Kansas City, Missouri: England set for Argentina semi-final
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England will face defending champions Argentina in a World Cup semi-final in Kansas City, Missouri, after defeating Norway 2-1 in extra time on Friday. The match will add a new chapter to one of international football’s most storied rivalries and gives Thomas Tuchel’s side a chance to move within one game of ending a 60-year wait for a World Cup title. England are in the semi-finals for the second time in the last three tournaments, having previously lost to Croatia in extra time in 2018. Their campaign has been driven by Harry Kane and Jude Bellingham, who have scored 12 of England’s 13 goals.
Timeline
- 1966 England win World Cup on home soil
- 2018 England lose semi-final to Croatia
- Earlier this tournament England twice overturn deficits
- Earlier this tournament Kane and Bellingham dominate scoring
- Yesterday England beat Norway 2-1 after extra time
- Today Tuchel praises resilience yet urges improvement
- Next week England face Argentina in World Cup semi-final
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