The Argentine national team advanced to the 2026 World Cup final, after defeating England by two goals to one, on Wednesday evening, in Atlanta.
The Argentine national team will meet in the 2026 World Cup final with the Spanish national team, next Sunday.
The most prominent records in the Argentina and England match
1 - The England and Argentina match is considered the first match in the history of the World Cup (since 1966) that does not witness any shot on goal in the first 30 minutes, as the previous record for the longest waiting period for one shot was recorded in England's last match against Norway (minute 29).
2 – Lionel Messi has become the oldest player to participate in a World Cup semi-final, as he is 39 years and 21 days old.
3 - The England national team lost all seven matches it played in the World Cup knockout stages against teams ranked among the top ten in the world since 1998, so the complex continues against the big teams.
4 - Lionel Messi scored or assisted a goal in 13 consecutive matches with his club and national team/ and this is his second longest streak in his football career, after a streak of 14 matches (ended in 2011).
5 - The Argentine national team has played more semi-final matches than any other team in the history of the World Cup without losing.
6 - Messi, with 8 goals and 4 decisive passes, has become the first player to contribute to 12 goals in one edition of the World Cup tournament since Gerd Müller with Germany when he scored 13 goals and assisted 10 others, in 1970, about 56 years ago.
7 - Lionel Messi has become the first player to provide two decisive passes in a World Cup semi-final since Philipp Lahm with Germany against Brazil on July 8, 2014.
