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England
2-1
Argentina
Sunday 22 June 1986
World Cup QF
Attendance: 114,580
âš½ Gary Lineker 81'
âš½ Diego Maradona (51, 55)
🟨 Terry Fenwick 9'
🟨 Sergio Batista (59)
First Half
🟨 9' Terry Fenwick
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Second Half
⮌ 69' Peter Reid
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⮕ 69' Chris Waddle
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⮌ 74' Trevor Steven
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⮕ 74' John Barnes
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âš½ 81' Gary Lineker
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ENGLAND
ARGENTINA
Starting XI
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01Peter Shilton (G) (C)
Cap number 86
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02Gary Stevens (FB)
Cap number 14
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03Kenny Sansom (FB)
Cap number 70
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06Terry Butcher (CD)
Cap number 45
🟨9'
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16Peter Reid (M)
Cap number 9
⮌69'
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17Trevor Steven (M)
Cap number 13
⮌74'
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18Steve Hodge (M)
Cap number 8
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10Gary Lineker (F)
Cap number 18
âš½81'
Substitutes
⮕69'
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19John Barnes (M)
Cap number 28
⮕74'
18Nery Pumpido
2Sergio Batista 59
9José Luis Cuciuffo
19Oscar Ruggeri
5José Luis Brown
16Julio Olarticoechea
7Jorge Burruchaga 75
14Ricardo Giusti
12Héctor Enrique
10Diego Maradona (51) (55)
11Jorge Valdano

Subs
20Carlos Daniel Tapia 75
No doubt Argentina deserved to win but their first goal was one of the worst cases of cheating in a World Cup game. Maradona clearly put the ball in the net with his hand, but later claimed it was the Hand of God that was responsible.
1985
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