{"id":1468050,"date":"2026-07-15T18:42:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T17:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?post_type=news&p=1468050"},"modified":"2026-07-15T18:43:51","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T17:43:51","slug":"england-vs-argentina-team-news-confirmed-lineups","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/world-cup\/england-vs-argentina-team-news-confirmed-lineups\/","title":{"rendered":"England vs Argentina team news and confirmed lineups for semi-final"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

England vs Argentina confirmed lineups<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

England (4-2-3-1):<\/strong> Pickford; James, Stones, Guehi, Spence; Anderson, Rice; Rogers, Bellingham, Gordon; Kane.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Argentina (4-2-3-1):<\/strong> E. Martinez; Molina, Romero, L. Martinez, Tagliafico; Paredes, Mac Allister; Simeone; Messi, Alvarez.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

England<\/a> go head-to-head with old rivals Argentina<\/a> <\/strong>tonight for a place in the 2026 World Cup<\/a> Final.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is such a chequered history between these two nations, both on and off the pitch. So it’s set to be a blockbuster battle in Atlanta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you focus on World Cup matches, alone, there have been big moments. Alf Ramsey stopped his players from swapping jerseys with Argentina players after the 1966 quarter-final. Diego Maradona scored both the Hand of God and the greatest goal of the century at the same stage 20 years later. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

And then there’s David Beckham’s red card and England’s subsequent penalty shootout defeat in the last-16 1998. Not to mention his redemption in Sapporo four years later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One more chapter in one of the most-iconic showdowns in World Cup history will be written this week. And this is undoubtedly their most important face-off to date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Both sides have scrapped theri way to the semi-finals with a trio of narrow, hard-fought, victories. England have come from behind to defeat DR Congo<\/a> and Norway<\/a>, the latter after extra-time. They also fought with 10 men to knock out co-hosts Mexico<\/a> in a hotly-contested match at the Estadio Azteca.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Argentina, meanwhile, needed extra-time to see off both Cape Verde<\/a> and Switzerland<\/a>. And they produced a stunning 11-minute turnaround from 2-0 down to break Egypt<\/a>‘s hearts in the last-16.<\/p>\n\n\n

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