The 2026 FIFA World Cup semifinals are set.
On Saturday, England and Argentina joined France and Spain within the remaining 4 with a pair of thrilling wins. Beneath are our takeaways because the motion pauses for a breath earlier than kicking again up with the primary semifinal (France-Spain) on Tuesday in Dallas.
Jude Bellingham takes over
The rising Actual Madrid star midfielder continued an outstanding knockout stage effort, scoring England’s two targets in a 2-1 win over Norway to ship the Three Lions to the semifinals for the fourth time in nationwide crew historical past and second time prior to now three tournaments.
Bellingham, 23, scored the equalizer throughout first-half stoppage time, firing a left-footed shot to the far nook previous Norway goalkeeper Orjan Haskjold Nyland.
