FIFA World Cup

Semi-finals

ENG England England - ARG Argentina Argentina

England England

Argentina Argentina

Wed, 15.07.202619:00 PM

Atlanta Stadium

Head-to-head

The two World Cup-winning nations have only met on 14 previous occasions, with England narrowly edging ahead with six wins to Argentina's four. England have also outscored their opponents, netting 21 times in comparison to Argentina's 17. The Three Lions are also unbeaten in their last three outings against their South American opposition, winning November's 2005's friendly 3-2, their first meeting since the FIFA World Cup 2002 when David Beckham converted his penalty, two years after their 0-0 draw in 2000.

How they got here: England

After opening their World Cup campaign with a 4-2 victory over Croatia, England were held to a 0-0 draw against Ghana but topped their group after beating Panama 2-0. Harry Kane's brace then sent the Three Lions past DR Congo before England's leading goalscorer struck again after Jude Bellingham's double to defeat co-hosts Mexico (3-2), before Thomas Tuchel's side booked their semi-final ticket after overcoming Norway (2-1 AET).

How they got here: Argentina

The reigning champions comfortably topped Group J with wins over Algeria (3-0), Austria (2-0) and Jordan (3-1), but needed extra time to defeat Cabo Verde (3-2 AET) in the round of 32. Lionel Scaloni's side were then heading out against Egypt until three goals in the final 14 minutes overturned a 2-0 deficit in the round of 16, before needing extra time to beat Switzerland 3-1.

Hello and welcome

Thank you for joining us for build-up and live match coverage of the FIFA World Cup 2026 semi-final between England and Argentina in Atlanta on Wednesday 15 July.