Argentina–England football rivalry

The Argentina–England football rivalry is a highly competitive sports rivalry that exists between the national football teams of the two countries, as well as their respective sets of fans. Games between the two teams, even those that are only friendly matches, are often marked by notable and sometimes controversial incidents.

Argentina–England football rivalry
Diego Maradona celebrating his second goal (considered "the best goal in World Cup history") during the 1986 FIFA World Cup.
Teams Argentina
 England
First meeting9 May 1951
England 2–1 Argentina
Latest meeting12 November 2005
England 3–2 Argentina
Statistics
Meetings total15
Most wins England (6)
Largest victoryArgentina 3–1 England
(14 May 1953)
England 3–1 Argentina
(2 June 1962)
England 3–1 Argentina
(13 May 1980)
Largest goal scoringArgentina 2–3 England
(12 November 2005)

The rivalry is unusual in that it is an intercontinental one; typically such footballing rivalries exist between countries that are close to one another, for example France–Italy or Argentina–Brazil.

England is regarded in Argentina as one of the major rivals of the national football team, matched only by Brazil and Uruguay. The rivalry is, to a lesser extent reciprocal in England, locally described as a grudge match although matches against Germany carry a greater significance in popular perception.

The rivalry emerged across several games during the latter half of the 20th century, even though as of 2008 the teams have played each other on only 14 occasions in full internationals. It was driven by various controversial incidents, particularly those in the games played between the teams at the 1966 and 1986 FIFA World Cups.

The rivalry was also intensified, particularly in Argentina, by non-footballing events, specially the 1982 Falklands War between Argentina and the United Kingdom.

However, despite the intense negativity shown towards England from Argentina, football was introduced and practiced in Argentina from British immigrants in the 19th century whose institution founded the Argentine football association and later become the most popular sport in the country and numerous Argentine players in the 21st century and the second half of the 20th century have played for English club sides and prospered sporty and financially, with few problems such as Osvaldo Ardiles, Ricardo Villa, Hernán Crespo, Carlos Alberto Tévez, Juan Sebastián Verón, Javier Mascherano, Martín Demichelis, Gabriel Heinze, Maxi Rodríguez, Alejandro Sabella, Nicolás Otamendi, Manuel Lanzini and current national team members Sergio Romero, Sergio Agüero and Pablo Zabaleta have become popular with fans in England. Manchester City F.C. is the English club with the most Argentines and Carlos Tévez is the only Argentine player to have won the UEFA Champions League as a player from an English club.[1][2]

Overall, England hold the edge in the rivalry, with six victories to four by Argentina (including one by penalty shoot-out), and five draws. In the FIFA World Cup England also lead Argentina in their head-to-head record, with three victories (in 1962, 1966 and 2002) to Argentina's two (in 1986 and 1998).

Early history

British influence on Argentine football

Alexander Watson Hutton, "the father of Argentine football", founder of Alumni A.C., the best team of Argentina until its dissolution.
The goal scored by Ernesto Grillo during a 1953 friendly match (played at River Plate stadium) won by Argentina by 3–1.

In the latter half of the 19th century, the Argentine capital Buenos Aires had a large expatriate British community of some 10,000 people. As in many other parts of the world, football was introduced to Argentina by the British. The first recorded football match played in Argentina was organized by the Buenos Aires Cricket Club in Palermo, Buenos Aires, on 20 June 1867, and played between two teams of British railway workers, the White Caps and the Red Caps[3] (it was common in the early days of football for teams to be distinguished by caps rather than jerseys).

The so-called "father of Argentine football" was a Glaswegian schoolteacher, Alexander Watson Hutton, who first taught football at the St. Andrew's Scots School in Buenos Aires in the early 1880s. On 4 February 1884,[4] he founded the Buenos Aires English High School, where he continued to instruct the pupils in the game.[5] In 1898, Alumni Athletic Club, a football team formed by the BAEHS students, was established. Alumni would be the most successful team of Argentina, winning a total of 22 titles until it was dissolved in 1913.[6]

In 1891, Hutton established the Association Argentine Football League.[7] Five clubs competed but only one season of games was played. A new league, The Argentine Association Football League, was formed 21 February 1893 and would eventually become the Argentine Football Association (AFA). In these early days of football in Argentina, nearly all of the players and officials were expatriate Britons or of British extraction, and the oldest football clubs in Argentina such as Rosario Central, Newell's Old Boys and Quilmes A.C., were all founded by British expatriates. As the popularity of the game increased, the British influence on the game waned and by 1912, the Association was renamed Asociación del Fútbol Argentino.

