FIFA World Cup 2026: Defending champion Argentina has a record of 100 percent victory, England has not reached the final for 60 years, know important updates.

FIFA World Cup 2026 Second Semifinals: FIFA World Cup 2026 has now reached its final stage. The second semi-final of the tournament will be played at Atlanta Stadium at 12:30 pm Indian time on Wednesday-Thursday, where defending champion Argentina will face England. The winning team of this match will make it to the finals, while the title journey of the losing team will stop here.

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This match is special in many ways. On one hand, Lionel Messi will try to make Argentina world champion for the second consecutive time and for the fourth time under his captaincy. On the other hand, England’s eyes are set on returning to the World Cup final after 60 years. England last played the final in 1966 and won their only World Cup title in the same year.

Face to face in World Cup after 24 years

In World Cup history, the teams of Argentina and England will face each other after 24 years. The last meeting between the two took place in the 2002 World Cup, in which England won 1-0.

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So far 14 international matches have been played between the two countries. Of these, England has won 6 matches, while Argentina has won 3. Five matches have been drawn. This will be the sixth meeting of the two in the World Cup. In the last five matches, England has won three and Argentina has won two.

Expectations will rest on the performance of Messi and Kane

In this high-voltage match, most eyes will be on both the captains. Argentina’s Lionel Messi has scored 8 goals so far in the tournament and remains second in the race for the Golden Boot. At the same time, England captain Harry Kane is also in great form and has proved to be his team’s biggest match winner with six goals.

Argentina has not lost any match till now

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Argentina has performed brilliantly in the current World Cup, winning all its six matches. In the group stage, the team defeated Algeria 3–0, Austria 2–0 and Jordan 3–1. After this, they made it to the last four by defeating Cabo Verde 3-2 in the knockout round, Egypt 3-2 and Switzerland 3-1 in the quarter-finals.

If Argentina wins this match, it will play the final for the seventh time in World Cup history. The team had previously become champions in 1978, 1986 and 2022, while finishing as runners-up in 1930, 1990 and 2014.

England’s performance was also strong

England has also shown impressive performance in this tournament. The team won five out of six matches, while one match was a draw. In the group stage, they defeated Croatia 4–2 and Panama 2–0, while the match against Ghana ended in a goalless draw. game

In the knockout stage, England defeated Congo DR 2-1, Mexico 3-2 and in the quarter-finals, Norway 2-1, to book their ticket to the semi-finals.

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If England win, they will play in the World Cup final for the first time since 1966 and end a 60-year long wait.

Argentina’s record unbroken in semi-finals

Argentina’s semi-final record has been excellent in World Cup history. Whenever the team has reached the official semi-finals, it has been successful in making it to the finals. Argentina had entered the finals by defeating America in 1930, Belgium in 1986, Italy in 1990, Netherlands in 2014 and Croatia in 2022. After defeating Switzerland in the current tournament, the team has reached the semi-finals for the sixth time.

England is playing the World Cup semi-finals for the fourth time. In 1966, it defeated Portugal to reach the finals, while in 1990 it had to face defeat against West Germany and in 2018 against Croatia.

Probable playing-11

England

Jordan Pickford, Kyle Walker, John Stones, Marc Guehi, Kieran Trippier, Declan Rice, Kobi Menu, Bukayo Saka, Jude Bellingham, Phil Foden, Harry Kane.

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argentina

Amy Martinez, Nahuel Molina, Cristian Romero, Nicolas Otamendi, Nicolas Tagliafico, Rodrigo De Paul, Enzo Fernandez, Alexis McAllister, Lionel Messi, Julian Alvarez, Nicolas Gonzalez.

The world’s eyes on the competition

This match between the two world football superpowers will not only decide the ticket to the final, but will also tell whether Messi will be successful in making his team world champion for the second consecutive time or whether England will once again step into the World Cup final, changing the 60-year-old history.