As England prepare to take on Argentina in a mouth-watering World Cup semi-final, we've taken a look at their head-to-head record against one of their biggest rivals.
England were not at their best against Norway but they showed remarkable resilience to find a way to win in the extreme heat of Miami.
The Three Lions found themselves a goal down to Andreas Schjelderup's fortuitous strike, but Jude Bellingham scored twice as they battled to victory in extra-time.
Their opponents in Atlanta on Wednesday will be Argentina, one of England's most famous foes in World Cup football.
The defending champions were lacklustre for large parts of their quarter-final tie against Switzerland in Kansas City.
But goals from Julian Alvarez and Lautaro Martinez in extra-time secured a 3-1 win and a place in the last-four.
When did England last play Argentina?
Despite some historic battles over the years, the two teams have not faced each other for 21 years.
That meeting came in an international friendly in Geneva back in November 2005.
A strong England side fell behind to a Hernan Crespo goal just after the half-hour mark, but England responded three minutes later courtesy of Wayne Rooney.
Walter Samuel restored Argentina's advantage in a thrilling encounter nine minutes after half-time and it looked as though England would fall to a defeat.
But Michael Owen had other ideas as he scored twice in the closing stages to complete a fine win under the late Sven-Goran Eriksson.
England v Argentina World Cup Record
There have been five meetings between England and Argentina in the history of World Cup football.
England beat Argentina 3-1 in the group stage of the 1962 World Cup, before playing them again on home soil four years later.
A heated quarter-final was settled by a Geoff Hurst goal 13 minutes from time, while manager Alf Ramsey was eager to ensure that his players did not shake their opponents' hands at full-time.
The two rivals met at the quarter-final stage again 20 years later but this time it was Argentina who prevailed.
The infamous 'Hand of God' goal was followed by a moment of sheer genius from Diego Maradona as England headed home despite a late Gary Lineker goal.
The drama of Mexico '86 was more than matched at France '98 as Argentina prevailed on penalties at the Last 16 stage.
A thrilling game finished 2-2 with Michael Owen scoring one of the greatest World Cup goals, David Beckham was sent off for a moment of petulance and a Sol Campbell winner was ruled out following a foul on the goalkeeper by Alan Shearer.
The most recent World Cup meeting came at the 2002 World Cup in Japan and South Korea and it was a moment of redemption for Beckham.
After being the villain four years earlier, Beckham thundered home a penalty as England defeated Argentina 1-0 during the group stage.
England's all-time head-to-head record against Argentina
Games won: | 6 |
Games drawn: | 6 |
Games lost: | 2 |
- 9th May 1951: England 2-1 Argentina
- 17th May 1953: Argentina 0-0 England
- 2nd June 1962: England 3-1 Argentina
- 6th June 1964: Argentina 1-0 England
- 23rd July 1966: England 1-0 Argentina
- 22nd May 1974: England 2-2 Argentina
- 12th June 1977: Argentina 1-1 England
- 13th May 1980: England 3-1 Argentina
- 22nd June 1986: Argentina 2-1 England
- 25th May 1991: England 2-2 Argentina
- 30th June 1998: Argentina 2-2 England (Argentina won 4-3 on penalties)
- 23rd February 2000: England 0-0 Argentina
- 7th June 2002: Argentina 0-1 England
- 12th November 2005: Argentina 2-3 England
