Despite the coaches trying to downplay the bitter rivalry between Argentina and England, the Albiceleste players were filmed celebrating their quarter-final win over Switzerland with traditional anti-English chants, as well as new chants promising a victory “for the Malvinas, for Diego, and for the last of Leo.“WC 1962: Group stage – ENG 3 ARG 1BIGGEST VICTORY IN THE RIVALRY: Argentina and England met for the first time at the FIFA World Cup in the 1962 edition in Chile, where England secured a 3-1 victory in the group stage that sent Argentina out of the tournament. The result remains England’s biggest margin of victory over Argentina in World Cup history and is also their joint-biggest win in all meetings between the two sides, alongside the 3-1 friendly win at Wembley in 1980.WC 1966: QF – ENG 1 ARG 0The day RATTIN was sent: In 1966, the two met in a World Cup quarter-final match when England hosted the tournament. Antonio Rattin, then the Argentine captain, was expelled from the field. He clung to a corner flag with the British flag as he left, then sat on a red carpet meant for Queen Elizabeth, refusing to move away. England fans threw beer cans at him, he said later. Tempers on the field were high throughout the game, which ended 1-0 to England, the eventual winners of the tournament. England manager Alf Ramsey famously referred to the Argentinian players afterwards as “animals”. It is an insult that Argentina will never forget. The recent death of Antonio Rattín has renewed historical laments.WC 1986: QF – ARG 2 ENG 1HAND OF GOD, AND THE BEAUTIFUL OBJECT: Twenty years later, at the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City, the two sides met again in the World Cup. The match was fueled by high political tension, taking place just four years after the 1982 Falklands/Malvinas War. Maradona scored his infamous ‘Hand of God’ goal, using his hand to punch the ball past England goalkeeper Peter Shilton – an infringement which went unnoticed by the officials. Minutes later, Maradona scored a legendary second goal after an extraordinary maze run, dribbling past half of the English team. To Maradona and to many Argentines, it was not deceiving. It was a triumph of the underdog over the elite. Maradona later admitted in his autobiography that the victory felt like direct revenge for the Argentine soldiers who died in the war. WC 1998: Rd of 16 – ENG 2 ARG 2 (Argentina won on penalties)BECKHAM EIGHT TO BLAME: There was another infamous sending off in a round of 16 matches. David Beckham, having excelled in his first World Cup, was dismissed for kicking off Diego Simeone. England battled to a 2-2 draw with 10 men, only to lose on penalties after Paul Ince and David Batty missed. This match will also be remembered for the amazing miracle of the teenager Michael Owen, but Beckham has become a scapegoat for the defeat in England.WC 2002: Group stage – ENG 1 ARG 0SONG OF REDEMPTION: Four years later, there was redemption for Beckham. After Michael Owen was tripped by future Spurs manager Mauricio Pochettino, Beckham fired home from the spot – the only goal of the game.