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Adrian Durham discusses England's World Cup semi-final against Argentina with Stuart Pearce and Jim Proudfoot, covering team strategies and key players.

Adrian Durham is joined in Atlanta by England legend Stuart Pearce and commentator Jim Proudfoot ahead of England’s huge World Cup semi-final against Argentina. They discuss Thomas Tuchel’s team selection, Jude Bellingham’s influence and how England can stop Lionel Messi, as well as the historic rivalry between the two nations and the potential for Argentina’s dark arts to play a part. Plus, hear exclusively from Tuchel, John Stones, Ezri Konsa and Marc Guéhi. The team also reflect on Spain’s impressive 2–0 victory over France. YouTube: @talkSPORT X: @talkSPORT & @talkSPORT2 Instagram: @talkSPORT Website: Live Radio, Breaking Sports News, Opinion - talkSPORT Photo Credit: Getty Images Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Adrian Durham

Guests: Stuart Pearce, Jim Proudfoot

Topics covered

• World Cup
• soccer
• England vs Argentina
• sports analysis
• team selection
• historic rivalry

Keywords

• England
• Argentina
• World Cup
• Thomas Tuchel
• Lionel Messi
• Jude Bellingham
• soccer analysis
• sports news

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: talkSPORT

Places: England, Argentina

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