England vs Argentina Highlights 🌎🏆 2026 FIFA World Cup™ | Semifinals

three changes for this England team.Thomas Tuchel talking about the two changes in the back.Both fullbacks coming in.Jet Spence on the left, Rhys James on the right.Call them specialists.He wants to see Spence especially getting into the attack.

The other surprising change, Morgan Rodgers coming in on the right midfield position.Thomas Tuchel just said I have a feeling he came on against Norway, made a difference.But this team has been Kane and Belyam, the two of them combining for 12 of England's 13 goals.On the other side, just one change for Argentina, and it is...Giuliano Simeone, the son of Diego Simeone, who was a big part of the game when England and Argentina faced off in 1998.

Got David Beckham sent off in that match.I think Scaloni also leaning a little bit into the history.Simeone's only played 71 minutes in the tournament so far.Other than that, unchanged.Julian Alvarez coming off that wonder goal against Switzerland.

He's being wrestled to the ground by Elliott Anderson.Argentina thought there was a foul.You couldn't hear the whistle if it came, and then Anderson is pulled over from behind.And already Ismael Elphab has his hands full.We saw him in the pregame warm -ups, going up to players and talking to them.Oh, here we go, too, in the middle of the field, belling him now.

Now, look, we couldn't have set the stage anymore for this.This is going to be happening throughout the game.Look off the ball.So there's Enzo Fernandez, hits him.So in saying that, I'm sure he'd much rather watch it.Be down there.

Great play from Bellingham.First we've really seen him get in the game.

Able to reel away from Simeone.Takes a tackle.Felder -Rogers could have been advantaged.It's going to be whistled dead.It's an England free kick.

Drew Bellingham is said to be patient in a game like this.And you do.Harry Kane's only got four touches of the ball.And we're in the 32nd minute of the game.And there's a clear foul coming across the legs of Drew Bellingham.

Glen Rice stands over it as James walks away.Everyone back to defend for Argentina.Rice clips it into the traffic.Stones with a four, bounces wide.

Atalia Fico at the bottom of your screen is going to feel really annoyed that he doesn't get the call here because watch Morgan Rogers plows him over and just creates a little bit of a pick right there with the two hands.That would have been an interesting decision had that ended up as goal for John Stones.

Heads it away.He's forced it a loose ball.Rice mishit it.Calvary's trying to play in space to the far side, Lionel Messi.Jens Spence trying to get there first.A little slow Messi up.

Messi around three England players.Still on the ball, Lionel Messi.Fats rid of it.Ismael Alaphad wanted to play advantage.Enzo Fernandez was uninterested in that because their man Messi went down.This should be the first yellow.

And it comes to Calvary to circle around him.The yellow card is out.

And this is also something Mark Plattenberg talked about before the game, about how Argentina will surround the referee.And just watch as this foul happens, the way in which they converge and try to put pressure.But this is a yellow card foul, absolutely.How good was Messi there?First of all, it was a good job by Spence and then Kane to stop that counterattack and force Messi backwards.And still somehow he spun out of that.

And instead of dishing it off with four English shirts, he says, you know, I'm gonna chip it over.So here's the first one.Spence does really well here.Now Kane's trying to make a foul.Nessie says, see you later.And then a little scoop.

And then Enderson says, you're not going past me without a foul.And he knows he's beat.Spence actually budges him before that.

Let's see for Paredes.Let's see driving forward.Nessie through traffic blocks.Calls Enzo for that.It's his shot!Argentina is saying it took a touch from Pickford, or perhaps a defender on the way through.

Raises short to create a better angle for a delivery, then tries to take a shot.No, it didn't take a touch.But boy, oh boy.

You see, it was well read by Rice.How can England break out?Rogers, lovely touch to swim his way, at least through momentarily on the side for Martinez, who was pulling it back, and he's going to get a yellow card for that.

Gordon's got his hands on his heads.He was right on top of the screen, and I think Martina's doing just enough here to stop Rodgers to be able to play that ball.Just out of your screen, right there, he comes in late.Look how open he was.

Final chance for England to change the story.Going into the break, Jed Spence has Gordon to the outside of him.Henderson making himself an option for Gordon.Gordon's gonna drive in himself.Now Eclipsa takes an inflection!

