...would you punch the ball into the net if you thought you could get away with it and it would help your team progress to the next stage of the World Cup?


Obviously this 'Would You Rather?' takes a hint of inspiration from real life and it's to investigate how many people would do the same if they found themselves in Maradona's position when he punched the ball into the net at the 1986 World Cup.

In this hypothetical situation, the scores are level and there are still thirty minutes to go, so although using your hand would put your team into the lead, it wouldn't necessarily guarantee you the victory.  Similarly, if you choose not to cheat you wouldn't necessarily get beat.  Whatever you decided to do, there would still be thirty minutes left to play.

So that's the dilemma.  In a situation where you could cheat to help your team progress in the World Cup, would you do it?