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David Beckham Found Out Victoria Beckham Was Pregnant the Day Before England v. Argentina World Cup

Hours before that infamous 1998 World Cup Game that saw David get sent off while playing for England against Argentina, he actually discovered he was to become a Dad for the first time. Victoria was in Brooklyn, New York, and the place with was to become the name of their first-born, when she made the call. "I told David the night before the game. The game. The game. THE game," she says. "He was so, so happy, we both were and there was never any doubt in my mind that I should tell him. I mean, it was what we wanted and he could not have been happier."