Who is Giuliano Simeone? Argentina forward whose father got David Beckham sent off

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15 July 2026

Giuliano Simeone starts for

Argentina

in their

World Cup

semi-final against

England

tonight, offering a throwback to one of the fixture’s most contentious moments.

England and

share a rivalry

that is deeper than just the football

and until this tournament have not met in a competitive match since the 2002

also played in a controversial last-16 tie at the 1998

, which saw

David Beckham

sent off for kicking out at Argentina’s

Diego Simeone

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England's Djed Spence in action with Argentina's

Giuliano Simeone

(Reuters)

Diego Simeone and

in the 1998

last-16 clash (AFP/Getty)

Diego Simeone, the combustible coach of Spanish club Atletico Madrid, is the father of

, who is Argentina’s only change for tonight’s semi-final in Atlanta.

Beckham’s red card against

in 1998 came after he fell into Simeone’s trap and was provoked by the midfielder, with the Englishman kicking out at him after a foul.

Beckham was sent off, in the lowest moment of his career, with 10-man

getting knocked out by

on penalties.

Giuliano Simeone, 23, is a winger who plays under his father at Atletico Madrid. He will be making just his second appearance of the

as a replacement for Rodrigo De Paul.

He was born in Rome while his father was playing for Italian club Lazio but grew up in

before moving to Atletico Madrid to be with his father in 2019.

Diego Simeone, who made 108 appearances for his country, has been seen watching Argentina’s matches throughout this

, and was even pictured smiling with Beckham in Miami.

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