"In the fifth minute Ariel Ortega found Batistuta in space but not thinking of a shot. Instead he slipped the ball to Diego Simeone and appeared to have over hit it, but David Seaman, already committed to the rescue, was suckered into giving away a penalty by the wily Simeone, who simply waited for the goalkeeper to catch his legs. The strength Batistuta's penalty defied Seaman attempt to keep it out."Gabriel Batistuta, 6' (pen)5:29
"At the end of the half, sing an old free-kick ploy to excellent effect. Batistuta ran over the ball, leaving Claudio Lopez to find Javier Zanetti in space behind the wall. Seaman was beaten by a shot into the top far corner."Javier Zanetti, 45'+1'45:36
1Carlos RoaCarlos Ángel Roa. Born 15th Aug 1969, Santa Fe. 120'120:00 Dissent. Complaining about how Paul Merson places the ball on the penalty spot during the shoot-out.
2Roberto AyalaRoberto Fabián Ayala. Born 14th Apr 1973, Parana.
3José ChamotJosé Antonio Chamot. Born 17th May 1969, Concepcion del Uruguay.
22Javier ZanettiJavier Adelmar Zanetti. Born 10th Aug 1973, Buenos Aires.
5Matías AlmeydaMatías Jesús Almeyda. Born 21st Dec 1973, Azul. 73'72:59 Booked for bringing down Anderton on a charge through midfield.
14Nelson VivasNelson David Vivas. Born 18th Oct 1969, Granadero Baigorria.
7Claudio LópezClaudio Javier López. Born 17th Jul 1974, Rio Tercero. 69'68:20
8Diego SimeoneDiego Pablo Simeone. Born 28th Apr 1970, Buenos Aires. (c) 47'46:11 Simeone gets carded for fouling Beckham who petulantly kicks back.92'91:04
9Gabriel BatistutaGabriel Omar Batistuta. Born 1st Feb 1969, Santa Fe. 69'68:09
10Ariel OrtegaAriel Arnaldo Ortega. Born 4th Mar 1974, Ledesma.
11Juan Sebastián VerónJuan Sebastián Verón. Born 9th Mar 1975, La Plata. 44'43:29 Late challenge on Michael Owen.
19Hernán CrespoHernán Jorge Crespo. Born 5th Jul 1975, Florida. 69'68:09
20Marcelo GallardoMarcelo Daniel Gallardo. Born 18th Jan 1976, Buenos Aires. 69'68:20
16Sergio BertiSergio Ángel Berti. Born 17th Sep 1969, Villa Constitucion. 92'91:04
Assist: Michael Owen. "...the evening's second penalty brought the scores level four minutes later. Again Owen raced with Ayala, this time he was brought down [8:45], Shearer did the rest [9:48]."Alan Shearer20th of 30 goals. Right-footed from 12 yards., 10' 09:48 (pen)
Assist: David Beckham. "Then, on the quarter-hour came one of those moments of which legends are made. Gathering a pass from Beckham, Owen tore for the middle of the Argentinian defence. Chamot was beaten for speed, Ayala could have only seen a blur of white and even Paul Scholes was shoved out of the way before Owen hooked England into the lead."Michael Owen3rd of 40 goals. Right-footed from 12 yards., 16' 15:29
1David SeamanArsenal, 44th of 75 caps 34 years, 9 months, 11 day Goalkeeper5'4:34 Booked for bringing down Simeone for the Argentinian penalty.
12Gary NevilleMan Utd, 30th of 85 caps 23 years, 4 months, 12 days Centre Back
3Graeme Le SauxChelsea, 29th of 36 caps 29 years, 8 months, 13 days Left Wing Back71'70:54
4Paul InceLiverpool, 43rd of 53 caps 30 years, 8 months, 9 days Midfielder10'9:11 Dissent. Remonstrating with the referee that the Argentines are holding up the penalty.
5Tony AdamsArsenal, 55th of 66 caps 31 years, 8 months, 20 days Centre Back
2Sol CampbellSpurs, 20th of 73 caps 23 years, 9 months, 12 days Centre Back
7David BeckhamMan Utd, 18th of 115 caps 23 years, 1 month, 28 days Midfielder47'46:13 "Beckham, flattened by Simeone's clumsy foul [45:37] and lying face down when he kicked out at his aggressor [45:51], is only the fifth England footballer to be sent off [46:13]."
