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Argentina 0–1 England

Friday 7 Jun 2002 · Sapporo, Japan (neutral)

Argentina0–1England

Goals1

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Beckham

44′0–1David Beckham England · penalty

Line-ups

Starters, then substitutes who came on. ● a goal; yellow and red marks are cards; ↑ on, ↓ off.

Argentina

Came on

16Pablo AimarMF↑46′
19Hernán CrespoFW↑60′
7Claudio LópezFW↑64′

England

Came on

4Trevor SinclairMF↑19′
17Teddy SheringhamFW↑54′
14Wayne BridgeDF↑80′

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

Argentina: 2019 → 1979
England: 1902 → 1942

Expected score for Argentina: 66.2% (a draw counts half). An upset — the lower-rated side won.

Head to head

Meeting 14 of 16, 1951–2026.

Argentina wins: 4
Draws: 6
England wins: 6

Form either side

Argentina

Before

1–1 v Uruguay 14 Nov 2001 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2001
1–1 v Wales 13 Feb 2002 · Friendly
2–2 v Cameroon 27 Mar 2002 · Friendly
1–0 v Germany 17 Apr 2002 · Friendly
1–0 v Nigeria 2 Jun 2002 · FIFA World Cup 2002

After

1–1 v Sweden 12 Jun 2002 · FIFA World Cup 2002
2–0 v Japan 20 Nov 2002 · Friendly
3–1 v Honduras 31 Jan 2003 · Friendly
1–0 v Mexico 4 Feb 2003 · Friendly
1–0 v United States 8 Feb 2003 · Friendly

England

Before

1–2 v Italy 27 Mar 2002 · Friendly
4–0 v Paraguay 17 Apr 2002 · Friendly
1–1 v South Korea 21 May 2002 · Friendly
2–2 v Cameroon 26 May 2002 · Friendly
1–1 v Sweden 2 Jun 2002 · FIFA World Cup 2002

After

0–0 v Nigeria 12 Jun 2002 · FIFA World Cup 2002
3–0 v Denmark 15 Jun 2002 · FIFA World Cup 2002
1–2 v Brazil 21 Jun 2002 · FIFA World Cup 2002
1–1 v Portugal 7 Sep 2002 · Friendly
2–1 v Slovakia 12 Oct 2002 · UEFA Euro qualification 2002

Group F

Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1Sweden	3	1	2	0	+1	5
2England	3	1	2	0	+1	5
3Argentina	3	1	1	1	0	4
4Nigeria	3	0	1	2	-2	1

Road through the tournament

Argentina

1–0 v Nigeria Group stage
0–1 v England Group stage
1–1 v Sweden Group stage

England

1–1 v Sweden Group stage
1–0 v Argentina Group stage
0–0 v Nigeria Group stage
3–0 v Denmark Round of 16
1–2 v Brazil Quarter-final

Every Argentina v England match16

From Argentina's side.


15 Jul 2026	England	2–1	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 2026	Semi-final
12 Nov 2005	England	2–3	Neutral	Friendly	—
7 Jun 2002	England	0–1	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 2002	Group stage
23 Feb 2000	England	0–0	Away	Friendly	—
30 Jun 1998	England	2–2 (won on pens)	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 1998	Round of 16
25 May 1991	England	2–2	Away	Friendly	—
22 Jun 1986	England	2–1	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 1986	Quarter-final
13 May 1980	England	1–3	Away	Friendly	—
12 Jun 1977	England	1–1	Home	Friendly	—
22 May 1974	England	2–2	Away	Friendly	—
23 Jul 1966	England	0–1	Away	FIFA World Cup 1966	Quarter-final
6 Jun 1964	England	1–0	Neutral	Friendly	—
2 Jun 1962	England	1–3	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 1962	Group stage
17 May 1953	England	0–0	Home	Friendly	—
14 May 1953	England	3–1	Home	Friendly	—
9 May 1951	England	1–2	Away	Friendly	—

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