And I think that's where if you have players that are good 1v1, you can win your duel, beat your guy, that opens up the entire field.That's a good -looking ball, finding...Alvarez picks it up in front of Spence.

Safe hit for first off of the game.Job not done.Messi trying to pick it up.Great work by Declan Rice, although it's again given away by Spence.And now Alvarez!This is at the near post, back -to -back chances for Argentina.

And Simeone wins the first one, then they play a two -man game.Alvarez gets his man on the floor.As calm as you like him, plays a perfect ball out to Molina.My goodness.

Bellingham's gonna pick that one up, and Romero just wraps him up.He is, and now that is both center -backs for Argentina, sitting on yellow cards.

Yeah, it felt like he had to make the play.Good balance from Bellingham, just scoots away and...Look at Harry Kane's position here, he's dropping the ball.deep.

Now can play a pass.Rodgers, the target, tracking it over his shoulder.Acrobatic clearance from Thaller -Fieke with a job not done as it was held up by Rice.Rodgers' chance to cross, hooks it and it's good!

The space in behind because all of a sudden now Argentina squeezing up a little bit.Morgan Rodgers onside.How about the job from Declan Rice picking up that second ball?And then Anthony Gordon anticipates, comes around the weak side.that is for his first World Cup.Six goals in the tournament for Herons up the Argent and England lead Tina.

His play to just ride it under the feet of Luzandro Martinez.It's behind Harry Kane.England can't take advantage.Messy, lovely play.Enzo Fernandez gets it away quickly.Giuliano Simeone running Simeone.

You have to get this tackle.The timing to go to the ground and commit.

Sneak in to the other side for Enzo Fernandez.And his shot will end up out over the bar.Once again, last man back to hold it in.Resets for Lionel Messi.Messi will hook this cross into a brace.Does he get the credit he deserves or not?

He's England's all -time best.He makes a remarkable save to take us into the hydration break.

I'd say look at that.It's down at his feet.He's backing up.He was high to try to maybe get the cross and then his position.You're going to have to suffer in different moments.And they have.

They come up with big saves from big players.That save from Bickford.

Too many now on the ball.Fernando Fernandez.De Paul.

De Paul into a dangerous out sequence because Look at all the space.Spence is 1v2.So DePaul has time to pick up his head and play a ball.And now you have all the attacking...

DePaul, again, hooks this one in!It was McAllister once more.It was right at Pickford and he milks an extra few seconds after making his third save of the game.Direct traffic.Messi's in the middle now.Hooking it in.

Back post, Gonzalez!

...switched the defensive shape and he still can't find a way.England are getting pushed so, so deep.They, they need to get up the field.And that is going to be maybe potentially offside.Argentina just bring all the fury.Attack in the box.

It's four or five guys.It's so difficult to defend.And every time they're getting time and space to deliver these balls, there's just chaos in front of the court.Look how deep England are right now.All the players.Oh, that would have been tight.

He doesn't look offside to me.But that header, he's going for the goal here, looking from the front.

It was really well -hitted.It went to Mendy, and Nico Gonzalez did well to bring it down.A shot from a long ways out!Takes a touch from Pickford!And that was Enzo Fernandez at Pickford's full.

Was that a couple from deep?He can hit him.Hits this one really well.Cuts across it so the ball's moving and also not a situation if you're picked for it where you take a chance.

Take it short.Back for Messi.Messi on Spence.Trying to find space for that left foot into the middle.Enzo Fernandez!

Looks like he is.And he picks up another assist but attracts two bodies.And Anderson comes over but that's Enzo Fernandez free at the top.He attracts three.There's got to be somebody open.But you still need the finish.

How about that Enzo Fernandez?His second goal from this World Cup and it's a beaut.Just barely.away from Jorgenberg at full strength.

And so Fernandez the goal scorer.Gonzalez.In for Alexis McAllister.Messi resets.Messi driving in.Messi crossing.

In space.Jack Spencer's a little banged up.He always goes left.Think again.To the rim.Delivers a ball.

game.They can't believe it.Argentina's bench is furious.Last chance for England.Here we go.Pickford into the box.

Martinez tracking.Can't get a clip.This is in play.It'll count as a game -winning goal in the semifinal.