European champions Spain comfortably saw off France 2-0 in Paris while a double from Peter Crouch helped England fight back to beat visiting Egypt 3-1.
After striker Gonzalo Higuain, a player he initially shunned, gave Argentina a win on a freezing night in Munich, Maradona was convinced that he would prove his critics wrong and build a team worthy of Argentina's reputation and tradition.
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| Arsenal |  | V |  | Burnley | 6 Mar 15:00 |
| West Ham |  | V |  | Bolton | 6 Mar 15:00 |
| Wolves |  | V |  | Man Utd | 6 Mar 17:30 |
| Everton |  | V |  | Hull City | 7 Mar 16:00 |
| Wigan |  | V |  | Liverpool | 8 Mar 20:00 |
| Portsmouth |  | V |  | Birmingham | 9 Mar 19:45 |
| Sunderland |  | V | | Bolton | 9 Mar 19:45 |
| Burnley | | V |  | Stoke City | 10 Mar 19:45 |
