England v Argentina: World Cup 2026 semi-final – live
⚽ Kick-off in Atlanta is 3pm EST/8pm BST/5am AEST ⚽ Golden Boot Player guide And get Football Daily There’s been so much hype about this
⚽ Kick-off in Atlanta is 3pm EST/8pm BST/5am AEST ⚽ Golden Boot Player guide And get Football Daily There’s been so much hype about this match that it’s important we put it in perspective. It is, after all, only the biggest game ever played in football’s greatest cross-continent rivalry.
The history of England v Argentina could already fill a Netflix three-parter, albeit without the chill. It includes the Hand of God in 1986, the Hand of Plod in 1966 and the Hand of Hod a multi-faceted epic in 1998 but this is the first time they’ve met in the semi-final or the final of a World Cup.
For both countries, defeat is so unthinkable that it hurts trying not to think about it. England are in their first men’s World Cup final since 1966. Argentina are one game away from becoming the first team to retain the men’s World Cup since Brazil in 1962.
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