FIFA World Cup 2026: Heated history between England and Argentina take center stage!
Updated On: 15 July, 2026 09:10 AM IST | Mumbai | Karan Shankar
As Argentina take on England in tonight’s blockbuster semi-final, mid-day lists top five moments both teams have dished out before
Argentina’s Diego Maradona (second from right) during their 1986 World Cup quarter-final win against England. Pics/AFP
1 ‘Hand of God’ (1986)
In the World Cup quarter-final, with the score reading 0-0 in the second half, Argentina’s Diego Maradona leaped alongside England goalkeeper Peter Shilton and punched the ball into the net. Referee Ali Bin Nasser saw no wrong and let the goal stand even though the England players protested furiously.
England lost 1-2, and later Maradona said that the goal was scored by the ‘Hand of God.’
2 Pochettino’s foul, Beckham’s penalty (2002)
England’s David Beckham converts a penalty against Argentina ’keeper Pablo Cavallero at World Cup 2002
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