Published Jul 14, 2026, 7:18 PM ET · Updated 4 months ago · 1 source

Thomas Tuchel: ‘Argentina will be fuelled by history – but we are ready’

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Thomas Tuchel: ‘Argentina will be fuelled by history – but we are ready’

Thomas Tuchel believes England will face an Argentina team “fuelled by history” in their World Cup semi-final in Atlanta on Wednesday. It will be the sixth time that the nations have met at the tournament with the previous three coming after the Falklands war of 1982. The most controversial game was in the 1986 quarter-finals when Diego Maradona scored his “Hand of God” goal and Argentina won 2-1 en route to the title. Argentina triumphed on penalties in the last 16 in 1998 when David Beckham wa