England face rivals Argentina in a can’t-miss World Cup semi-final tonight.
The Three Lions came from 1-0 down to beat Norway in the Miami heat on Saturday to book a place in the last four.
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Jude Bellingham scored an equaliser just before half-time with a great touch and left-footed finish.
He was there to score the winner in extra-time as well when Morgan Rogers’ shot was parried out in his path.
And Thomas Tuchel’s side face an incredibly tough task to make the final as they face-off against Lionel Messi’s reigning champions.
Argentina saw off Switzerland 3-1 in their quarter-final tie, and it is all set for a belter in Atlanta.
The winner will take on Spain in the final on Sunday.
England vs Argentina: Where to watch
This World Cup semi-final will take place tonight – Wednesday, July 15 – and kick-off at the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Atlanta is scheduled for 8pm UK time.
The match will be shown free-to-air on BBC One and BBC iPlayer from 7pm.
Mark Chapman is host with punditry from Wayne Rooney, Micah Richards and Joe Hart while Guy Mowbray and Alan Shearer are on commentary duty.
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England vs Argentina: Team news
England: Pickford, James, Stones, Guehi, Spence, Rice, Anderson, Rogers, Bellingham, Gordon, Kane
Subs: Konsa, O’Reilly, Saka, Rashford, Chalobah, D Henderson, J Henderson, Burn, Mainoo, Watkins, Madueke, Eze, Toney, Trafford
Argentina: Martinez, Molina, Romero, Martinez, Tagliafico, Paredes, Mac Allister, Fernandez, Simeone, Messi, Alvarez
Subs: Musso, Rulli, Senesi, Montiel, Otamendi, Medina, De Paul, Barco, Lo Celso, Palacios, Gonzalez, Almada, Paz, Lopez, Martinez
Match Officials: Referee, Ismail Elfath / Video Assistant Referee, Marco Di Bello / Assistant Referee 1, Corey Parker / Assistant Referee 2, Kyle Atkins / Fourth Official, Maurizio Mariani / Assistant VAR Official, Juan Lara
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England vs Argentina: What has been said?
Tuchel wasn’t happy with England’s performance against Norway.
But when asked about it, Bellingham publicly hit back.
Tuchel said: “The result is fantastic, we are in the last four โ itโs amazing โ but Iโm not happy with the performance.
โIn every sense. Again the commitment is there but we made life very very difficult for ourselves in the way we played, how we played: sloppy, a lot of technical mistakes, not fast enough, not repetitive enough. We were lucky today.โ
Bellingham wasn’t too impressed: โYeah, well, whatever. Whatever.
โItโs difficult out there. Itโs a tough shift. All the players have put in a tough shift, so my thoughts and appreciation goes to the players who were out there and put in a great shift yet again.
โMaybe he doesnโt know what itโs like to play in those kind of conditions against Erling Haaland, [Martin] รdegaard, [Antonio] Nusa, [Alexander] Sรธrloth. Thatโs not an easy team to play against. So, I think weโve tried to create a positive environment.
“Youโre not going to win every game, popping the ball and making a thousand passes. Sometimes you have to win dirty, and weโve done that again tonight.โ
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