The British influence on the game in Argentina, however, shows in the continued use of terms such as "corner" and "wing" rather than their Spanish translations. The names of several famous teams in Argentina are also English in origin, such as River Plate, or influenced by the language, such as Boca Juniors, due to the British prevalence on the sport and the mandatory use of English language.

In the 1940s decade the Argentine Football Association used English referees in its competitions.[8]

First matches

The national teams had met before their 1966 clash – Argentina were the first team other than Scotland to play England at Wembley Stadium in 1951 when the inaugural full international match between the sides ended with a 2–1 victory for England. They also played two matches in 1953 in Buenos Aires. The first, a 3–1 victory for Argentina, was considered an unofficial international by England, who fielded a second-string team dubbed an FA XI. This match appears in Argentina's list of official internationals, but is not listed as a full international by FIFA,[9] and so Argentines consider it to be their first ever victory over England. Afterwards, one Argentine politician stated that "we nationalised the railways, and now we have nationalised football!"[10]

The second 1953 international was an official match for both teams: England playing with a stronger line-up involving Alf Ramsey, Nat Lofthouse and Tom Finney; Argentina sticking with the same line-up used in the first match. The game, however, was abandoned after 23 minutes due to torrential rain, with a 0–0 scoreline.[11] The teams next met in the 1962 FIFA World Cup in Chile, where England's 3–1 victory in the group stage led to Argentina's exit from the tournament. Argentina's first victory over England in a full international occurred in a 1–0 win in June 1964, during the Taça de Nações friendly tournament in Brazil.

Crucial moments

1966 World Cup

Rattin is sent off in the historic match the Argentina vs England in the 1966 FIFA World Cup.

In spite of all of this history, it was not until the 1966 FIFA World Cup, held in and eventually won by England, that the rivalry picked up the sometimes bitter and fierce edge that it retains. The two teams met in the quarter-finals of the tournament, a game referred to in Argentina as el robo del siglo ("the theft of the century")[12] that England won 1–0 thanks to a goal from striker Geoff Hurst, disputed by the Argentines due to a claimed offside.[13]

The game, however, was particularly noted for the unexplained sending off of Argentina captain Antonio Rattín after receiving his second caution of the game. The Argentines considered the second caution to be unfair, including Rattín himself, who had to be escorted from the pitch by police as he refused leave the pitch. Rattín was cautioned at the start of the match for a lunge on Bobby Charlton. Rattín then fouled Geoff Hurst and inexplicably received another caution (the use of cards yellow/red would not be adopted until the next World Cup in Mexico) for arguing with the referee for a teammate's foul.[14]

It was reported in Argentina that the German referee, Rudolf Kreitlein, said that he had sent off Rattín because he did not like how he had looked at him,[15] while British newspapers cited the official as having given the reason as "violence of the tongue," despite the referee speaking no Spanish.[16] Rattín's intention appeared to have been to speak with the German referee, as according to the Argentines, he was ruling in favour of the English team. Rattín made a visible signal showing his captain's armband and intention to call a translator.[17]

Ken Aston, the English supervisor of referees, entered the field to try to persuade Rattín to leave, but he only exacerbated the situation since the Latin American teams had already suspected that the English and Germans were collaborating to eliminate them from the competition.[10] After his dismissal, Rattín scrunched the corner flag (featuring the Union Jack) with his hand before finally sitting down on the floor. After the match, England manager Alf Ramsey refused to allow his players to swap shirts with the Argentines (as is traditional after the conclusion of a football match) and later described the South Americans as "animals" in the press. The Argentine press and public were outraged, and one Argentine newspaper published a picture of the official World Cup mascot, World Cup Willie, dressed in pirate regalia to demonstrate their opinion of the England team.

