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After Spain’s superb victory over France on Tuesday, the second FIFA World Cup semi-final sees England face Argentina.

Kick-off at the Atlanta Stadium is at 20:00 BST.

TEAM NEWS

Thomas Tuchel kept us guessing right until the teamsheets dropped, with contrasting reports suggesting anywhere between one and three changes.

It is indeed three alterations, one of which sees Morgan Rogers ($7.2m) make his first start of the knockout rounds in place of Noni Madueke ($6.1m).

It’s all change at full-back, too, with Reece James (£5.2m) and Djed Spence ($4.5m) in for the benched Ezri Konsa (£4.8m) and Nico O’Reilly ($4.7m).

Declan Rice ($7.0m), who was visibly struggling with illness before being taken off at half-time in the quarter-finals, is fit enough to start.

The Argentina team news is a bit more straightforward.

Lionel Scaloni has made only one tweak, bringing in Giuliano Simeone ($5.6m) for Rodrigo De Paul ($5.9m).

Julian Alvarez ($8.6m) once again gets the nod over Lautaro Martinez ($8.8m), while Nicolas Tagliafico ($4.3m) is again preferred to Facundo Medina ($4.0m).

LINE-UPS

England XI: Pickford, James, Stones, Guehi, Spence, Anderson, Rice, Rogers, Bellingham, Gordon, Kane.

Subs: Trafford, D Henderson, O’Reilly, Konsa, Saka, Rashford, Chalobah, Burn, Mainoo, Watkins, Madueke, Eze, Toney.

Argentina XI: E Martinez, Molina, Romero, Lisandro Martinez, Tagliafico, Paredes, Simeone, E Fernandez, Mac Allister, Messi, Alvarez.

Subs: Musso, Rulli, Senesi, Montiel, Barco, Lo Celso, Palacios, Gonzalez, Almada, De Paul, Paz, Otamendi, Lopez, Lautaro Martinez, Medina.


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  1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
    • 9 Years
    1 day, 6 hours ago

    Stones been immense at this WC bet Pep gutted and wants to change mind and keep him lol

  2. Freshy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    1 day, 6 hours ago

    Pickford is a master of delay

    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      1 day, 6 hours ago

      And a good shot stopper 😉

    2. Kevin and Perry go
      • 5 Years
      1 day, 5 hours ago

      Hahaha true

  3. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
    • 9 Years
    1 day, 6 hours ago

    Why England letting Argentina just attack them now, was quite even before goal

    1. JBG
      • 8 Years
      1 day, 6 hours ago

      Because Argentina stopped playing rugby and started playing football

      1. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
        • 9 Years
        1 day, 6 hours ago

        No England are much deeper and inviting them

  4. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
    • 9 Years
    1 day, 6 hours ago

    There you go that’s what happens, silly really

  5. EmreCan Hustle
    • 13 Years
    1 day, 6 hours ago

    England inviting pressure. They have so many runners. Get Saka on.

    1. Pornchef
      • 2 Years
      1 day, 6 hours ago

      Yep Argentina there for the taking and another goal in England by backing off they're inviting Argentina in for a chance.....you know what happens if this continues

      1. Kevin and Perry go
        • 5 Years
        1 day, 5 hours ago

        Pens

  6. Absolutely Muñozed
    1 day, 6 hours ago

    Spence and Pickford has already saved one goal each

  7. keefy59
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    1 day, 6 hours ago

    Pickford getting this round of drinks in for the lads

    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      1 day, 6 hours ago

      They needed that break

  8. EmreCan Hustle
    • 13 Years
    1 day, 6 hours ago

    Argentina introducing some height.

    1. JBG
      • 8 Years
      1 day, 6 hours ago

      Average height went from 170cm to 173cm

      1. EmreCan Hustle
        • 13 Years
        1 day, 6 hours ago

        They'll deliver a lot of crosses now. Messi shifted to the right

  9. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    1 day, 6 hours ago

    Yikes

  10. EmreCan Hustle
    • 13 Years
    1 day, 6 hours ago

    Can't defend for 20 minutes

    1. Pornchef
      • 2 Years
      1 day, 6 hours ago

      Need to go for the second goal here

      1. EmreCan Hustle
        • 13 Years
        1 day, 6 hours ago

        Get Saka on. Someone who can run with the ball.

    2. Nomar
      • 16 Years
      1 day, 5 hours ago

      Yes they can. Argentina won’t score.

  11. JBG
    • 8 Years
    1 day, 6 hours ago

    England lucky

  12. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    1 day, 6 hours ago

    How did Mac10 miss that?

  13. JBG
    • 8 Years
    1 day, 6 hours ago

    Kane looked lost out there.

    1. bso
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      1 day, 6 hours ago

      The ENG team is too passive right now. They needs to play some offense.

  14. bso
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    1 day, 6 hours ago

    Can’t stand the US commentators…all they talk about is Argentina. Really poor.
    ENG needs to get out of their box. Where is Saka?

  15. KAPTAIN KANE SERVES THE PAI…
    • 9 Years
    1 day, 6 hours ago

    That’s it I’ve seen enough Messi is a joke

    1. EmreCan Hustle
      • 13 Years
      1 day, 6 hours ago

      He's threat from anywhere on the pitch.

  16. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    1 day, 6 hours ago

    Bloody hell.. wouldn’t have been offside either

  17. OverTinker
    • 7 Years
    1 day, 6 hours ago

    Messi so good without his dribbling

    1. OverTinker
      • 7 Years
      1 day, 6 hours ago

      *even without

  18. EmreCan Hustle
    • 13 Years
    1 day, 5 hours ago

    Again Reece James down

  19. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    1 day, 5 hours ago

    Forgot Rice was playing

    1. JBG
      • 8 Years
      1 day, 5 hours ago

      So did Rice for about 50mins

  20. EmreCan Hustle
    • 13 Years
    1 day, 5 hours ago

    Why is Pickford so far away from goal, lol

  21. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    1 day, 5 hours ago

    Inevitable. And deserved

  22. EmreCan Hustle
    • 13 Years
    1 day, 5 hours ago

    What a goal!

  23. JBG
    • 8 Years
    1 day, 5 hours ago

    Fcking yyyyuuck

  24. lilmessipran
    • 13 Years
    1 day, 5 hours ago

    Vamos, come on!!

  25. Kevin and Perry go
    • 5 Years
    1 day, 5 hours ago

    There it is, invited.

  26. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    1 day, 5 hours ago

    What a strike!

  27. SM001
    • 10 Years
    1 day, 5 hours ago

    England are f**ked now. Too many defenders on.

    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      1 day, 5 hours ago

      Big Dan striker

    2. EmreCan Hustle
      • 13 Years
      1 day, 5 hours ago

      Dan Burn can play as a 9

  28. JBG
    • 8 Years
    1 day, 5 hours ago

    Messi offside...

    1. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      1 day, 5 hours ago

      nope

    2. Feanor
      • 17 Years
      1 day, 5 hours ago

      you wish lol

  29. JBG
    • 8 Years
    1 day, 5 hours ago

    Wtf? Messi looked offside while receiving that pass back??

    1. Nomar
      • 16 Years
      1 day, 5 hours ago

      He was on

  30. Nightcrawler
    • 7 Years
    1 day, 5 hours ago

    Deserved equaliser

    So much for eng fans pretending to be the only ones playing football