Beckham - celebrates the winning goal (Allsport)

90 min: Full-time: England 1 Argentina 0

Man of the match: A sterling display especially in midfield in the first half where Nicky Butt was the main contributor.

90 min: Samuel's long cross into the box is too far for anyone and goes out.

90 min: Aimar's chip is flicked on by Crespo and Ortega volleys over as the offside flag goes up.

90 min: There will be two minutes of extra time.

90 min: Simeone is robbed but Crespo picks it up and his cross is headed away by Mills.

89 min: Simeone tries a long cross which sails harmlessly to Seaman.

88 min: Aimar tries a one-two with Crespo but the move breaks down.

87 min: Pochettino sends it long to Lopez but Mills is there again.

86 min: Panic in the England defence sees the ball squirm across the six-yard box until Mills hacks it clear.

85 min: Aimar tries to get Zanetti behind Bridge again but the offside flag is up.

84 min: Simeone's long ball catches Mills out and Lopez is thwarted by Seaman racing from his line.

83 min: Aimar's corner is headed goalwards by Samuel but is penalised for a foul.

82 min: Zanetti finds Ortega jinking through but Bridge lofts it clear at the expense of another corner.

81 min: Sheringham wins a free kick and then heads Beckham's free kick straight at the keeper.

80 min: England bring on Wayne Bridge for Owen.

79 min: Aimar sets up Zanetti but he blasts the 30-yarder well wide.

78 min: Aimar's corner is headed by Pochettino against Seaman's legs on the line and away to safety.

77 min: Aimar threads a great ball through the defence for Zanetti but Cole cuts out the cross at the expense of a corner.

76 min: Argentina attack down the right again and Ortega's cross falls to Sorin who attempts an overhead kick.

75 min: Lopez skins Mills on the outside but Mills get back to concede a corner and Seaman saves Aimar's flag kick.

74 min: Ortega is tripped by Scholes 25 yards out and Aimar's dangerous ball is headed wide by Pochettino.

73 min: Aimat attacks the England area again and goes down under Butt's challenge but it's no penalty.

72 min: Aimar attracts three men to him and flicks it inside to Ortega whose shot is blocked.

71 min: Beckham's free kick to the near-post is back-headed narrowly wide by Sheringham.

70 min: Sinclair sends down the left and is tripped on the touchline by Pochettino.

68 min: Aimar picks up a neat one-two just outside the box and fires a shot just over the bar.

67 min: Sinclair goes on a run down the left and ignores Owen to try and 25-yard shot which the keeper saves.

66 min: Butt is penalised for foot up on Ortega 25 yards out and Lopez's free kick is charged down by Scholes.

64 min: Argentina Beckham is fouled by Placente and Argentina bring on Claudio Lopez for Kily Gonzalez.

63 min: Aimar heads through the gap for Crespo who is pulled back for handling the ball to get under control.

62 min: Sheringham tries an even more ambitious volley which goes high over the bar.

61 min: Argentina bring on Hernan Crespo for Batistuta.

60 min: Aimar tricks Cole down the right and finds Ortega in the box but Cole recovers to snuff out the danger.

59 min: A neat chip through by Scholes finds Sheringham on the edge of the box and his volley is tipped over well by Cavallero.

58 min: A long ball by Sheringham tries to release Owen but he is forced down the left-hand side and is blocked out by Pochettino.

57 min: England bring on Teddy Sheringham for Heskey.

56 min: A long through ball by Sinclair finds Beckham going round Placente but his shot with the outside of his right foot hits the side-netting.

55 min: Batistuta turns Ferdinand and hits a 25-yard shot on the turn but it flies well over the top.

54 min: Campbell cuts out an attempted through ball from Gonzalez.

53 min: Pochettino sends it long to Batistuta but he is penalised again for fouling Campbell.

52 min: Heskey is booked for deliberately kicking the ball away.

51 min: Mills bombs down the right and crosses and it is only half-cleared and Sinclair's shot is blocked and then the rebound falls to Scholes whose volley is punched away by Cavallero.

50 min: Owen again goes round Placente on the outside but drags his shot wide.

49 min: Aimar plays a high ball into the middle which Seaman takes easily.

48 min: Butt fouls Aimar and the ball is played wide to Ortega who beats Scholes but Cole hacks clear.

47 min: Aimar sidesteps Campbell but shoots straight at Seaman from the edge of the area.

46 min: The second half kicks off with Pablo Aimar on to replace the ineffective Veron for Argentina. Hills go 4/9 England at half-time and 6/1 Argentina.

Half-time: England 1 Argentina 0

45 min: Gonzalez's shot is deflected behind for a corner but Ferdinand heads the flag kick clear.

45 min: Scholes hacks down Veron but the free kick is taken easily by Seaman.

45 min: There will be two extra minutes.

