Friendly 2005 Argentina England

 12 Novembre 2005

Stade de Genève

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Argentina: Abbondanzieri, Ayala (Coloccini 74), Sorin, Zanetti, Demichelis, Samuel, Riquelme (Gonzalez 84), Rodriguez, Cambiasso, Tevez (Cruz 80), Crespo (Saviola 70).

England: Robinson, Young (Crouch 80), Terry, Ferdinand, Bridge (Konchesky 46), Lampard, King (Cole 58), Beckham, Gerrard, Rooney, Owen.

With all this mutual history, the decision was made to play the November 2005 friendly between the two sides in stereotypically neutral Geneva. Both teams had qualified for the following summer’s World Cup and were considered contenders for the ultimate crown in Germany.

This assumption was a half-truth; England were in the peak of their Golden Generation phase, but their qualification campaign had been unimpressive and is best remembered for defeat to Northern Ireland at a partisan Windsor Park. Where Sven Goran-Eriksson was once regarded as infallible, many were now openly questioning his leadership.

As a result, the team had much to prove, only to make a slow start to the match. A fifth-minute stop from Juan Roman Riquelme was the first of several good saves by Paul Robinson, and Hernan Crespo soon scored a disallowed goal that could well have stood.