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Argentina\u2019s Lionel Messi (10) celebrates scoring their second goal during the World Cup round of 16 soccer match between Argentina and Egypt in Atlanta, Tuesday, July 7, 2026. (AP Photo) (Uncredited\/AP)<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n

ATLANTA \u2014 England and Argentina made key changes for their World Cup<\/a> semifinal in Atlanta on Wednesday.<\/p>

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England coach Thomas Tuchel called in Morgan Rogers in place of Noni Madueke on the right wing and also handed starts to Reece James and Djed Spence in defense.<\/p>\n

Ezri Konsa and Nico O\u2019Reilly were benched.<\/p>\n

Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni made just one change, picking Gio Simeone in midfield ahead of Rodrigo De Paul.<\/p>\n

England: Jordan Pickford; Reece James, John Stones, Marc Guehi, Djed Spence; Declan Rice, Elliot Anderson, Jude Bellingham; Morgan Rogers, Anthony Gordon, Harry Kane.<\/p>\n

Argentina: Emiliano Martinez; Nahuel Molina, Cristian Romero, Lisandro Martinez, Nicolas Tagliafico; Gio Simeone, Leandro Paredes, Enzo Fernandez, Alexis Mac Allister; Lionel Messi, Julian Alvarez.<\/p>\n

The game sees England and Argentina resume one of the fiercest rivalries in international soccer.<\/p>\n

The two teams meet in Atlanta<\/a> and the winner will play Spain in the final in East Rutherford, New Jersey, on Sunday.<\/p>\n

\u201cI mean the two shirts are just iconic and the historic matches are iconic,\u201d Tuchel said.<\/p>\n

The World Cup rivalry between the nations dates back to 1962, but it was England\u2019s 1-0 win in the quarterfinals four years later that saw it intensify. Argentina captain Antonio Rattin, whose death was announced on Saturday<\/a> , was sent off in a bad-tempered match. England went on to win the World Cup for the first, and still the only time, in its history.<\/p>\n

Twenty years on in Mexico, Diego Maradona scored the infamous \u201cHand of God\u201d goal<\/a> that helped Argentina to a 2-1 win in the quarterfinals on the way to becoming world champion for a second time.<\/p>\n

That game also saw Maradona score what many believe to be the greatest World Cup goal ever when he dribbled the ball from the halfway line before beating England goalkeeper Peter Shilton.<\/p>

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\u201cThat will be forever in our hearts. It was just such a beautiful goal,\u201d Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni said. \u201cAnybody who loves football will remember that in the best way possible.\u201d<\/p>\n

England felt aggrieved again in 1998 when David Beckham was sent off for kicking out at Argentina midfielder Diego Simeone before losing the round-of-16 game on penalties.<\/p>\n

Beckham got his revenge four years later by scoring a penalty in a 1-0 win that contributed to Argentina being eliminated at the group stage.<\/p>\n

Given the heated rivalry, Tuchel has tried to manage the emotions of his players ahead of the semifinal.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf a fixture provides so many iconic moments you cannot just say it\u2019s just another football match, but as a coach we do exactly that,\u201d he said. \u201cWe don\u2019t speak about the historic events. We don\u2019t speak about the iconic moments.\u201d<\/p>\n

Neither team has had a smooth ride to the semifinals.<\/p>\n

Argentina survived scares against Cape Verde and Egypt earlier in the knockout rounds and needed extra time to beat 10-man Switzerland 3-1 in the quarterfinals.<\/p>\n

England had to rally for wins against Congo and Norway after going a goal down. It also endured a physically exhausting game played at altitude, and being down to 10 men, to beat co-host Mexico 3-2 in the round of 16.<\/p>\n

The seemingly ageless Lionel Messi has been Argentina\u2019s talisman once again, scoring eight goals and also providing crucial assists.<\/p>\n

England has relied on its big hitters in Harry Kane and Jude Bellingham. Both have six goals so far, with Bellingham scoring twice in each of England\u2019s last two games.<\/p>

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James Robson is at https:\/\/x.com\/jamesalanrobson<\/a><\/p>\n

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See more of AP\u2019s World Cup coverage here<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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