14Darren AndertonSpurs, 22nd of 30 caps 26 years, 3 months, 27 days Right Wing Back98'97:00
9Alan ShearerNewcastle Utd, 43rd of 63 caps 27 years, 10 months, 17 days Centre Forward(c)14th captaincy
20Michael OwenLiverpool, 9th of 89 caps 18 years, 6 months, 16 days Centre Forward
16Paul ScholesMan Utd, 11th of 66 caps 23 years, 7 months, 14 days Attacking Midfielder79'78:16
6Gareth SouthgateAston Villa, 27th of 57 caps 27 years, 9 months, 27 days Centre Back71'70:54
15Paul MersonMiddlesbrough, 19th of 21 caps 30 years, 3 months, 10 days Midfielder79'78:16
8David BattyNewcastle Utd, 35th of 42 caps 29 years, 6 months, 28 days Midfielder98'97:00
England Starting Formation
3-4-1-2
Notes
David Beckham: Red Card"Beckham, flattened by Simeone's clumsy foul [45:37] and lying face down when he kicked out at his aggressor [45:51], is only the fifth England footballer to be sent off [46:13]."
Campbell: Goal Not GivenSol Campbell has a goal struck off on 81 minutes [80:41]. On replay it's clear Shearer impedes Roa from collecting the ball to allow Campbell a free header.
Penalty: Gabriel Batistuta"In the fifth minute Ariel Ortega found Batistuta in space but not thinking of a shot. Instead he slipped the ball to Diego Simeone and appeared to have over hit it, but David Seaman, already committed to the rescue, was suckered into giving away a penalty by the wily Simeone [4:26], who simply waited for the goalkeeper to catch his legs. The strength Batistuta's penalty defied Seaman attempt to keep it out [5:29]."
Match MilestoneEngland's 750th Match
Penalty: Alan Shearer2nd scored from 3 taken (66.7%). England's 80th overall. 10th minute."...the evening's second penalty brought the scores level four minutes later. Again Owen raced with Ayala, this time he was brought down [8:45], Shearer did the rest [9:48]."
Penalty ShootoutArgentina win 4-3 on penalties
Sergio BertiScored - Low to Seaman's left who guesses correct but it's out of his reach.
Alan ShearerScored - High into the roof of the net to Roa's right. No chance.
Hernán CrespoSaved - Saved by David Seaman who dives to his left and palms the ball out at a nice height.
Paul InceSaved - Saved by Carlos Roa. Almost a carbon copy of the previous penalty. Comfortable for Roa.
Juan Sebastián VerónScored - Another carbon copy, this time of Shearer's penalty. High to Seaman's right; no chance.
Paul MersonScored - Similar to Shearer's and Veron's but wider and lower. Roa gets a hand to it.
Marcelo GallardoScored - Low to Seaman's right who gets a hand on it too.
Michael OwenScored - High to Roa's left, it actually hits the post before going in. Roa was going the other way.
Roberto AyalaScored - Passed into Seaman's bottom left corner who goes the right way but it's beyond him.
David BattySaved - Saved by Carlos Roa, an easy height to his right.
Argentina 2 - 2 England 
"In the fifth minute Ariel Ortega found Batistuta in space but not thinking of a shot. Instead he slipped the ball to Diego Simeone and appeared to have over hit it, but David Seaman, already committed to the rescue, was suckered into giving away a penalty by the wily Simeone, who simply waited for the goalkeeper to catch his legs. The strength Batistuta's penalty defied Seaman attempt to keep it out."Gabriel Batistuta, 6' (pen)5:29 
120'120:00 Dissent. Complaining about how Paul Merson places the ball on the penalty spot during the shoot-out.
69'68:20
69'68:09
47'46:13 "Beckham, flattened by Simeone's clumsy foul [45:37] and lying face down when he kicked out at his aggressor [45:51], is only the fifth England footballer to be sent off [46:13]."
Sergio Berti Scored - Low to Seaman's left who guesses correct but it's out of his reach.
Hernán Crespo Saved - Saved by David Seaman who dives to his left and palms the ball out at a nice height.
England Glenn Hoddle
Denmark Kim Milton Nielsen