​Can you believe it? Only four teams remain in the FIFA World Cup 2026 as we head into the semi-finals of the biggest international football tournament of all time. England take on old rivals Argentina after coming from behind to beat Norway in the quarter-finals, while La Albiceleste defeated Switzerland after extra-time.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThe Three Lions won the most recent World Cup meeting between the two nations in 2002, though Argentina have won the last two knockout encounters. A potentially good omen for Thomas Tuchel’s men can perhaps be found in the fact England did beat the South American on their way to winning the tournament in 1966, 60 long years ago.In the other semi-final, favourites France will face Spain in a repeat of the Euro 2024 semi-final from two years ago. Les Bleus will be out to exact revenge after losing that game in Germany.We’ve ranked the final four teams ahead of the penultimate round of matches. Let us know in the comments if you agree or disagree!AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementArgentina’s run to the last four of the competition has been a lot more interesting than it ought to have been. They were handed the softest schedule of any team, facing Cape Verde, Egypt and Switzerland, but were made to sweat in each game.The reigning champions’ lack of pace and width in the squad has been badly exposed, while Lionel Messi looks fatigued after having to play two periods of extra time. They have been hugely reliant on the Inter Miami star throughout the tournament, although others did at least step up when needed against the Swiss.It’s difficult to envisage Argentina being anything other than physically dominated by England on Wednesday.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementRead – The only players to score 5+ goals at two World Cup tournamentsStop me if you’ve heard this one before: a talented England team struggle through matches against weaker opposition in a major tournament, but create enough moments and defend well enough to make a deep run.This has been more or less the story of the Three Lions since reaching the semi-finals of the World Cup in 2018. Thomas Tuchel has repeated that feat with the current side and will be hoping to go one step further this week.With Jude Bellingham, anything is possible. The Real Madrid star has bailed the team several times already when they needed him most. He is almost as important to England as Messi is to Argentina.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementOne of the most impressive things about this squad is the depth. Norway were the better side for much of Saturday’s quarter-final and probably should have won it in normal. But Tuchel was able to unload his bench and turn the tide in England’s favour. Bukayo Saka was excellent down the right after coming on, Djed Spence locked down the left side of defence, and Dan Burn was a one-man cross repellant.Read – Harry Kane says England can still reach another levelBefore the tournament b