44 min: GOAL BECKHAM. Beckham blasts the ball down the middle and the keeper does not move.

43 min: Owen is tripped by Pochettino on the edge of the box and a penalty is awarded.

42 min: Beckham sends it long looking for Heskey down the right but the offside flag is up.

41 min: Kily Gonzalez takes a bang in the nose in a challenge with Beckham and goes off bleeding.

40 min: Beckham is fouled on the right and takes the free kick himself which is headec clear by Samuel as Sinclair closed in.

39 min: Scholes feeds Cole and Sinclair down the left but Pochettino stops the move.

38 min: Sorin and Gonzalez play a one-two and Gonzalez goes down but gets no free kick.

37 min: Veron wastes yet another ball as the game goes into a quiet phase.

35 min: Samuel's long ball seeks out Batistuta but the ball runs through to Seaman.

34 min: Ortega tries to find Gonzalez on the left but Mills covers the danger and then wins the free kick.

33 min: Zanetti tricks Cole on the right and crosses for Sorin's near-post flick and then Gonzalez blasts the volley narrowly over the top from beyond the far post.

32 min: Mills attacks down the right and then finds Scholes whose chip into the area is headed clear by Samuel.

31 min: Cole is yellow-carded for tripping Ortega.

30 min: Sinclair wins a free kick after being blocked by Pochettino.

29 min: Butt's long ball tries to find overlapping Cole but Pochettino comes across to thwart the threat.

28 min: Sinclair's first contribution is to sidestep Zanetti but his cross goes straight to Cavallero.

27 min: Scholes feeds Owen down the right and, though he sneaks past Samuel, he cannot find Butt with the lay-off.

26 min: Gonzalez chips a ball into the box and a stretching Batistuta heads straight at Seaman.

25 min: Owen takes on Samuel when given a through ball from Butt but he hits the inside of the post with a snap shot from the angle of the box and Argentina survive.

24 min: Samuel launches a long ball for Batistuta but Seaman collects easily.

23 min: Heskey fouls Simeone near halfway and from the free kick, Veron cannot find Batistuta on the edge of the area.

22 min: Scholes looks for Butt up front but the ball is too long.

21 min: Hargreaves has been hobbling ever since that early challenge and is taken off and on comes Trevor Sinclair.

20 min: Owen takes on Samuel down the left and wins a corner. Ferdinand clashes with the keeper as he punches the dead ball away.

19 min: Placente finds Gonzalez in space 30 yards out again but his shot is blocked.

18 min: Cole chops down Ortega on the halfway line but escapes without a caution.

17 min: Simeone is penalised for fouling Scholes and Beckham's free kick is headed away by Batistuta.

16 min: Batistuta is now penalised 40 yards out for use of an elbow and Beckham's free kick hits the wall and is cleared.

15 min: Samuel is penalised for pushing Owen over on the left-hand touchline and Beckham's free kick is headed away by Sorin at the near post.

14 min: Veron tries to play a ball through the middle but it is cut out by Campbell but he is then taken late by Batistuta who is the first player booked.

13 min: Scholes wins a free kick in midfield and Beckham's kick is aimed towards Mills but Diego Placente cuts out the danger.

12 min: Scholes switches play to the arriving Mills but Sorin is across to block an angled shot.

11 min: Ortega momentarily gets the wrong side of Ashley Cole but the full-back recovers to concede a corner but Walter Samuel is penalised for fouling the keeper when the kick comes in.

10 min: Batistuta challenges Campbell for a high ball in the area and it falls to Sorin whose clever back-heel falls to Kily Gonzalez who fires a low shot just wide.

9 min: Danny Mills tries to take on Kily Gonzalez but the Argentine wins a free kick.

8 min: Zanetti is surging through the England midfield and hits a swerving shot that Seaman saves and Hargreaves back onto the pitch.

7 min: Ariel Ortega attacks England's left but Diego Simeone's return pass is too high for the forward.

6 min: Argentina attack while Hargreaves limps off with a knee injury and is getting treatment on the sidelines.

5 min: Hargreaves makes a break down the left but Javier Zanetti block his route fairly.

4 min: Kily Gonzalez flies down the left but his low cross for Batistuta but it is too close to Seaman.

3 min: Gabriel Batistuta harrasses Sol Campbell who can only clear into touch.

2 min: England open up with a long ball towards Owen but Argentina tidy up.

1 min: The world's best referee Pierluigi Collina gets the match all England has been waiting for under way.

Pre-match: England boss Sven-Goran Eriksson reveals the world's best-kept secret by announcing that Nicky Butt is back in midfield with the likelihood that Paul Scholes will be asked to fill the left-sided role and Darius Vassell is dropped to allow Emile Heskey to move up front. Argentina have also made one change to the team that beat Nigeria in their opener with Kily Gonzalez filling the left-wing berth in place of Claudio Lopez.