'Bad omen' - Argentina's blue kit leaves England fans fretting
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Argentina will wear their dark blue change kits in the World Cup semi-final with England on Wednesday, prompting fans of the Three Lions to fear the worst.
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The three-time champions normally wear white and light blue stripes but that would clash with England's white.
England are the designated home team but the holders are more than happy to wear blue given its World Cup history against their rivals.
"Bad omen for England?" wrote UK tabloid newspaper the Daily Mail in its online headline on Tuesday, while social media was awash with England fans wishing they could wear their red change kit in Atlanta.
In the 1986 quarter-final, Argentina beat England 2-1 wearing dark blue in a game made famous by Diego Maradona's "Hand of God" goal. His second was one of the greatest goals of all-time.
Argentina's existing dark blue change kit was deemed too heavy to wear in the heat of Mexico City so team officials bought lighter-weight dark blue tops from a market and embroidered on the badges.
When the teams faced off in 1998, Argentina again wore dark blue and beat England on penalties in the last 16 following David Beckham's red card.
But in the 2002 group stage wearing their home kit, Argentina lost 1-0 to England in red, with Beckham scoring the decisive penalty.
England wore red when they won their only World Cup title in 1996.