Bellingham scored a brace, including the winner in extra time, as England advanced to their second World Cup semifinal in the last three editions

Paddy Pimblett called out Conor McGregor among other top fighters on Saturday night after sealing a stunning submission of Benoit Saint-Denis.Liverpudlian star Paddy The Baddy submitted BSD in 52 seconds with a Darce choke, bouncing back from his interim-title fight loss to Justin Gaethje in January.The fight played out just minutes before McGregors first fight in five years, a rematch with Max Holloway 13 years after their first bout in the main event of UFC 329.Sub of the year, b***hes, Pimblett told Joe Rogan in his post-fight interview in the cage. I knew he was out [unconscious], you know what I mean? They had to check him.I told everyone all week: hes gonna shoot in, Im gonna grab him, and Im gonna choke him out. He was facedown on the canvas.Im like a f***ing spider, mate. When I get ahold of you, you dont get out simple as that.Ill beat Ilia (Topuria) up, Ill f***ing rematch Justin (Gaethje), Ill fight Conor (McGregor) or Max (Holloway) next.I dont give a f***. give me anyone and Ill punch their head in.Pimblett then followed up the call-out with a touching tribute to former Liverpool forward Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva, following the first anniversary of their tragic deaths in a car crash.The Scouser sung Jotas Number 20 chant and urged all Liverpool fans in the crowd to join in.However, his callout of the Irish former two-division champion would age poorly with McGregor suffering a serious knee injury seconds into his comeback bout against Holloway, leading it to be waved off in 69 seconds.The most devastating, underwhelming outcome to his long-awaited return, McGregor is speculated to have suffered an ACL tear which would leave him sidelined for the next year.

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Another knockout game, another 120 minutes, another survival. Argentina beat Switzerland 3-1 in Kansas City on Saturday night, and the scoreline is lying to you this was agony until the 112th minute, when Julin lvarez decided to end it himself in stunning fashion. Here are my four takeaways from a quarterfinal that had everything, including a red card we'll argue about for weeks: 1. Argentina Is The Cat With Nine Lives Let's do the math on the champions' knockout run: 120 minutes against Cape Verde, a miraculous comeback from 2-0 down against Egypt, and now 120 more against a Switzerland side that refused to die, even a man down. That's three straight games where Argentina was thoroughly resistible and three straight wins. Even Saturday's early gift, Alexis Mac Allister heading in a Lionel Messi corner after 10 minutes, dissolved into an hour of sweating when Dan Ndoye equalized. Messi's record scoring streak of nine straight World Cup games? Over. Argentina's march? Not remotely. They're unbeaten in 12 World Cup matches and headed to a seventh semifinal. At some point, you stop calling it luck and start calling it what it is: a team that simply refuses to be eliminated, no matter how hard it makes things for itself. 2. The Embolo Red: Harsh, Correct, or Absurd? Here's the sequence, because you need the full absurdity. Breel Embolo went down theatrically, simulating contact that never came. The referee then booked ... Leandro Paredes. Wrong decision as he never made contact with Embolo. That mistaken-identity card triggered the VAR review and the review found the dive. Second yellow, off you go, Switzerland down to 10 for the final 50-plus minutes of their first quarterfinal since 1954. Was it technically correct? Yes. Embolo dived, and diving on a yellow is a self-inflicted wound that, by the letter of the law, warrants a yellow. But we understand the outrage, too: without the ref booking the wrong man, the simulation never gets reviewed. Right call, brutal path to it. Both things can be true. 3. Julin lvarez, Finally. And What A Way To Announce It. We've spent three weeks asking where Julin lvarez went. The Atltico Madrid striker flickered without igniting all tournament, while Messi carried the load, and the questions were getting louder by the game. Then came the 112th minute. Ten Swiss players camped behind the ball, Gregor Kobel having the game of his life, extra time slowly edging toward penalties. lvarez collected it, opened his body, and curled an absolute painting into the top corner. No deflection, no rebound, no fortune just a strike Kobel could only watch. It was the kind of goal you replay over and over in slow motion with your mouth agape (and comes in incredibly high in the top goals of the tournament.) If that's the moment lvarez wakes up, the timing is exquisite. Lautaro Martnez added the third on a breakaway in the 121st, but make no mistake: lvarez won this game with one of the finishes of the tournament. 4. Wednesday's Semifinal Will Be Won By Whoever Has Legs Left Pity these two semifinalists. England went to altitude at the Azteca to beat Mexico, then played 120 minutes against Norway in Miami with a heat index of 108 degrees Jude Bellingham dragging them through with a brace, the winner off an rjan Nyland spill. Argentina has now played 240 minutes of extra time in three knockout games. Both teams finished Saturday looking like they'd run a marathon in a sauna, because essentially they had. The football gods have granted one mercy: Wednesday's semifinal is in Atlanta, under a roof, with air conditioning. So the tactical question becomes brutally simple. Thomas Tuchel's England is younger in key spots; Argentina has Messi and pedigree, but the older, heavier legs. Recovery, rotation and squad depth will decide this as much as anything drawn on a whiteboard. Whoever's still sprinting in minute-85 goes to the final.

