Belligham fouls Messi. The brawl between players breaks out again
Emiliano Martínez touches his thigh showing signs of discomfort. He can continue without problem.
Tuchel stirs the hornet’s nest. Rashford comes in for Spence and Toney for Stones
The first goal of Argentina
Goooooal for Argentina!!!! Goal by Lautaro Martínez!!! What a pass from Don Leo Messi
Nine minutes of added time in Atlanta.
Medical staff come out to attend the English player.
Stones on the ground. The match is stopped. Anger from Argentina.
What a great goal by the Argentine. Looks like extra time in Atlanta. The scorer celebrates by pointing to the sky.
Goal by Enzo Fernández!!!!!!!! Argentina equalizes 1-1
Another substitution by Tuchel: Rice for Dan Burn.
Substitution also for the Three Lions: James leaves with discomfort and is replaced by O’Reilly.
Lautaro Martínez comes in for Tagliafico
Nico González prepares a bicycle kick inside the area. Argentina does not finish the play.
Morgan starts a counterattack in a play where Messi was asking for a prior foul. No danger for the albiceleste.
Argentina is pressing hard! They have woken up and England is struggling. Nico González heads again.
De Paul crosses again and Mac Allister heads again. Argentina can’t get the ball in.
De Paul crosses and Mac Allister heads impressively cleanly. Off the post!!!!!!
Triple substitution for the albiceleste: De Paul, Montiel and Otamendi come in. Rest for Simeone, Molina and Lisandro Martínez.
The scorer of the only goal of the match, Gordon, leaves and Konsa comes in.
This is how the goal of the new FC Barcelona player was scored
Hydration break in Atlanta!
Tremendous cross from Messi headed by Nico González and Pickford comes out again to prevent the equalizer. The world champion is pressing.
Tagliafico crosses with his weaker foot and forces a corner for Argentina.
Messi passes to Nico González, who doesn’t quite understand the Argentine star.
James controls with his chest and lays it back for Rice. Low shot caught by Dibu Martínez.
Leo Paredes leaves and Nico González comes in.
Messi does not give up and starts asking for all the balls in the final third. Danger England!!!
Gordon, the goal scorer, was the coach’s first option, but against Panama and the Democratic Republic of Congo he was dropped in favor of Marcus Rashford. He returned in the round of 16 against Mexico and was decisive to finally loosen up in the quarterfinals against Norway: he attempted ten dribbles, the highest number by an English player since the 2002 World Cup, and completed four successfully. England’s threat, if inspired, will come from the wings.
Images of David Beckham celebrating his national team’s goal. The Englishman was also at yesterday’s France – Spain match in Dallas
Argentina attacks but Spence cuts imperially inside the area.
Error in Argentina’s build-up that almost causes a disaster. Cuti cuts well.
Goooooooal for England! Goal by Anthony Gordon!
Yellow card for Romero for a clear hold on Jude Bellingham.
Problems for Cuti with England’s pressure.
Dibu launches a long ball and Julián shoots. Imperial save by Pickford. First real scare for Tuchel.
The kickoff has to be retaken.
The second half begins!
End of the first half. Players to the locker room.
Gordon crosses off target.
Three minutes of added time before the break
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Yellow card for Lisandro Martínez for holding Rogers to stop England’s counterattack.
Enzo shoots from outside the area. The clearest chance so far.
First yellow card for Anderson for a foul on Messi. The referee has to separate the players.
James takes the lateral free kick aiming for goal. Dibu saves
Lateral free kick for the Three Lions. Another one on Jude Bellingham.
Rice crosses the free kick and Stones heads the ball away.
Foul on Jude Bellingham by Enzo Fernández.
Leandro Paredes looks for Nahuel Molina. The ball goes long.
Foul called on Gordon against Giuliano Simeone.
Tuchel shows his anger from the technical area.
Again two English players on the ground.
The ball rolls again! Even match with no big chances.
Hydration break. Let’s go to the ads.
Action invalidated before the ball touched the grass.
First corner for Argentina.
Argentina runs down the wing with Julián and crosses to Messi who chest-controls it at the edge of the area
England shoots but Dibu catches it easily.
England dominates possession.
Kane acts as the striker he is, but the Argentines prevent him from entering the area.
More fouls than minutes. The tension between the teams is palpable. Anderson holds Enzo on the pitch.
Gordon reaches the opponent’s area but does not threaten the Argentines.
Another foul on Anderson.
Intense pressure from Tuchel’s men.
Corner kick for the English.
Anderson takes all the hits in the first minutes of the match.
The brawl started after Enzo fouled Anderson.
First brawl of the match.
The second World Cup semifinal starts at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta!
Anthem ceremony underway.
The players come out onto the pitch!
England has two of the best forwards in the competition, Harry Kane and Jude Bellingham, the first time in World Cup history that a team has two players who have scored six goals in the same edition.
The players are warming up on the pitch!
Both teams have conceded six goals, one per match. Spain stands out for its defensive security: it has only conceded one goal and it was against Belgium.
Argentina has surpassed the five semifinals it has played (1930, 1986, 1990, 2014, and 2022).
There are surprises from both teams: Rodrigo De Paul starts on the bench and Giuliano Simeone comes in. Tuchel changes the fullbacks with Reece James and Spence and also Saka drops out of the starting eleven to give way to Rogers.
Scaloni also has his eleven players ready: Dibu, Nahuel Molina, Romero, Lisandro, Tagliafico, Enzo, Paredes, Mac Allister, Giuliano, Messi and Julián Álvarez.
We have the England lineup! Pickford, Reece James, Guehi, Stones, Spence, Rice, Elliot Anderson, Rogers, Bellingham, Gordon and Kane.
The doubt for the English team is Declan Rice. The Three Lions midfielder arrives with discomfort to the semifinal. We will find out with the lineup announcement.
The English team has played three World Cup semifinals and only reached the final in 1966. There they won their first and only star, also as hosts, at Wembley. They were eliminated in Italy 1990 and Russia 2018.
A very important clash for the Spaniards. The winner of this match will face Luis de la Fuente’s team on Sunday 19 at 21:00h (La 1 and Dazn). THE GRAND FINAL.
England and Argentina had never faced each other at such a high stage. The furthest round they had met was the quarterfinals.
Few matches like this. It’s not just another match; it reminds us of Rattín’s expulsion in 1966, the Hand of God or Maradona’s goal of the century in 1986, Beckham’s redemption… Many stories in a single match.
Good afternoon and welcome to the narration of the 2026 World Cup semifinal between England and Argentina at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta at 21:00 hours.
