Messi set for long-awaited first England clash in World Cup semi-final
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, July 12 - Lionel Messi has spent over two decades carving a path through international soccer, facing every World Cup-winning nation from Brazil to France, but one notable opponent has always been missing from the list: England.
England to Face Argentina in World Cup Semifinal
- England on collision course with Messi and Argentina in World Cup semi-final grudge match The Guardian —
- World Cup semifinals: Four previous champions, a bitter rivalry, Mbappé vs Yamal and Messi vs Kane ABC News —
- FIFA’s 48-team World Cup gamble couldn’t have drawn up a better end result NY Post —
- Jude Bellingham's double fires England into FIFA World Cup semis as Norway crumble Times Of India —
- Argentina's foreign minister dubs Falklands Islanders 'artificially implanted' under 'illegitimate occupation' days before England World Cup meeting - after players sang anti-English victory chants Daily Mail —