On the sidelines, watch historical dramas for the participation of five of the six highest scorers in the current draw and one of the most prominent winners in the history of football.
The first semi-final between France and Spain will take place on the second day in Arlington (Texas). The teams recently met in the final round of the European Championship: then Spain won with a 2:1 draw (one of the goals was scored by the 16-team Lamin Yamal) and then won the trophy, beating.
At that tournament, Kilian Mbappe suffered a broken nose, and Michael Olise and Desiree Duy had not yet established themselves in the team.. France is one of the most productive teams in the tournament. Spain, however, has personnel problems due to the injuries of Yamal and Niko Williams. In the remaining two rounds, the Spaniards achieved victories over Portugal and Belgium thanks to the late goals of Mikel Merino.
Another Argentina-England semi-final will be held on Wednesday in Atlanta (Georgia). If France and Argentina go further, the final will be a repeat of the great match of the 2022 Emergency. In order to reach the finals sooner rather than later, Argentina needs to beat England.
The relationships between these tribes are traditionally accompanied by tension, as there is often a historical subtext through the 1982 conflict over the Falkland Islands. In the history of world championships, these teams played a number of notable matches:.
In 1966, Argentine captain Antonio Rattin's team reached the quarterfinals, and after a 1:0 victory, English coach Alf Remzi stopped the Gravians from exchanging shirts with their opponents. In 1986, Diego Maradoni's "
In 1998, David Beckham was called for a foul against Diego Simeone. Argentina won that match on penalties. Prote at the upcoming World Cup Beckham scored a penalty (1:0), which eliminated Argentina's victory at the group stage. Tsikavo, For the 39-year-old Lionel Messi, this will be the first match against the England team.
Also in the race for the title of the highest scorer of the tournament, five of the top six scorers will continue to compete: Lionel Messi (Argentina) and Kylian Mbappe (France) - 8 goals each. Erling Goland (Norway) completed his performance in the tournament with 7 goals.
Jude Bellingham and Harry Kane (offensive - England) score 6 goals each. Ousmane Dembele (France) - 5 goals. Mikel Oyarzabal (Spain) - 4 goals.
In the entire history of the world championships, Messi has 21 goals, and Mbappe has 20. If Argentina wins the tournament, Messi will win his other World Championship title, beating Maradona. In addition, Argentina may become the first national team after Brazil (1958, 1962), which won two world championships after that.