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Colombia victims of 'monumental theft' in England defeat, claims Maradona

The South Americans lost on penalties as the Three Lions secured safe passage to the quarter-finals, much to the chagrin of the Argentine legend

Argentina legend Diego Maradona believes Colombia were victims of a "monumental theft" in their World Cup last-16 defeat to England and laid into the performance of referee Mark Geiger.

Maradona, whose famous 'Hand of God' goal helped knock England out of the 1986 World Cup, nailed his colours to the Colombian mast after Argentina were eliminated at the hands of France and was pictured wearing the team's jersey on social media.

However, Colombia's hopes were ended by a 4-3 shoot-out loss, despite Yerry Mina's second-half stoppage-time goal cancelling out Harry Kane's penalty to earn a 1-1 draw after extra time.