1986 World Cup

Diego Maradona scoring his second goal (considered "the best goal in World Cup history") during the 1986 FIFA World Cup after dribbling goalkeeper Peter Shilton. Terry Butcher (6) can't stop the shot

After friendlies in 1974, 1977 and 1980, which showed no particular signs of rivalry, the next competitive game between the two teams occurred at the 1986 FIFA World Cup in Mexico, again at the quarter-final stage. The encounter was made particularly incendiary by the Falklands War fought between the Argentine Republic and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (of which England forms a constituent part) only four years previously, and many in Argentina saw the game as being an opportunity to exact revenge upon England for England's part in the conflict.

Argentina took the lead through a highly-controversial goal from their star player Diego Maradona, who punched the ball into the England net with his hand. The goal was allowed to stand by the referee, who did not see the infringement, much to the fury of the English team and its fans. The goal, dubbed the "Hand of God goal" after Maradona's tongue-in-cheek description of how it was scored, has become infamous in England, particularly as England went on to lose the game and Argentina later won the tournament.

Also in this game, Maradona scored a second goal, voted in 2002 as the best goal in World Cup history, before English striker Gary Lineker pulled one back, but England could not score again and lost 2–1. Despite the skill of his second goal, Maradona wrote in his autobiography that, "I sometimes think I preferred the one with my hand... It was a bit like stealing the wallet of the English."[18] He also wrote, in reference to the Falklands conflict, that "it was as if we had beaten a country, not just a football team... Although we had said before the game that football had nothing to do with the Falkland Islands war, we knew they had killed a lot of Argentine boys there, killed them like little birds. And this was revenge."[19]

At the end of the game, England's Steve Hodge swapped shirts with Maradona, a shirt Hodge would later loan out to the National Football Museum in the 2000s. Maradona praised the English as they did not use rough tactics like the other teams that frequently fouled and knocked him over.

The game added hugely to the rivalry between the two teams in England where they felt that they had been cheated out of the competition by Maradona's handball despite there being two further games to play. The importance of both goals for the English people can be seen as the fact they were chosen sixth in the list of 100 Greatest Sporting Moments in 2002 by Channel 4. Meanwhile, in Argentina, the game was seen as revenge for the Falklands War and for what they still see as the unfair game in the 1966 World Cup.

Whenever the two teams play, this game (and in England particularly the Hand of God goal) will almost inevitably be referred to by the sports media in the buildup to the game.

1991 friendly

On 25 May 1991, a friendly match between the two teams was played at Wembley. Argentina, now under the management of Alfio Basile, were preparing for the forthcoming Copa América 1991, which they went on to win. The South Americans had a new generation of players mainly playing locally, replacing the very successful group of the previous two World Cup tournaments. The game was mostly under the control of England, but near the end, Argentina came back from two goals down to draw 2–2. Darío Franco and Claudio García scored with headers.

In spite of not being a victory, the result was celebrated in Argentina, especially as both Argentine goals came from corner kicks, which in Argentina were seen as being a part of the game at which the English usually excelled.[20]

1998 World Cup

The next meeting between the two countries came in the round of 16 of the 1998 FIFA World Cup, held in Saint Etienne, France. The game had many noteworthy aspects including a goal that is considered to be one of England's greatest ever goals,[21] scored by young striker Michael Owen.

The match is also remembered for David Beckham receiving a red card. Beckham had been fouled by Diego Simeone and as Simeone stood up, he rubbed his knuckles against the back of Beckham's head as Beckham lay face-down on the pitch. Lying on the floor, Beckham swung his leg at Simeone, after which Simeone fell over, and the referee sent Beckham off.[22]

Playing with ten men, England held out against the Argentine attacks and, in the dying moments of the game during a scramble in the Argentine penalty area, Sol Campbell headed the ball into the goal. As the England players began to celebrate a winning goal, the referee blew for a foul that Alan Shearer had committed on the Argentine goalkeeper prior to the goal and disallowed it. The consequent free kick was taken very quickly, while the England players were still celebrating, and they had to rush back to successfully prevent the Argentines from scoring.

