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ARGENTINA vs. ENGLAND
A TALE OF TWO NATIONS

THE OCTOPUS'S SOCCER ALMANAC _

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⚽ MATCH RESULT

FULL TIME
ARGENTINA
0 – 1
ENGLAND
✦ REFEREE: Pierluigi Collina
▶ GOALS & CARDS
  • 19' •
  • 44' • David Beckham
  • 46' •
  • 56' •
  • 60' •
  • 64' •
  • 80' •
▶ MATCH STATS
ARG 55% POSSESSION 45% ENG
ARG 11 SHOTS 11 ENG
ARG 4 SHOTS ON TARGET 5 ENG
ARG 21 FOULS 18 ENG
ARG 4 SAVES 4 ENG
ARG 0 RED CARDS 0 ENG
▶ LINE-UPS
ARGENTINA
STARTING XI
  1. GKPablo Cavallero
  2. DFDiego Placente
  3. DFMauricio Roberto Pochettino
  4. DFWalter Adrián Samuel
  5. MFAriel Ortega
  6. MFDiego Pablo Simeone
  7. MFJuan Pablo Sorín
  8. MFJuan Sebastián Verón
  9. MFJavier Zanetti
  10. FWGabriel Batistuta
  11. FWKily González
SUBSTITUTES
  • Pablo Aimar▲ 46'
  • Hernán Crespo▲ 60'
  • Claudio López▲ 64'
ENGLAND
STARTING XI
  1. GKDavid Seaman
  2. DFSol Campbell
  3. DFAshley Cole
  4. DFRio Ferdinand
  5. DFDanny Mills
  6. MFDavid Beckham
  7. MFNicky Butt
  8. MFOwen Lee Hargreaves
  9. MFPaul Scholes
  10. FWEmile Heskey
  11. FWMichael Owen
SUBSTITUTES
  • Wayne Bridge▲ 80'
  • Trevor Sinclair▲ 19'
  • Teddy Sheringham▲ 56'

⚔ HEAD-TO-HEAD ARCHIVE

ARGENTINA
La Albiceleste
EST. 1893
🐙 TEAM ALMANAC ›
VS
ENGLAND
The Three Lions
EST. 1872
🐙 TEAM ALMANAC ›

📊 PIXEL STAT CHARTS

▶ ARGENTINA
▶ ENGLAND
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