England and Argentina have named their starting eleven for Wednesday’s World Cup semi-final in Atlanta. Morgan Rogers gets his chance from the start – while Argentina makes one change in midfield.
England came from the underdog and beat Norway after extra time in the quarter-finals, thanks to two goals by Jude Bellingham. Argentina’s quarter-finals also required 30 extra minutes – the reigning champions won 3-1 against Switzerland, who had to play with ten men.
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The winner will face Spain in the World Cup final in New Jersey on Sunday night. The losing team will face France in the bronze final the day before.
England’s confirmed line-up against Argentina
England makes three changes. Reece James, Djed Spence and Morgan Rogers start – Ezri Konsa, Nico O’Reilly and Noni Madueke rest.
England’s starting eleven: Jordan Pickford – Reece James, John Stones, Marc Guéhi, Djed Spence – Declan Rice, Elliot Anderson – Jude Bellingham, Morgan Rogers, Anthony Gordon – Harry Kane
Substitutes: Dean Henderson, James Trafford, Ezri Konsa, Nico O’Reilly, Trevoh Chalobah, Dan Burn, Jordan Henderson, Kobbie Mainoo, Eberechi Eze, Bukayo Saka, Marcus Rashford, Ollie Watkins, Noni Madueke, Ivan Toney
Argentina Full Line-Up
Giuliano Simeone starts ahead of Rodrigo De Paul – Argentina’s only change in midfield. De Paul suffered a cut in a duel against Switzerland, but did not appear injured after the match.
Argentina’s starting eleven: Emiliano Martínez – Nahuel Molina, Cristian Romero, Lisandro Martínez, Nicolás Tagliafico – Leandro Paredes, Enzo Fernández, Alexis Mac Allister – Lionel Messi, Julián Álvarez, Giuliano Simeone
Substitutes: Juan Musso, Gerónimo Rulli, Marcos Senesi, Gonzalo Montiel, Nicolás Otamendi, Facundo Medina, Rodrigo De Paul, Valentín Barco, Giovani Lo Celso, Exequiel Palacios, Nico González, Thiago Almada, Nico Paz, José Manuel López, Lautaro Martínez
Where to watch England vs Argentina?
Kick-off: Wednesday evening 20:00 UK time / 21:00 Norwegian time. In the UK, the match will be broadcast on BBC One and streamed via BBC iPlayer and BBC Sport. In Norway, TV 2.
Key figures for England vs Argentina
- England have won six of 14 meetings with Argentina, losing two and drawing six.
- One of the draws was the penalty shootout in the 1998 quarter-finals after a 2–2 draw.
- The last loss in regulation time was a 2–1 loss in the quarterfinals in Mexico City in 1986.
- Jude Bellingham has scored two goals in each of his last two World Cup games. Only Harry Kane (4) and Gary Lineker (3) have had more games with at least two goals for England in the World Cup.
- Bellingham is second only to Peru’s Teófilo Cubillas (3) in terms of the number of games with at least two goals for a midfielder at the World Cup.
- Argentina are in their sixth World Cup semi-final – and have progressed from all five previous ones.
- This is the sixth time Argentina have faced England in the World Cup – only against Germany have they played more matches.
- Argentina’s six straight victories in 2026 are their longest winning streak in World Cup history.
- Argentina have scored exactly three goals in each of their last four games. They could become the second team in history – after France in 2022 and 2026 – to score at least three goals in five straight World Cup games.
- With 17 goals in this year’s World Cup, Argentina have scored the most of any team – and are one goal short of equalling their best goal streak of 18, set in 1930.
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