England and Argentina collide in a blockbuster World Cup semi-final on Wednesday night, with a place in Sunday's showpiece against Spain up for grabs.
The Three Lions punched their ticket to the last four after overcoming a 1-0 deficit to defeat Norway in sweltering Miami conditions on Saturday. Jude Bellingham was the hero once again, levelling the score just before half-time with a composed touch and clinical left-footed finish. The midfielder then popped up in extra-time to net the winner after Morgan Rogers' effort was parried into his path.
Standing between Thomas Tuchel's men and a World Cup final are Lionel Messi's reigning champions. Argentina dispatched Switzerland 3-1 in their quarter-final and are hunting back-to-back World Cup final appearances.
Kick-Off Details and How to Watch
The semi-final takes place at the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Atlanta on Wednesday, July 15, with kick-off set for 8pm UK time. The match will be broadcast free-to-air on BBC One and BBC iPlayer, with coverage beginning at 7pm. Mark Chapman hosts, joined by pundits Wayne Rooney, Micah Richards, and Joe Hart, while Guy Mowbray and Alan Shearer handle commentary.
talkSPORT will also carry full live coverage. Adrian Durham hosts, with commentary from Jim Proudfoot and England icon Stuart Pearce. Listeners can tune in via the talkSPORT website, DAB digital radio, smart speakers, 1089 or 1053 AM, or the talkSPORT app.
Confirmed Lineups
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, VAR Marco Di Bello, Assistant Referees Corey Parker and Kyle Atkins, Fourth Official Maurizio Mariani, Assistant VAR Official Juan Lara.
Bellingham Hits Back at Tuchel
Despite reaching the semi-finals, Tuchel was openly critical of England's display against Norway. "The result is fantastic, we are in the last four – it's amazing – but I'm not happy with the performance," the head coach said. "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."
Bellingham was unimpressed with his manager's assessment. "Yeah, well, whatever. Whatever," the star midfielder responded. "It's difficult out there. It's 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."
He added: "Maybe he doesn't know what it's like to play in those kind of conditions against Erling Haaland, Ødegaard, Nusa, Sørloth. That's not an easy team to play against. So, I think we've tried to create a positive environment. You're not going to win every game, popping the ball and making a thousand passes. Sometimes you have to win dirty, and we've done that again tonight."