Fri, June 7: England v Argentina: previous encounters

England and Argentina square up again in Sapporo on Friday for the latest instalment in the controversy-plagued history of matches between the two nations.

In 1966, England won despite being kicked black and blue by the Wembley visitors - but Argentina got a double dose of World Cup revenge through Diego Maradona’s 1986 ’Hand of God’ goal and the nerve-wracking penalty shoot-out victory at France 98.