Maradona heroics: Argentina's dark blue kit first cemented its "lucky" status during the infamous 1986 World Cup quarter-final in Mexico City.
It was in this colour scheme that Diego Maradona scored both his controversial 'Hand of God' goal and the spectacular 'Goal of the Century' to secure a 2-1 victory over England.
Last-minute market dash: The 1986 kit itself was born out of crisis, as the original away shirts provided by their sponsor were deemed too heavy for the sweltering Mexican heat.
Coaching staff scrambled to a local market in Tepito to buy cheap, lightweight blue shirts, which Maradona blessed by stating: "With this, we'll beat England." France '98 quarter-final: The superstitious belief in the blue kit was further validated during the World Cup 1998 in France when the rivals met in the last 16.
Sporting their dark blue shirts, Argentina beat 10-man England on penalties after a dramatic 2-2 draw, which featured Michael Owen's wondergoal and David Beckham's red card.
