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It’s time to find out who will face Spain in the 2026 FIFA World Cup final!

England and Argentina go head-to-head this Wednesday (15) in Atlanta in the World Cup semi-finals.

The winner will play in the grand final next Sunday (19) in New York.

The loser will face France in the third-place match on Saturday (18) in Miami.

⚔️ Team Breakdown

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Coach: Thomas Tuchel.

World Cup stage: 4th semi-final in their history (champions in 1966).

Group-stage campaign: 7 points (beat Croatia and Panama; drew with Ghana).

Knockout-stage campaign: Eliminated DR Congo, Mexico, and Norway.

Unavailable: Jarell Quansah (suspended).

Line-up

Tuchel sprang a surprise and changed things in defence, bringing in Reece James and Djed Spence in place of Konsa and O'Reilly.

This means the German coach has not named the same back four in consecutive matches at this World Cup.

🇦🇷 Argentina

Coach: Lionel Scaloni.

World Cup stage: 5th semi-final in their history (they have never been eliminated at this stage; reigning champions).

Group-stage campaign: 9 points (100% record - beat Algeria, Austria, and Jordan).

Knockout-stage campaign: Eliminated Cape Verde, Egypt, and Switzerland.

Unavailable: Full-strength squad.

Line-up: Dibu Martínez; Molina, Cuti Romero, Lisandro Martínez and Tagliafico; Leandro Paredes, Mac Allister and Enzo Fernández; Messi, Julián Álvarez and Giuliano Simeone.

The big surprise was Giuliano Simeone coming into the attack, with De Paul dropping out of midfield.

📖 World Cup Head-to-Head

The history of this World Cup match-up is evenly balanced and marked by unforgettable games:

1962 (Group Stage): England 3-1

1966 (Quarter-finals): England 1-0

1986 (Quarter-finals): Argentina 2-1 (Maradona’s historic match)

1998 (Round of 16): Argentina 4-3 on penalties (after a 2-2 draw in normal time)

2002 (Group Stage): England 1-0

📋 Match details

Date: Wednesday, 15 July 2026

Time: 4pm (Brasília time)

Venue: Atlanta Stadium, United States

Referees: Ismail Elfath (USA), assisted by Corey Parker (USA) and Kyle Atkins (USA).

Where to watch: TV Globo, sportv, ge tv, ge.globo and Cazé TV, plus live text coverage here on OneFootball

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.

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