David Beckham was one of the most hated men in England after his red card against Argentina at the 1998 World Cup.

Early in the second-half of the clash in Saint-Etienne, Beckham was given his marching orders for kicking out at former Argentina midfielder Diego Simeone.

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England went on to lose the last-16 tie and their World Cup campaign was brought to a heart-breaking end.

The former Manchester United winger bore the brunt of the nations criticism for Englands defeat, with effigies of him even being made in some parts of the country.

However, Beckhams teammates didnt see him as the reason for Englands World Cup exit, according to David Seaman, who also played in that match.

The former goalkeeper joined Sports Breakfast this morning to reveal what the mood in the England camp was like after that defeat.

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When asked by Ray Parlour if Beckham felt hed let down the country, Seaman said:Yeah, a little bit.

But for me it was a really severe red card so I think the atmosphere was one of disappointment because we were out of the World Cup.

But then youve got Michael [Owen] who had an unbelievable game and there wasnt a massive amount of focus on Becks because we just felt it wasnt a right decision.

It was a yellow card all day long, it wasnt a red card. We felt it had been unjust.

The match went to penalties with the teams drawing 2-2 after extra-time.

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Seaman managed to save a spot-kick from Hernan Crespo but misses from Paul Ince and David Batty saw England lose 4-3 in the shootout.

And Seaman also revealed his method, albeit a surprisingly basic one, when facing penalties.

He added:What I used to do was just take it on the run-up. Coming off the back of Euro 96 where I saved a few penalties, I always did it on the run-up.

I rarely looked at videos because good penalty takers change their sides so as soon as their heads went down, I would go one way. It was a calculated guess I called it!

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