It’s the Three Lions against the reigning champions in this epic World Cup semifinal matchup in Atlanta on Wednesday.England, led by Harry Kane and Jude Bellingham, made it through the quarterfinals after defeating Erling Haaland and Norway over the weekend.But they’ll face off against Argentina, the Lionel Messi-led bunch looking to get back to the World Cup Final and defend their 2022 championship.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMArgentina's Lionel Messi looks to get back to the World Cup Final to defend their 2022 title, while Harry Kane and England hope to get back to the final match for the first time since 1966 as they meet on Wednesday in Atlanta.(GETTY)For Messi, it was 2022 where many believed he would be done with the World Cup, especially after finally adding that victory to his illustrious resume.
But he’s back in 2026 and a Golden Boot Award frontrunner, scoring eight goals in six matches, though he wasn’t among the three in the quarterfinal match against Switzerland.There was an option at the very end of the game as a consolation goal, but it was Lautaro Martínez scoring that.But Julián Alvarez’s gorgeous strike in the 112th minute of extra time sealed victory for Argentina , which was playing with a man advantage after Breel Embolo got a red card in the 72nd minute.FIFA EYES WORLD CUP FORMAT EXPANSION FROM 48 TO 64 TEAMS: SHOULD THE US BE THE PERMANENT HOST?In England’s case, Bellingham was the man of the match, scoring his squad’s two goals to beat Norway.
One of them was controversial, however, after video replay showed a kick hit the wire holding up the Skycam, and England needed just two passes before Bellingham made a guy miss and buried his shot in the back of Norway’s net.While it wasn’t called in the moment, Bellingham’s second goal was undeniably after he cleaned up Morgan Rogers’ shot that deflected off the Norway keeper and landed right at his boot in stoppage time to send his team off to the semif...