Beckham predicts England to meet Argentina in final

The last time the Three Lions progressed to the quarter-finals was in 2006, when Beckham was captain. Two-time winner Argentina was runner-up in 2014. "I think obviously my choice would be England to win the competition, but that's me being biased and passionate about my country," said Beckham, who was speaking at an event in China.

England beat Tunisia 2-1 in its opening game, boosting its chances of reaching the knockout round. It next faces Panama on Sunday, while Argentina's second group game is against Croatia. "I'm very happy that we won the first game in the group," added Beckham.

"England is a very young team, they don't have a lot of experience yet and the journey of the World Cup will become harder and harder because there are many good teams in the tournament."