Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleEngland and Argentina will play each other for the sixth time at a World Cup in their semi-final clash on Wednesday in Atlanta.The first ever meeting between the two teams came in the 1962 World Cup, when England secured a 3-1 victory before being knocked out in the quarter-finals by eventual champions Brazil.The two teams met again in the 1966 World Cup quarter-finals, with England winning 1-0 before manager Sir Alf Ramsey described the Argentine side as “animals” as he hit out at their uncompromising tactics.Argentina won the next two World Cup meetings, famously beating England 2-1 in 1986 thanks to Diego Maradona’s “Hand of God” goal followed by his incredible solo effort, before winning on penalties against England in the last-16 of the 1998 tournament after David Beckham was sent off for kicking out at Diego Simeone.Beckham got his redemption in 2002 by scoring a penalty in a 1-0 England win as Argentina went out in the group stage, and this means that England have a 3-2 lead over Argentina in World Cup matches ahead of Wednesday’s semi-final.More bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
England v Argentina World Cup head-to-head record – who has the edge?
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleEngland and Argentina will play each other for the sixth time at a World Cup in their semi-final clash on Wednesday in Atlanta.The first ever meeting between the two teams came in the 1962 World Cup, when England secured a 3-1 victory before being knocked out in the quarter-finals by eventual champions Brazil.The two teams met again in the 1966 World Cup quarter-finals, with England winning 1-0 before manager Sir Alf Ramsey described the Argentine side as “animals” as he hit out at their uncompromising tactics.Argentina won the next two World Cup meetings, famously beating England 2-1 in 1986 thanks to Diego Maradona’s “Hand of God” goal followed by his incredible solo effort, before winning on penalties against England in the last-16 of the 1998 tournament after David Beckham was sent off for kicking out at Diego Simeone.Beckham got his redemption in 2002 by scoring a penalty in a 1-0 England win as Argentina went out in the group stage, and this means that England have a 3-2 lead over Argentina in World Cup matches ahead of Wednesday’s semi-final.More bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
