Match No. 792 - Friday, 7th June 2002, 8:30pm
England 1 - 0 Argentina 
World Cup Finals (World Cup 2002) Group F Game 2
Sapporo Dome, Sapporo
David Beckham, 44' (43:16) (pen)
- 18
- Owen Hargreaves
19'- 7
- David Beckham (c)
- 9
- Emile Heskey
- 54'
- 10
- Michael Owen
- 80'
- 4
- Trevor Sinclair
19'- 17
- Teddy Sheringham
- 54'
- 14
- Wayne Bridge
- 80'
- 12
- Pablo Cavallero
- 13
- Diego Placente
- 4
- Mauricio Pochettino
- 6
- Walter Samuel
- 14
- Diego Simeone
- 8
- Javier Zanetti
- 18
- Kily González
- 64'
- 3
- Juan Pablo Sorín
- 10
- Ariel Ortega
- 11
- Juan Sebastián Verón (c)
- HT
- 9
- Gabriel Batistuta
- 60'
- 16
- Pablo Aimar
- HT
- 19
- Hernán Crespo
- 60'
- 7
- Claudio López
- 64'
Notes
- Penalty: David Beckham2nd scored from 2 taken.
Sources
- englandstats.com Digital Archive
- Official FIFA report
- BBC Football "England's sweet revenge", Friday 7th June 2002.
- The Guardian "England 1 - 0 Argentina", Friday 7th June 2002.
SWE (WCF)
NGA (WCF)Managers
England - Sven-Göran Eriksson- Argentina - Marcelo Bielsa
Referee
Pierluigi Collina
Attendance
- 35,927
Half Time Score
- England 1 - 0 Argentina
ELO Rankings
- England - 6th
1 - Argentina - 5th