England are not alone in covering vast distances. Spain have logged more than 12,000 miles, while Switzerland exceeded 10,000 thanks to what the Swiss Football Association described as “venue hopping” across North America. Morocco repeatedly returned to their New Jersey base despite fixtures taking them to Boston, Atlanta, Monterrey and Houston before eventually bowing out […]
Compared to those who have vainly chased his tournament record for the past 68 years, Fontaine is a relative unknown to modern audiences. While Pele, Messi et al are rightly regarded as the best male players ever, Fontaine is now a piece of trivia. But that is to play down the remarkable life and career […]
There are very few things Lionel Messi has not done on a football pitch. But the semi-final meeting between Argentina and England at 20:00 BST on Wednesday in Atlanta, live on BBC One and BBC iPlayer, will provide the eight-time Ballon d’Or winner with an altogether new experience. Despite making more than 200 appearances and […]
Senegal have sacked manager Pape Thiaw in the aftermath of the country’s exit at the last-32 stage of the 2026 World Cup. The Teranga Lions, who had been managed by Thiaw since December 2024, were beaten by France and Norway in their opening two group games. They thrashed Iraq 5-0 to qualify for the knockout […]
Available for over a year England are through to the World Cup semi-finals… and now Argentina await. Rick Edwards is joined by John Murray to reflect on England’s quarter-final victory over Norway, the performance that booked their place in the semis and why Rick wanted a showdown with Argentina instead of Switzerland. Lloyd Griffith also […]
England meet Argentina in the last 16 of the 1998 World Cup. Source link
England meet Argentina in the group stage of the 2002 World Cup. Source link
Diego Maradona leads his Argentina team to victory against England in the quarter-final of the World Cup in 1986. Source link
Spain meet France in the last 16 of the 2006 World Cup. Source link
The Fifa council approved the expansion of the World Cup from 32 to 48 teams in 2017. An official proposal to boost the 2030 World Cup to 64 teams was put forward by South American governing body Conmebol in April 2025, but no decision has been reached. The 2030 edition will be mainly co-hosted by […]