World Cup gets set for pair of blockbuster semi-finals
A month after the expanded, 48-team tournament kicked off, the World Cup is down to the semi-final stage with France and Spain preparing to face off on Tuesday before holders Argentina renew their bitter rivalry with England the following day.That is exactly what has happened, wi
Julian Alvarez (R) celebrates after scoring a crucial extra-time goal for Argentina in their World Cup quarter-final win over Switzerland on Saturday (Thomas COEX)A month after the expanded, 48-team tournament kicked off, the World Cup is down to the semi-final stage with France and Spain preparing to face off on Tuesday before holders Argentina renew their bitter rivalry with England the following day.The South Americans and their talisman Lionel Messi were the last team to clinch a spot in the final four when they overcame 10-man Switzerland in extra time late Saturday in Kansas City.A stunning strike by Julian Alvarez and a Lautaro Martinez goal right at the death settled that quarter-final in Argentina's favour after Switzerland's Dan Ndoye had responded to Alexis Mac Allister's opener to force extra time.
Argentina are bidding to become the first team to win back-to-back World Cups since Brazil in 1962, and now head to Atlanta to play an England side led by Jude Bellingham and Harry Kane.Aiming to win a first major trophy since 1966, England had Bellingham to thank on Saturday as his two goals secured a 2-1 extra-time win over Norway in Miami."The result is fantastic.
The last four is amazing, but not happy with the performance... we were very lucky today," admitted England coach Thomas Tuchel.It is just the fourth time England have reached a World Cup semi-final, after 1966, 1990 and 2018.
They have lost their last two, while Argentina have won on each of their six previous semi-final appearances.Wednesday's clash comes 40 years after a seismic encounter in the 1986 World Cup quarter-finals in Mexico.Argentina secured a 2-1 victory at the Estadio Azteca with two goals from Diego Maradona -- one the infamous "Hand of God", and the other a dazzling solo effort considered one of the greatest ever World Cup goals.
For Maradona's heir, Messi, it will be his 206th international appearance, but his first ever against England.The match will also take place against the b
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