The scores stayed level at 2–2 until the end of extra time. In the ensuing penalty shoot-out that decided the game, Argentina won 4–3 after two English kicks were saved by their goalkeeper Carlos Roa.

Immediately following the game, Beckham was vilified by the English press for his perceived petulance and naïvety on the international stage; the headline in The Daily Mirror the following day described the England team as: "10 Heroic Lions, One Stupid Boy", Simeone has since made a subsequent "confession" where he admitted to simulating the injury from the kick in order to get Beckham sent off, and as all his teammates urged the referee to give Beckham the red card. However, Sports Illustrated was critical of the Argentine's theatrics in that event, stating that Simeone first delivered a "heavy-handed challenge" on Beckham and then "fell like a ton of bricks" to get Beckham sent off, noting that the Argentines used similar "theatrics" in their next match against the Netherlands which got a Dutch player sent off (however, Argentina lost that match 2–1).[23][24]

2002 World Cup

Another friendly was played in 2000, again at Wembley, but ended 0–0. Then, the teams were drawn to meet once more in the group stage of the 2002 FIFA World Cup. Having been knocked out by Argentina in two of the previous three World Cups in which they had competed, tension in England was high. This tension was raised by the England team, gaining only a draw in their opening match against Sweden, meaning that they needed a good result against Argentina to avoid being eliminated from the competition.

David Beckham, who was then the England captain, scored the only goal of the match, a penalty kick following a foul on Michael Owen by Mauricio Pochettino, which many felt redeemed Beckham in the eyes of the English sporting public for his dismissal four years earlier. As The Times described it in their match report, "vilified for the red card that helped to usher England out of the 1998 World Cup at the hands of Argentina, he wakes this morning with his halo brighter than ever."[25] Despite a late onslaught from the Argentine players at the end of the second half of the game, England maintained the scoreline and won 1–0, and partly as a result of this Argentina (one of the pre-tournament favourites to win) were knocked out in the first round. This Argentinian humiliation was widely regarded as fitting revenge for Argentina's previous dirty and cheating tactics in the 1986 and 1998 games.

Although the Argentine players and public criticised the awarding of the penalty kick, the game was generally played in a good, if highly competitive, spirit, and there was none of the bitterness that had affected the 1966, 1986 and 1998 meetings. Diego Simeone and David Beckham, whose clash in the 1998 meeting had resulted in Beckham's sending-off, shook hands in the middle of the game.[26]

As expected, Argentine fans were extremely disappointed with the result of this match and the subsequent draw with Sweden. A new "controversy" developed among the fans in the aftermath of the game when it was claimed that Argentine captain Juan Sebastián Verón had purposely diminished the quality of his game, because he had to return to England to play with Manchester United.[27] Verón has denied the allegations.[28]

2005 friendly

The most recent game between the two nations occurred on neutral ground in Geneva on 12 November 2005 when the two teams, having both already qualified for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, met in a friendly. Both teams selected strong sides. England twice came from behind to beat Argentina 3–2 with goals from Michael Owen from crosses by Steven Gerrard and Joe Cole in the dying moments. The result and performance were welcomed enthusiastically by the English press and public. The general nature of the match was also less intensely vitriolic than on previous occasions, with The Times reporting, "by the unpleasant standards of previous confrontations, the skirmish between England and Argentina edged towards the saccharine, although the concept is deeply relative. The latest encounter featured punches on the terraces, songs about the Falkland Islands, jibes regarding players' sexuality and general churlishness that, believe it or not, represents a significant thaw in diplomatic relations."[29] England's victory was the first time either side had won consecutive matches against the other.

