England fell to Argentina on Wednesday as Atlanta hosted its eighth and final 2026 FIFA World Cup match.Argentina now advances to face Spain in the World Cup final on Sunday. England will face France in the third-place match on Saturday.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementLIVE Team 2 Coverage of the excitement and fanfare around Atlanta, on Channel 2 Action News starting at 4:00 p.m.<iframe width=“560″ height=“315″ src=“https://www.youtube.com/embed/VjAQo1viwwY?si=CMWtFoMmvg6aV7nR” title=“YouTube video player” frameborder=“0″ allow=“accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share” referrerpolicy=“strict-origin-when-cross-origin” allowfullscreen></iframe>[DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks]Argentina won all three of its group stage matches to take Group J. In the knockout rounds, La Albiceleste survived scares from Cabo Verde and Egypt and defeated Switzerland in the quarterfinals.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementEngland won two of its three group stage matches to take Group L. The Three Lions knocked out Democratic Republic of Congo and co-host Mexico before outlasting Norway in the quarterfinals.Both teams have already won matches at Atlanta Stadium.If Argentina advances, it will have the chance to become only the third country to win back-to-back World Cup titles. For England, making it to final would give it a shot of the World Cup “coming home” for first time since 1966.The FIFA Fan Fest will be open on Wednesday for the semifinal match. The gates open at 12 p.m. and the celebration will last throughout the night with a special closing ceremony.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementA limited number of general admission, general admission plus and VIP passes remain here.Decatur Watch Fest will also open for the semifinal. Fans do not need a ticket to attend. You can also find other watch parties at the Battery Atlanta in Cobb County and Mega Watchfest at Arena at Southlake in Clayton County.The stadium gates will open three hours before kickoff. FIFA encourages fans to give themselves enough time to get through security and in case any ticket issues come up at the gate.Here are the Atlanta Stadium entrances that fans can use.Entrance A: Postell Street, closest to the Vine City StationEntrance B: Northside DriveEntrance C: Magnolia StreetEntrance D: Just off Andrew Young International Boulevard and Magnolia StreetEntrance E: Andrew Young International BoulevardEntrance F: Centennial Olympic Park Drive (Not accessible)Entrance G: On the other side of the Silver Deck and entrance F (Not accessible)There are still tickets available on FIFA’s website.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAll parking passes must be pre-purchased and only people with match tickets can buy them, according to FIFA. You can find what parking is available near Atlanta Stadium here. The parking lots will open four hours before kickoff.Atlanta
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