Today 10 years ago: England 1, Argentina 0 [World Cup, 1st stage, 1st round]

1-0 44' Beckham penalty. Att: 35.927 (Sapporo Dome).
Argentina: Cavallero 7,10 — Pochettino 5,80, Samuel 6,10, Placente 5,80 — J. Zanetti 6,00, Simeone 5,90, Sorín 6,10 — Verón 4,90 (46' Aimar 6,40) — Ortega 5,20 Batistuta 5,60 (60'  Crespo 5,50), Kily González 5,90 (64' C. López). — coach: Bielsa. = average: 5,87.
England: Seaman 6,80 — Mills 6,40, Ferdinand 6,80, Campbell 6,80, Ashley Cole 6,90 — Beckham 6,10, Butt 6,90, Hargreaves (19' Sinclair 6,90), Scholes 7,00 — Owen 6,90 (80' Bridge), Heskey 5,90 (56' Sheringham 6,40). — coach: Eriksson. = average: 6,63.