Argentina v England matches

9 May 1951 Friendly Match England  2–1  Argentina Middlesex
Mortensen  79'
Milburn  86'
(Report)  18' Boyé Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 99,000
Referee: Sandy Griffiths
14 May 1953 Friendly Match Argentina  3–1  England Buenos Aires
Grillo  42', 78'
Micheli  57'
[30]  41' Taylor Stadium: Estadio Monumental
Referee: Arthur Ellis
17 May 1953 Friendly Match Argentina  0–0  England Buenos Aires
[note 1]
(Report)
Stadium: Estadio Monumental
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Arthur Ellis
2 June 1962 1962 FIFA World Cup England  3–1  Argentina Rancagua
Flowers  18' (pen.)
Greaves  42'
Charlton  67'
(Report)  81' Sanfilippo Stadium: Estadio El Teniente
Attendance: 9,794
Referee: Nikolay Latyshev
6 June 1964 Taça das Nações Argentina  1–0  England Rio de Janeiro
Rojas  66' (Report) Stadium: Estádio do Maracanã
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Leo Horn
23 July 1966 1966 FIFA World Cup England  1–0  Argentina London
Hurst  78' (Report) Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 90,584
Referee: Rudolf Kreitlein
22 May 1974 Friendly Match England  2–2  Argentina London
Channon  45'
Worthington  55'
(Report)  59', 89' (pen.) Kempes Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 68,000
Referee: Arturo Ithurralde
12 June 1977 Friendly Match Argentina  1–1  England Buenos Aires
Bertoni  15' (Report)  3' Pearson Stadium: La Bombonera
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Ramón Barreto
13 May 1980 Friendly Match England  3–1  Argentina London
Johnson  41', 50'
Keegan  68'
(Report)  53' (pen.) Passarella Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 92,000
Referee: Brian McGinlay
22 June 1986 1986 FIFA World Cup Argentina  2–1  England Mexico City
Maradona  51', 55' (Report)  81' Lineker Stadium: Estadio Azteca
Attendance: 114,580
Referee: Ali Bin Nasser
25 May 1991 1991 Challenge Cup England  2–2  Argentina London
Lineker  15'
Platt  50'
(Report)  65' García
 70' Franco
Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 44,497
Referee: Zoran Petrović
23 February 2000 Friendly Match England  0–0  Argentina London
(Report) Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 74,008
Referee: Markus Merk
7 June 2002 2002 FIFA World Cup Argentina  0–1  England Sapporo
(Report)  44' (pen.) Beckham Stadium: Sapporo Dome
Attendance: 35,927
Referee: Pierluigi Collina
12 November 2005 Friendly Match Argentina  2–3  England Geneva
Crespo  35'
Samuel  54'
(Report)  39' Rooney
 87', 90+2' Owen
Stadium: Stade de Genève
Attendance: 29,000
Referee: Philippe Leuba

Facts and figures

  • Overall record (15 matches): England – 6 wins; Argentina – 4 wins, 5 draws.
  • Competitive matches (6 matches, five at World Cups & one at Nations Cup): England – 3 wins; Argentina – 3 wins.
  • In Argentina (3 matches): Argentina – 1 win, 2 draws.
  • In England (6 matches): England – 3 wins; 3 draws.
  • Neutral venues (6 matches): England – 3 wins; Argentina – 3 wins.
  • Both teams have knocked each other out on the way to winning World Cups – England in 1966 and Argentina in 1986.
  • England also defeated Argentina at the 1962 and 2002 tournaments
  • Argentina also defeated England at the 1998 tournament, the match was drawn 2–2 and after extra time Argentina won 4–3 on penalties, the only time they have faced each other in a penalty shoot-out.

Club level

At the club level, matches have also been heated. Argentine and English clubs have not had many chances to play against each other, but when they have done so there have been notable incidents. The most memorable matches happened in the now defunct European/South American Cup. In 1968, Estudiantes de La Plata played against Manchester United for the Cup, then known as the "Intercontinental Cup". The first leg was in Buenos Aires, where Estudiantes' supporters were highly vocal and the game was played in a very physical manner with a disputed red card and physical injury.[31] Manchester United could not recover the 1–0 deficit in the second leg and Estudiantes won the title.

Nine years later, in 1977, Liverpool refused to play against Boca Juniors, so Boca played against European runner-up Borussia Mönchengladbach and obtained their first cup. In 1978, Liverpool alleged "scheduling conflicts"; the cup was not played.

During the 1978 European tour of River Plate, the Argentine team achieved a 2–1 victory over Sheffield United. The match was played at Bramall Lane as part of the transfer of Alejandro Sabella to the English club.[32]

In 1984, Independiente played Liverpool for the trophy that, by this point, had been renamed the "Toyota Cup". The format had also changed, to a single game played in Japan, making it easier for teams to attend. Independiente won 1–0 with a goal by José Percudani.

