ARGENTINA vs ENGLAND
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Match Stats: -
| Argentina | 0-1 | England |
| Beckham 44 pen |
MAN OF THE MATCH: Nicky Butt (ENGLAND) - hard to choose,
but quality of tackles and passes
Teams:
Argentina:
12-Pablo Cavallero
4-Mauricio Pochettino
6-Walter Samuel
13-Diego Placente
8-Javier Zanetti
14-Diego Simeone
11-Juan Sebastian Veron (16-Pablo Aimar 46)
3-Juan Pablo Sorin
10-Ariel Ortega
9-Gabriel Batistuta (19-Hernan Crespo 60)
18-Kily Gonzalez (7-Claudio Lopez 64)
England:
1-David Seaman
2-Danny Mills
3-Ashley Cole
5-Rio Ferdinand
6-Sol Campbell
7-David Beckham
8-Paul Scholes
21-Nicky Butt
18-Owen Hargreaves (4-Trevor Sinclair 19)
10-Michael Owen (14-Wayne Bridge 80)
11-Emile Heskey (17-Teddy Sheringham 56)
Referee: Pierluigi Collina
(Italy)
Linesmen: Hector Vergara (Canada) Mohamed Saeed (Maldives)
Match Report: -
A superb performance by England, thoroughly deserved the win. Throughout the
whole team, we played well and played some amazing passes. The penalty was the
correct decision as the referee - Collina was also excellent, keeping cards at
the minimum but using them where appropriate.
Beckham dispatched the penalty easily to put England in the lead. The
Argentinians just couldnt put their passing game together and couldn't find any
real pressure until the last few minutes by which time it was too late.
A great performance. one that did England as a country, very proud.
