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World Cup recap: England beat Norway, setting up juicy showdown with Lionel Messi’s Argentina in Atlanta
Saturday’s World Cup match saw more drama (Image: Xinhua/Shutterstock)
As England take on Argentina in the World Cup semi-finals, here’s everything you may have missed overnight…
Argentina survives on fear: Argentina beat Switzerland 3-1 in extra time to advance to the World Cup semi-finals. The defending champions continued their quest to successfully defend their title after Alexis Mac Allister’s opener and further goals from Julian Alvarez and Lautaro Martinez. More World Cup VAR controversy: The fixture was overturned at 1-1 as Briel Embolo made history for the wrong reasons. VAR intervened after Leandro Paredes was accused of fouling the 29-year-old, and he was sent off for a second offence, but it was revealed that the forward had dived during the incident. England beat Bananaskin: England, who had to beat Norway in extra time, will once again face their hero Jude Bellingham. The Real Madrid midfielder helped the Three Lions reach the World Cup semi-finals after falling behind after Andreas Schjelderup’s opening goal. Thomas Tuchel not happy: England head coach Thomas Tuchel was not happy with the performance. The German was involved in a heated post-match argument with ITV’s Gabriel Clarke, with his team’s mentality brought into question after the win. Jude Bellingham disagrees with head coach: Bellingham fired back at his coach for his comments after the win. The England hero was keen to praise his team-mates while highlighting the challenges and differences between playing and managing Erling Haaland’s father’s rant: Erling Haaland failed to add to his scoring tally after a frustrating afternoon in Miami. Dad Alfie hit the headlines for the wrong reasons after it was suggested he had called Jed Spence a diver while shouting abuse at the pitch during a 2-1 defeat. He also suggested on social media X early Sunday that Norway had been “robbed.” Path to the final confirmed: 2018 World Cup winners France will now play the reigning European champions Spain on July 14th, completing their place in the semi-finals. England face Argentina at Atalanta on July 15 (kick-off 8pm). Read more in our live blog: David Beckham England’s action changes, head confirms semi-final draw
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