At the 2007 Peace Cup (held in Japan) between Argentine side River Plate and English club Reading, the game ended in a 1–0 win for the Argentines. Likewise at the 2009 Edmonton Cup in Canada, River Plate defeated Everton 1–0 with a goal scored by Ariel Ortega.

The most recent match between an English and Argentine club was between Arsenal and Boca Juniors in July 2011, a friendly staged in London as part of the annual Emirates Cup.

Argentine footballers at English clubs

A number of Argentine footballers, some of them high-profile stars, have played and still play for English clubs, among them Osvaldo Ardiles and Ricardo Villa, who joined Tottenham Hotspur, and Alberto Tarantini, who joined Birmingham City when players from outside the British Isles were rare in English football, and many others since the advent of the Premier League and the increase in the number of foreign players. In 2006, West Ham United signed Carlos Tevez and Javier Mascherano, though it was later discovered that the players were signed on terms that broke two Premier League rules, with the club subsequently being fined £5.5 million. Argentine striker Sergio Agüero became hugely popular for scoring the final goal of the 2011–12 Premier League season against Queens Park Rangers that gave his club Manchester City their first league championship in 44 years.[1] The Argentine Marcelo Bielsa manages Leeds United and fellow countryman Mauricio Pochettino spent five years as manager of the Premier League's Tottenham Hotspur (his relationship with the club terminated in 2019).part of the game at which the English usually excelled.[20]

Players

As of 5 January 2021.

Footballers Clubs Statistics
Years Seasons Apps Goals League's Level
Sergio Agüero[33] Manchester City F.C. 2011- 10 379 256 1st (Premier League)
Total 2011- 10 379 256
Alexis Mac Allister[34] Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. 2020- 1 17 3 1st (Premier League)
Total 2020- 1 17 3
Julio Arca[35] Sunderland A.F.C. 2000-2006 6 177 23 1st (Premier League) 50%

2nd (First Division) 25%

2nd (EFL Championship) 25%

Middlesbrough F.C. 2006-2013 7 185 9 1st (Premier League) 42.8%

2nd (EFL Championship) 57.2%

South Shields F.C. 2015-2018 3 ? ? 9th (Northern FL Division Two)

8th (Northern FL Division One)

7th (Northern Premier League Division One North)

Total 2000-2013; 2015-2018 16 ? ?
Osvaldo Ardiles[36] Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 1977-1983; 1983-1985- 1985-1988 10 221 16 1st (First Division)
Blackburn Rovers F.C. 1988 1/2 5 0 2nd (Football League Second Division)
Queens Park Rangers F.C. 1988-1989 1 8 0 1st (First Division)
Swindon Town F.C. 1989-1991 3 2 0 2nd (Football League Second Division)
Total 1977-1991 14 236 16
Emiliano Buendía[37] Norwich City F.C. 2018- 3 97 15 1st (Premier League) 25%

2nd (Football League Second Division) 75%

Total 2018- 3 97 15
Néstor Fabián Caballero [38] Arsenal F.C. 1998-1999 1 1 0 1st (Premier League)
Total 1998-1999 1 1 0
Wilfredo Caballero[39] Manchester City F.C. 2014-2017 3 48 -53 1st (Premier League)
Chelsea F.C. 2017- 4 38 -41 1st (Premier League)
Total 7 86 -94
Horacio Carbonari[40][41] Derby County F.C. 1998-2002 4 90 9 1st (Premier League)
Coventry City F.C. 2002 1 5 0 2nd (First Division)
Total 1998-2002 5 95 9
Hernán Crespo[42] Chelsea F.C. 2003-2004; 2005-2006; 2 73 25 1st (Premier League)
2003-2004; 2005-2006; 2 73 25
Juan Cobián[43] Sheffield Wednesday F.C. 1998–1999 1 9 0 1st (Premier League)
Charlton Athletic F.C. 1999 1 0 0 2nd (First Division)
Swindon Town F.C. 2000–2003 3 4 0 3rd (Football League Second Division)
Total 1998-1999; 2000-2003 5 13 0
Fabricio Coloccini[44] Newcastle United F.C. 2008-2016 8 275 7 1st (Premier League) 87.5%

