U smislu same igre, Maradonine "proročke" izjave o mogućoj gruboj igri protiv zvijezda njegove reprezentacije pokazale su se neutemeljene, jer skoro nijedan igrač Argentine nije pretrpio čak ni najmanju povredu.
In terms of the actual play, Maradona's "pre-emptive" statements about possible rough play against his team's stars proved groundless, as nary an Argentine player suffered even the slightest injury.