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England 86 v Argentina 86 - Oct 14th 07

  • 27-11-2007 01:03AM
    #1
    Nunu
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    I'm almost positive this never went ahead.
    Anyone have more info as to why it was scrapped? I'm guessing it was because Maradona pulled out because I remember he was supposed to visit Old Trafford around the same time to watch Utd v Wigan and that never happened.
    All I could find about it was this: http://www.86rematch.com/


Comments

  • #2
    shane86
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,584 ✭✭✭shane86


    From wiki

    In May 2006, Maradona agreed to take part in UK's Soccer Aid (a program to raise money for Unicef). Maradona scored a penalty but it was too late to save the match which England won 2-1

    Surprised they never made much of it in England. Though it doesnt mention it was actually the 86 sides who played each other.


  • #3
    Drag00n79
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,746 ✭✭✭Drag00n79


    It was postponed due to the postal strike in Britain and the organisers could not guarantee getting tickets out on time. The 2006 event was a different thing altogether. More here.


  • #4
    Pigman II
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,921 ✭✭✭✭Pigman II


    Did England66 similarily ever give a rematch to their German counterparts? Seems only fair considering they were the ones doing the robbing that time around.


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