Senna passed four cars on a wet opening lap, often called the greatest first lap in Formula One history.
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Donington Park, Leicestershire, England · 1993
Senna dropped to fifth at the start of the 1993 European Grand Prix but led by the end of lap one, then won in changing conditions, lapping everyone except runner-up Damon Hill.
From Geosportle #3 (6 October 2026) · Source: Wikipedia
🏏 Cricket · Question 5 · ×3
Aravinda de Silva's unbeaten century beat Australia and won Sri Lanka their first Cricket World Cup.
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Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, Pakistan · 1996
Sri Lanka chased 242 to beat Australia by seven wickets in the 1996 World Cup final in Lahore, the first final played under floodlights. De Silva made 107 not out and took three wickets.
From Geosportle #3 (6 October 2026) · Source: Wikipedia
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