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Diego Maradona dribbles past England goalkeeper Peter Shilton before scoring his iconic "Goal of the Century" during Argentina's 2-1 Fifa World Cup quarter-final victory at the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City on 22 June 1986. Photo: FIFA Archive

Old wounds, new stage: The history behind England and Argentina's world Cup rivalry

Sixty years after a sending off at Wembley, The Falklands war and the most notorious goal in World Cup history, England and Argentina meet again this week with a place in the World Cup final at stake

Illustration: Ashrafun Naher Ananna/TBS Creative

Youngest captains who lifted Fifa World Cup trophy

Argentina fans defiant, 40 years on from Maradona's 'Hand of God'

Argentina fans defiant, 40 years on from Maradona's 'Hand of God'

People cook stew for residents of the working-class neighbourhood of Villa Fiorito at a soup kitchen set up in the house where late soccer legend Diego Armando Maradona spent his early childhood, on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, Argentina, 26 March 2026. REUTERS

Maradona's former home is transformed into a soup kitchen in Argentina

Photo: Reuters

Maradona treated 'like an animal'—lawyer claims football legend was murdered

Maradona ‘left to suffer’ for over 12 hours before death, forensic expert tells court

Maradona ‘left to suffer’ for over 12 hours before death, forensic expert tells court

Maradona’s former bodyguard arrested over contradictions in court testimony

Maradona’s former bodyguard arrested over contradictions in court testimony

Maradona medical team on trial four years after icon's death

Maradona medical team on trial four years after icon's death

Trial of Maradona's medics to start four years after star's death

Trial of Maradona's medics to start four years after star's death

Diego Lives': Immersive Maradona exhibit hits Barcelona

Diego Lives': Immersive Maradona exhibit hits Barcelona

Argentine court authorizes transfer of Maradona's remains

Argentine court authorizes transfer of Maradona's remains

Trial over Maradona's death postponed until 2025

Trial over Maradona's death postponed until 2025

Photo: AFP

Maradona cleared of tax evasion years after his death