Argentina - England 0:1

07 JUN 2002, World Cup, Group Stage

Goals

0:1 David Beckham 44' []

Argentina (Marcelo Bielsa)

Pablo Cavallero, Diego Placente, Juan Pablo Sorín, Javier Zanetti, Mauricio Pochettino, Wálter Samuel, Kily González (64' Claudio López), Diego Simeone, Juan Sebastián Verón (46' Pablo Aimar), Ariel Ortega, Gabriel Batistuta (60' Hernán Crespo)

England (Sven-Göran Eriksson)

David Seaman, Ashley Cole, Danny Mills, Rio Ferdinand, Sol Campbell, David Beckham, Owen Hargreaves (19' Trevor Sinclair), Paul Scholes, Nicky Butt, Emile Heskey (54' Teddy Sheringham), Michael Owen (80' Wayne Bridge)

Cards

Gabriel Batistuta 13' (), Ashley Cole 29' (), Emile Heskey 50' ()

Venue

Sapporo Dome, Sapporo

Group F · after matchday 2

Position	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goals for	Goals against	Goal difference	Points
1	Sweden	2	1	1	0	3	2	+1	4
2	England	2	1	1	0	2	1	+1	4
3	Argentina	2	1	0	1	1	1	0	3
4	Nigeria	2	0	0	2	1	3	-2	0

Trivia

Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy).

Attendance: 35927.

Player Details

Name	Cap	Club
Pablo Cavallero	10	Celta Vigo
Diego Placente	8	Bayer Leverkusen
Juan Pablo Sorín	37	Cruzeiro
Javier Zanetti	68	Inter
Mauricio Pochettino	18	Paris Saint-Germain
Wálter Samuel	32	Roma
Kily González	33	Valencia
Claudio López	51	Lazio
Diego Simeone	106	Lazio
Juan Sebastián Verón	49	Manchester United
Pablo Aimar	20	Valencia
Ariel Ortega	83	River Plate
Gabriel Batistuta	77	Roma
Hernán Crespo	35	Lazio

Earlier matches

Date	Ground	Opponent	Score	Competition
14 NOV 2001	Away	Uruguay	1:1	World Cup Quals
13 FEB 2002	Away	Wales	1:1	Friendly
27 MAR 2002		Cameroon	2:2	Friendly
17 APR 2002	Away	Germany	1:0	Friendly
02 JUN 2002		Nigeria	1:0	World Cup

Later matches

Date	Ground	Opponent	Score	Competition
12 JUN 2002		Sweden	1:1	World Cup
20 NOV 2002	Away	Japan	2:0	Friendly
31 JAN 2003	Away	Honduras	3:1	Friendly
04 FEB 2003		Mexico	1:0	Friendly
08 FEB 2003	Away	USA	1:0	Friendly

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