2nd (EFL Championship) 12.5%

Total 2008-2016 8 275 7
Alejandro Faurlín[45] Queens Park Rangers F.C. 2011-2013; 2014-2016 7 163 5 1st (Premier League) 42.8%

2nd (EFL Championship) 57.2%

Total 2011-2013; 2014-2016 163 5
Federico Fernández[46] Swansea City A.F.C. 2014-2019 5 127 2 1st (Premier League) 80%

2nd (EFL Championship) 20%

Newcastle United F.C. 2019- 3 62 2 1st (Premier League)
Total 2014- 8 189 4
Juan Foyth[47] Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 2017-2020 3 32 1 1st (Premier League)
Total 2017-2020 3 32 1
Esteban Fuertes[48] Derby County F.C. 1999-2000 1 8 1 1st (Premier League)
Total 1999-2000 1 8 1
Paulo Gazzaniga[49] Gillingham F.C. 2011-2012 1 22 -29 3rd (EFL League Two)
Southampton F.C. 2012-2016; 5 23 -34 1st (Premier League)
Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 2018- 3 37 -28 1st (Premier League)
Total 2011-2016; 2018- 9 82 -91
Jonás Manuel Gutiérrez Newcastle United F.C. 2008-2014; 2015 8 205 12 1st (Premier League) 87.5%

2nd (Football League Second Division) 12.5%

Norwich City F.C. 2014 1 4 0 1st (Premier League)
Total 2008-2015 9 209 12
Martín Horacio Herrera Fullham F.C. 2002-2003 1 2 -3 1st (Premier League)
Total 2002-2003 1 2 -3
Erik Lamela Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 2013- 8 232 35 1st (Premier League)
Total 2013- 8 232 35
Manuel Lanzini West Ham United F.C. 2015- 6 139 22 1st (Premier League)
Total 2015- 6 139
Giovani Lo Celso Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 2019- 2 56 7 1st (Premier League)
Total 2019- 56 7
Javier Mascherano West Ham United F.C. 2006-2007 1 7 0 1st (Premier League)
Liverpool F.C. 2007-2011 5 139 2 1st (Premier League)
Total 2006-2011 6 146 1
Damián Emiliano Martínez Oxford United F.C. 2011-2012 1 1 0 3rd (EFL League Two)
Sheffield Wednesday F.C. 2013-2014 1 15 0 2nd (EFL Championship)
Rotherham United F.C. 2015 1 8 0 2nd (EFL Championship)
Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 2015-2016 1 15 0 2nd (EFL Championship)
Reading F.C. 2018-2019 1 18 0 2nd (EFL Championship)
Aston Villa F.C. 2020-2021 1 15 0 1st (Premier League)
Arsenal F.C. 2011-2012; 2015; 2016-2017; 2019 4 38 0 1st (Premier League)
Total 2012-2016; 2018- 10 99 0
Nicolás Otamendi Manchester City F.C. 2015-2020 5 210 11 1st (Premier League)
Total 2015-2020 5 210 11
Mauricio Pellegrino Liverpool F.C. 2004-2005 1 13 0 1st (Premier League)
Total 2004-2005 1 13 0
Roberto Pereyra Watford F.C. 2016-2020 4 115 18 1st (Premier League)
Total 2016-2020 4 115 18
Ignacio Pussetto Watford F.C. 2019-2021 2 9 0 1st (Premier League) 50%

2nd (EFL Championship) 50%

Total 2019-2021 2 9 0
Maxi Rodríguez Liverpool F.C. 2010-2012 3 73 17 1st (Premier League)
Total 2010-2012 3 73 17
Sergio Romero Manchester United F.C. 2015- 5 61 -27 1st (Premier League)
Total 2015- 5 61 -27
Ezequiel Schelotto Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. 2017-2018; 2019-2020 2 28 0 1st (Premier League)
Total 2017-2018; 2019-2020 2 202 84
Julián Speroni Crystal Palace F.C. 2004-2019 15 405 ? 1st (Premier League) 46.6%

