England manager Thomas Tuchel named Declan Rice in his team for Wednesday's World Cup semifinal against Argentina after the midfielder recovered from illness, and made three changes to his starting line-up.
Reece James plays at right-back, starting for the first time since the second group game against Ghana, while Djed Spence is preferred at left-back, where he will come up against Argentina captain Lionel Messi.
Morgan Rogers of Aston Villa is named on the right wing, with Noni Madueke and Bukayo Saka both on the bench.
Madueke, Ezri Konsa and Nico O'Reilly are the three players to drop out of the line-up following England's 2-1 victory against Norway in the quarterfinals.
Ready for Argentina! 👊 pic.twitter.com/5fSh9K1tir
— England (@England) July 15, 2026
Argentina made just one change following their 3-1 win against Switzerland.
🏆 #FIFAWorldCup
— 🇦🇷 Selección Argentina ⭐⭐⭐ (@Argentina) July 15, 2026
📋 ¡Once inicial confirmado! ⚽
Así formará #Argentina para el duelo ante #Inglaterra 🏴 💪
🙌 #TodosJuntos. Detrás de una pelota, detrás de un sueño, detrás de nuestra bandera 🩵🤍 pic.twitter.com/sv3PLv1YgQ
Rodrigo De Paul drops out, with Atletico Madrid's Giuliano Simeone replacing him. That means a likely 4-4-2 formation, with Simeone on the right and Alexis Mac Allister of Liverpool on the left side.
It is the sixth meeting of the nations at a World Cup, but the first since a 1-0 England win in Japan in the group stage in 2002.
The winners will advance to Sunday's final at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, where they will play Spain, who beat France 2-0 on Tuesday.
The losers will go to Miami for the third-place play-off against France on Saturday.
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