England vs Argentina: The rivalry in pictures

England vs ArgentinaThe rivalry in picturesEngland 2-1 ArgentinaWembley, May 1951England captain Billy Wright exchanges pennants with Argentina captain Nebertol Yacono. Argentina became the first international team other than Scotland to play England at Wembley.England 3-1 ArgentinaEl Teniente, Chile, June 1962 After an international between the sides in Buenos Aires in 1953 was abandoned after 23 minutes due to rain, they next met at the 1962 World Cup in Chile, with England's win helping them edge out Argentina in the group stage thanks to a better goal average. England 1-0 ArgentinaWembley, July 1966Argentina landed their first win over England in a 1964 friendly tournament in the Maracana in Brazil - but there was nothing friendly about their World Cup quarter-final in 1966. England boss Sir Alf Ramsey branded the Argentina team 'animals' and tried to prevent his players swapping shirts with their opponents at the end of the match. Argentina were also incensed with how the game went, with their media naming it 'The theft of the Century'. Argentina captain Antonio Rattin - who died on July 11 - was sent off for a second caution after just 33 minutes. He took almost 10 minutes to leave the field amid confusion around his sending off. He eventually had to be escorted from the pitch - and the incident led to the introduction of yellow and red cards at the next World Cup. Referee Rudolf Kritlin of West Germany also needed a police escort off the pitch - after an Argentina player had ripped his shirt during a confrontation at the final whistle. Amid all that drama, it was Sir Geoff Hurst who scored the decisive goal with 13 minutes remaining - heading in to cap a fine England move - to send the World Cup hosts into the semi-finals. Argentina were back at Wembley in May 1974 for a friendly. England were leading 2-0 but ended up drawing 2-2, with an Argentine referee awarding the visitors a penalty with five minutes remaining, from which Mario Kempes scored his second o...