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ESPNMessi: Win over England 'a gift for Maradona'
Lionel Messi dedicated Argentina's World Cup semifinal win over England to the late Diego Maradona.
BBC SportArgentina face action over Falklands banner
Argentina face the prospect of disciplinary action from Fifa after their players celebrate the World Cup semi-final win against England with a banner in support of their country's claims to the Falkland Islands.
ESPNPost Malone headlines WCup closing ceremony
A wide array of performers, from Post Malone to Tom Cruise to streamer IShowSpeed, will help close out the World Cup, FIFA said Tuesday.
BBC Sport'That's why he's the king' - Messi sets up third World Cup final
BBC Sport looks at Lionel Messi's masterclass on the right wing to knock England out of the World Cup.
ESPNScaloni: Argentina 'not as bad' as some people say...
Argentina manager Lionel Scaloni shut down criticism over the way his team has played throughout the FIFA World Cup ahead of the semifinal against England on Wednesday.
ESPNMbappé critical of tactics in loss by 'sloppy' Fra...
Kylian Mbappé seemed to question Didier Deschamps' approach and tactics after France's 2-0 defeat to Spain in the FIFA World Cup semifinal Tuesday.
BBC SportEngland's biggest match since 1966 as Three Lions close in on immortality
England face Argentina in the World Cup semi-finals on Wednesday - and BBC Sport's Phil McNulty explains why it is the Three Lions' biggest match since 1966.
BBC Sport'We shouldn't confuse politics and football' - Scaloni on England-Argentina rivalry
Argentina manager Lionel Scaloni says he is "not going to mix" football and politics before his side's World Cup semi-final against England.
BBC SportMates, mate and freedom - how Argentina got the best out of Messi
Guillem Balague examines how the Argentina squad is built around Lionel Messi as they prepare to play against England in the World Cup semi-finals.
ESPNPreparing for penalties: How goalkeepers get ready...
Since the shootout debuted at the 1982 World Cup, 39 knockout games have been decided from the penalty spot. What does preparation look like for the goalkeepers?
The Guardian FootballThomas Tuchel: ‘Argentina will be fuelled by history – but we are ready’
Falklands conflict adds ‘emotional’ edge to semi-final Manager has ‘no problem’ with Bellingham after outburst Thomas Tuchel believes England will face an Argentina team “fuelled by history” in their World Cup semi-final in Atlanta on Wednesday. It will be the sixth time that the nations have met at the tournament with the previous three coming after the Falklands war of 1982. The most controversial game was in the 1986 quarter-finals when Diego Maradona scored his “Hand of God” goal and Argentina won 2-1 en route to the title. Argentina triumphed on penalties in the last 16 in 1998 when David Beckham was sent off. Beckham gained a measure of revenge four years later when he scored from the penalty spot for a 1-0 group-stage victory. England won 3-1 at the group phase in 1962 and 1-0 in the quarter-finals in 1966, when they went on to become champions. Continue reading...
The Guardian Football‘For Diego’: spectre of Maradona looms over Argentina ahead of England clash
The image of the national icon has been ever present through this World Cup, in banners and songs and memory. It adds a fresh layer to Wednesday’s semi-final Not two minutes after his side’s dramatic, extra-time quarter-final victory over Switzerland on Saturday, the Argentina head coach, Lionel Scaloni, was already getting asked about the semi-final. Looming on the horizon was a match against bitter rivals England. “This won’t just be a special game from a footballing standpoint,” the reporter asked in Spanish, “but also in an emotional sense. How do you imagine you and the players will come out for this game and what message would you give to all of us Argentines that are …” Continue reading...
The Guardian FootballLionel Messi’s first meeting with England will be a contest of will and aura
The Messi arc reaches a decisive point in Atlanta – passage to a third final or an exit to test the limits of Argentina’s love for their unassuming athlete-genius Wednesday night, Atlanta Stadium, 101 games down, three left to play, and finally it makes sense. Bring on The Countdown, that moment just before kick-off in every one of those quietly fascinating World Cup matches where suddenly the world’s most excited man is bellowing over the PA system in a state of outraged, crowing transport, like the last voice you’ll ever hear before the American century explodes in a ball of inanity, fried chicken and porn. “NAYYYN!! EEEIGHYYT!! SEEEVEERRN!! …” the world’s most excited man shouts, prelude to some cautious rolling possession, maybe an early back-pass, and an agreeable reminder that the game itself will not be stage managed. You want quiet bathos? This World Cup will deliver the greatest goddam quiet bathos the galaxy has ever seen. Continue reading...
BBC SportWhy do Argentina sing about England and the Falklands?
While England see Argentina as football rivals, for Argentina the rivalry is much more than that.
ESPNMessi is about to play England for the first time ...
Until Wednesday's second semifinal of the 2026 World Cup kicks off, it's a strange historical quirk that Lionel Messi has never played against England.
The Guardian FootballThe agony and ecstasy of World Cup penalty shootouts – in pictures
Ever since France midfielder Alain Giresse struck the World Cup’s first shootout penalty in 1982, a total of 342 players have stepped up to face the goalkeeper for the most nerve wracking test in football. We take a look at some of the players who took their shot at glory from the spot Continue reading...
The Guardian FootballThe other Lionel: how Scaloni went from accidental manager to World Cup hero
After forming an almost paternal relationship with Lionel Messi and providing a rare sense of stability, Argentina’s unheralded saviour is on the verge of World Cup history On Lionel Messi’s ill-fated international debut in Budapest in 2005, when he was (very harshly) sent off 45 seconds after coming off the bench for swinging an arm at the Hungary defender Vilmos Vanczak, he received only two passes. Both came from Lionel Scaloni. It may not be much, but those two passes were the first contact in a relationship that may culminate in Argentina becoming only the third nation to successfully defend the World Cup . Messi has spoken of Scaloni as one of the first members of the squad to truly welcome him. After he had scored against Serbia and Montenegro in the World Cup group stage in 2006, when at the age of 18 years and 357 days he became the youngest player to play for Argentina at the tournament, the first player to come up to Messi in the tunnel, grabbing him from behind in a congratulatory hug, was Scaloni. The former West Ham full-back is only nine years Messi’s senior but there has been an almost paternal aspect to their relationship ever since. Continue reading...
BBC SportWho will win the World Cup? The view from the semi-finalists
BBC Sport speaks to journalists and fans from the World Cup's four semi-finalists to see who they think will win the tournament.