Reigning champions Argentina were also taken to extra time by 10-man Switzerland before goals from Julian Alvarez and Lautaro Martinez secured a 3-1 win for Lionel Scaloni’s side.
Argentina are looking to reach their second successive World Cup final, while England are aiming to progress past the semi-finals for the first time since they lifted the World Cup on home soil in 1966.
England and Argentina have a long and chequered past but have not met in the World Cup since David Beckham’s penalty sealed a 1-0 group stage win in Japan in 2002 – redemption after his costly dismissal against the…
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