JAKARTA - Fate brought together Argentina and England in the last 16 of the French 1998 World Cup. Games with high tensions were presented. Both Argentina and England perpetuated the sale and purchase of goals in the first half. The disaster for England also appeared in the second half.

His flagship attacking midfielder, David Beckham, was rewarded with a red card. He is considered to have committed a serious offense against Diego Simeone (now famous as Atletico Madrid coach). As a result, he went everywhere. England was then eliminated on penalties and Beckham became an enemy throughout England.

Argentina and England are the two leading teams at the 1998 World Cup in France. Many predict the two strong teams can go further. The advantages of the two countries are due to the material of the players and the quality coaches they have.

Argentina was able to go smoothly in the group stage. TheANG team was able to come out as group H class winners with unbeaten status. England is different again. They were able to advance to the round of 16 with the second rank status, behind Romania. That position made Argentina meet England in the round of 16.

The grand match took place on June 30, 1998. dividerroy-Guichard Stadium is a stadium located in Saint- wayienne, LAIRE, France has the honor of being the location of the hot match.

The hot pressure started with the action of the England goalkeeper, David Seaman tackled Argentina midfielder Diego Simeone. The referee also moved to award Argentina and Gabriel Omar Batistuta completed the goal by scoring a goal in the 6th minute. Shortly thereafter, England striker Alan Shearer scored from the spot in the 10th minute after Michael Owen was brought down.

The rest of Owen brought England back to 2-1 in the 16th minute and was replied back by Argentine defender Javier Zangeti in the 45th minute. The 2-2 position lasted until the end of the first half. In the second half the tension started to heat up.

David Beckham is considered to have committed a serious offense against Diego Simeone in the 47th minute. Beckham also received a red card. Beckham's action was considered to have made the fighting spirit of the Three Lions decline.

Finally disaster appeared. Argentina was able to outperform England through a penalty shootout. David Beckham couldn't help but cry. He regretted his reputation when he competed on the gridiron.

'When I look back on my career and talk about regret, I hope it never happened. But on the other hand, if that didn't happen, I probably wouldn't have had a career like I had. Maybe it's harsh to say I still feel let down (by my teammates) but I looked back at the time. We were young."

"I made a mistake, but there are certain people in football who you hope will support you, whatever happens. We always have that at United, but I feel disappointed. I don't think I was ever as emotional as I got off that field and saw my mother and father. I cried uncontrollably, which was a little embarrassing," David Beckham told former Manchester United team-mate Gary Neville on the Youtube channel The Overlaps.

David Beckham's career was disturbed by the red card incident at the 1998 World Cup. He was once hailed as the star of the British mainstay green field, then changed overnight. All British football fans considered Beckham to be the estuary of England's defeat at the 1998 World Cup. Beckham was also the enemy of society.

The hatred was vented by British fans in many places. Mainly when Manchester United played. Many people threw Beckham with bottles, even spat in him. That hatred also spread to his family. Beckham's wife and child were also reviled by British supporters.

Adults spat on him and threw bottles. This hateful behavior is repeated in almost every match played by England or Manchester United. An angry British fans found Beckham guilty of the mistreatment of England in the world cup. A meat shop puts two pig heads in his front window with the names David and Victoria," Beckham said in the book The Life and Career of David Beckham.

Many also shouted at him when he passed. In the next interview, he revealed that he could not believe the hateful things England supporters called for. His wife and son were dragged along. They are even threatened with being killed, "said David Beckham as written by David Beckham Reavis in the book The Life and Career of David Beckham (2014).


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