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ATLANTA (AP) \u2014 England and Argentina will resume one of the fiercest rivalries in international soccer. world cup<\/span> Wednesday’s semifinals. <\/p>\nboth teams meet in atlanta<\/span> The winner will then face Spain in the final on Sunday in East Rutherford, New Jersey. <\/p>\nEngland manager Thomas Tuchel said: “These two jerseys are truly symbolic, and so is this historic match.” <\/p>\n
fierce rivalry<\/h2>\n
Competition between countries at the World Cup dates back to 1962, but the competition intensified four years later when England won 1-0 in the quarter-finals. Argentina national team captain Antonio Rattin The death was announced on Saturday.<\/span>got sent off for a bad game. England won the World Cup for the first time and still only. <\/p>\nAfter 20 years in Mexico, Diego Maradona The infamous \u201cHand of God\u201d goal<\/span> This gave Argentina a 2-1 victory in the quarterfinals, making them world champions for the second time.<\/p>\nIn this match, Maradona dribbled the ball from the halfway line, beating England goalkeeper Peter Shilton and scoring what many believe to be the greatest goal in World Cup history.<\/p>\n
“It will stay in our hearts forever. It was a really beautiful goal,” Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni said. \u201cAnyone who loves football will remember that in the best way.\u201d<\/p>\n
England suffered again in 1998 when David Beckham was sent off for kicking out Argentina midfielder Diego Simeone, and they lost on penalties in the Round of 16.<\/p>\n
Beckham got his revenge four years later by converting a penalty in a 1-0 win and helping Argentina get eliminated in the group stage.<\/p>\n
Given the intense rivalry, Tuchel has tried to control his players’ emotions ahead of the semi-finals. <\/p>\n
“When you have so many iconic moments in a game, you can’t simply say it’s just a football game, but as coaches that’s exactly what we’re doing,” he said. “We don’t talk about historical events. We don’t talk about iconic moments.”<\/p>\n
Route to the semi-finals<\/h2>\n
It was not smooth sailing for either team to advance to the semi-finals. <\/p>\n
Argentina overcame early scares against Cape Verde and Egypt, but needed extra time to defeat 10-a-side Switzerland 3-1 in the quarter-finals.<\/p>\n
England needed to bounce back for victory after being conceded goals against Congo and Norway. They also withstood a physically draining match, played at high altitude and reduced to 10 players, to defeat co-host Mexico 3-2 in the Round of 16. <\/p>\n
Messi vs Kane & Bellingham<\/h2>\n
The seemingly ageless Lionel Messi once again became Argentina’s talisman, scoring eight goals and also providing a crucial assist. <\/p>\n
England have relied on hard-hitting players Harry Kane and Jude Bellingham. Both have scored six goals so far, with Bellingham scoring twice in each of England’s last two games. <\/p>\n
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See more of AP’s World Cup coverage here<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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