2nd (EFL Championship) 53.4%

Total 2004-2019 15 405 ?
Alberto Tarantini Birmingham City F.C. 1978-1979 1 23 1 1st (First Division)
Total 1978-1979 1 23 1
Mauricio Taricco Ipswich Town F.C. 1994-1998 4 137 4 1st (Premier League)
Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 1998-2004 5 149 2 1st (Premier League)
West Ham United F.C. 2004 1 2nd (EFL Championship)
Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. 2010-2012 2nd (EFL Championship) 50%

3rd (EFL League Two) 50%

Total 1994-2004; 2010-2012
Carlos Tévez West Ham United F.C. 2006-2007 1 29 7 1st (Premier League)
Manchester United F.C. 2007-2009 2 99 34 1st (Premier League)
Manchester City F.C. 2009-2013 4 148 74 1st (Premier League)
Total 2006-2013 7 276 115
Leonardo Ulloa Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. 2012-2014; 2017-2018 3 70 28 1st (Premier League) 33.3%

2nd (EFL Championship) 66.3%

Leicester City F.C. 2014-2017 3 102 20 1st (Premier League)
Total 2012-2018 6 172 48
Oscar Ustari Sunderland A.F.C. 1 3 -1 1st (Premier League)
Total 1 3 -1
Juan Sebastián Verón Manchester United F.C. 2001-2003 2 82 11 1st (Premier League)
Chelsea F.C. 2003-2004 1 14 1 1st (Premier League)
Total 2001-2004 3 96 12
Ricardo Villa Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 1978-1983 5 113 18 1st (First Division)
Total 1978-1983 5 133 18
Nelson Vivas Arsenal F.C. 1998-1999; 2000 2 40 0 1st (Premier League)
Total 1998-1999; 2000 2 40 0
Claudio Yacob West Bromwich Albion F.C. 2012-2018 6 175 2 1st (Premier League)
Nottingham Forest F.C. 2018-2020 2 17 0 2nd (EFL Championship)
Total 2012-2020 8 192 2
Pablo Zabaleta Manchester City F.C. 2008-2017 9 333 12 1st (Premier League)
West Ham United F.C. 2017-2020 3 80 1 1st (Premier League)
Total 2008-2020 12 413 13

Managers

As of 5 January 2021.

Footballers Clubs Statistics
Years Number of seasons P W D L Win % League's Level
Osvaldo Ardiles[50] Swindon Town F.C. 1989-1991 2 ? ? ? ? ? 2nd (Football League Second Division) 50%

1st (First Division) 50%

Newcastle United F.C. 1991-1992 1 ? ? ? ? ? 1st (First Division)
West Bromwich Albion F.C. 1992-1993 1 ? ? ? ? ? 2nd (Football League Second Division)
Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 1993-1994 1 ? ? ? ? ? 1st (Premier League)
Total 1989-1994 5
Marcelo Bielsa[51] Leeds United F.C. 2018- 2 118 63 21 34 53.4 1st (Premier League) 75%

2nd (EFL Championship) 25%

Total 2018- 2 118 63 21 34 53.4
Mauricio Pellegrino[52] Southampton F.C. 2017-2018 1 35 9 13 13 25.71 1st (Premier League)
Total 2017-2018 1 35 9 13 13 25.71
Mauricio Pochettino[53] Southampton F.C. 2013-2014 2 60 23 18 19 38.3 1st (Premier League)
Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 2014-2019 7 293 159 62 72 54.3 1st (Premier League)
Total 2013-2019 9 353 182 80 91 51.5

Fans' behaviour

Much of the colour and intensity in this rivalry is added by the fans themselves. While matches prior to the 1982 Falklands War generated interest and emotion, it was the war itself that fuelled passions and elevated this rivalry. Before the 1986 game fans from both countries had a fight in the Mexico City streets and into the stadium too, which included English flags stolen by the Argentine fans and a lot of Englishmen injured by the Argentine barras bravas.[54][55][56][57]

During games, however, behaviour so far has been generally peaceful on both sides; probably because of the heightened security in the stadia.

See also

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  1. The match was suspended after 23 minutes because of a waterlogged pitch. It was abandoned after 36 minutes, with the score at 0–0.
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