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England vs Argentina FIFA World Cup 2026 Semifinal Match Live Updates: Messi faces ENG for first time as ARG look to book spot in second final in a row

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England vs Argentina Live Score, FIFA World Cup 2026 Semifinal: ARG take on ENG for a spot in the final. (AP)Lionel Messi will be facing England for the first time in his career as Argentina look to book their spot in the second successive World Cup final as the two powerhouses lock horn in the Mercedes Benz Stadium on Thursday night. With Spain looming in the final after outplaying France in the first semifinal on Wednesday, both Argentina and England know what awaits them at the Metlife Stadium on Sunday.
Both teams are filled to the brim with star players with the Three Lions skipper Harry Kane and No.10 Jude Bellingham burning the brightest. For Argentina, it’s difficult to look beyond Messi who at the ripe age of 39, has absolutely taken the World Cup storm, having scored 8 goals, eclipsing Germany’s Miroslav Klose’s record as the highest-ever goal scorer in World Cup hory.Story continues below this ad
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While most of the limelight will be stolen Messi, Kane and Bellingham, the support cast of the two teams feature the who’s who of the game with Lautaro Martinez, Julian Alvarez, Declan Rice and Anthony Gordon all set to feature in a clash that is expected to be a mouthwatering one.
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Unlike France and Spain, smooth-sailing vessels, Argentina and England have creaked and squeaked their way to the last four. (AP)

World Cup: Why creaking Argentina and squeaking England can still scrap out wins
Unlike France and Spain, smooth-sailing vessels, Argentina and England have creaked and squeaked their way to the last four, weathering literal and metaphorical storms, surviving scares, crossing the line through force of personalities and moments of individual wizardry and defiance, bound a thread of positive volatility. (READ MORE)
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