The birth of England under the leadership of Thomas Tuchel stands behind history. On Wednesday at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, the English will try to become the first human national team to reach the final of the World Championship from the hours of the legendary 1966 triumph.. Prote on his way is a nasty opponent - the rank champions of the world, the national team of Argentina, along with Lionel Messi.

The history of England and Argentina has a rich and often scandalous historical background: from the famous “Hand of God” by Diego Maradoni in 1986 to David Beckham’s suspension for a foul against Diego Simeone in 1998. What will be their first priority in the playoffs after the painful tournament for the English in France.

Protean England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford sings that this generation is not going to give in to provocation.

" We didn’t get lost in the everyday beatings and so on. The decision is being made to our advantage or not, we are simply re-inventing ourselves, starting anew and allowing football to speak for us,” said Pickford.

The goalkeeper spoke out about the high discipline of the team at this tournament: around Jarell Kwansey's red card in the match against Mexico, the English were unique in their most disqualifications and other recent cards.

Obviously, the main threat to the defense of England will be the 39-year-old Lionel Messi, who will host the next tough tournament. The atmosphere in the stadium is shaping up to be feverish, and even Argentinean fans are vying for another title for their idol.. Pickford gives his allegiance to the legend, but guesses about the strength of the powerful team.

“Everyone talks about Messi, because he is one of the greatest leaders of these times, but one cannot lack the talent and talent that we have in our team - attack, defensiveness, unity,” said the Everton goalkeeper.

Behind the words of the goalkeeper, the English have enough attacking potential (in particular Harry Kane, Jude Bellingham and other stars) and a defensive guard who is important to protect.

Help this intriguing semi-final get closer to the final match for the World Cup against the strong European pair France - Spain.

It’s worth remembering that, having been on the field in the quarter-final match against Norway (2:1), Pickford set a new absolute record for the number of matches played for the national team at world championships.