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Argentina's Julian Alvarez celebrates his winning goal against Switzerland in their World Cup quarter-final (Carl Recine)Julian Alvarez scored a breathtaking goal as Argentina battled past 10-man Switzerland 3-1 after extra-time on Saturday, setting up a mouthwatering World Cup semi-final against bitter rivals England.Fans of the South American team dominated the stands in Kansas City and were celebrating as early as the 10th minute when their hero Lionel Messi set up Alexis Mac Allister's opener.Switzerland levelled midway through the second half through Dan Ndoye but minutes later disaster struck when Breel Embolo was sent off after picking up a second yellow card for simulation.The match went to extra-time and Switzerland snuffed out wave after wave of attacks until Alvarez curled a breathtaking strike into the top corner in the 112th minute.Lautaro Martinez added gloss with a last-gasp third."We had to suffer a lot but we knew they were a physical team," said Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni. "We had many difficulties. Sometimes we couldn't find the solutions, but today we had luck on our side because one of their players was sent off."The hard-fought victory at the Arrowhead Stadium means the top four teams in the FIFA rankings will contest the semi-finals of the 2026 tournament.Argentina are now unbeaten in their past 12 World Cup matches as they attempt to become the first team since Brazil in 1962 to retain their World Cup crown.The South Americans swept through the group phase but struggled past minnows Cape Verde and needed a spectacular comeback against Egypt.Saturday's game was another attritional affair against a Swiss team seeking to reach the World Cup semi-finals for the first time.- Messi assist -Argentina took the lead with their first effort on target when Liverpool midfielder Mac Allister rose between Djibril Sow and Embolo to glance a header into the far corner.Messi was the provider from a corner, taking his tally of assists across six World Cups to 10.He is also joint top of the Golden Boot standings with eight goals, level with French forward Kylian Mbappe, but he did not find the net on Saturday.The Swiss struggled to counter-punch but had a good chance on the half hour when goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez was quickly off his line to deny Embolo.Argentina failed to muster another effort on target before the break, with Switzerland outpassing the world champions.The game struggled to catch fire early in the second half but Murat Yakin's men warmed to their task and got their deserved reward in the 67th minute, when Ndoye swept home following a clever ball from Ricardo Rodriguez.Five minutes later Switzerland shot themselves in the foot when Embolo, who had been booked in the first half, threw himself to the ground and was dismissed following a VAR check.Mac Allister headed wide with the goal at his mercy as the clock ticked down and Messi sent a curling shot narrowly wide but Switzerland held on to force extra-time.Argentina finally broke Switzerland's brave resistance with Alvarez's moment of magic, which was celebrated by the whole squad, who were on the pitch again minutes later following Martinez's strike.Now the winners will turn their attention to the challenge of facing England in Atlanta on Wednesday after Thomas Tuchel's men overcame Norway 2-1 earlier on Saturday.The history of matches between England and Argentina is peppered with flashpoints on the pitch, set against a lingering sovereignty dispute over the Falkland Islands, known in Spanish as the Malvinas, in the South Atlantic Ocean.Britain sent a military taskforce in 1982 to reclaim the islands after Argentine troops invaded.Four years later Argentina secured a 2-1 victory over England at the Estadio Azteca with goals from Diego Maradona -- one the infamous "Hand of God" goal andthe other a dazzling solo effort considered one of the best ever.The teams have faced each other twice in World Cups since 1986 -- Argentina won on penalties in 1998 while England gained revenge four years later.jw/gj

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MIAMI STADIUM For England fans, this is always the year. Whether it's a World Cup or a European Championship, they believe in their heart of hearts that their country, the one that invented this sport and then exported it to all the rest, will finally, eventually take its rightful place as champions. Over the last almost 60 years, it just hasnt happened. But the Three Lions have been getting closer. They were the losing finalists at the last two Euros. And with Saturdays 2-1 extra-time win over Erling Haaland and Norway, England is back in the World Cup semifinals for the second time in three editions. This time, it doesnt feel like an outlier. Watching England survive the crucible of Mexico City in last weekends thrilling 3-2 victory over World Cup co-host Mexico, it was impossible not to notice the mental fortitude of Thomas Tuchels team. And it was the same again on Saturday in South Florida, where Jude Bellingham, Harry Kane and the rest of Tuchels stars won another match that was less of a soccer game than a street fight. That hasnt always been the case for England, who over the last 30-plus years has often performed beneath its talent level. That might be good enough to survive group play consistently or win an early knockout game. Against teams that it isn't naturally superior to? No chance. Theres a reason England has been eliminated in the World Cup quarterfinals more than any other national team in history. This version of England is different. "The effort, the team spirit, the belief to overcome adversity, to dig in and find ways to win is on the absolutely highest level," Tuchel said afterward. Hes right. And thats why England is, realistically, a bona fide World Cup contender at long last. Theres a visceral toughness to this team that, for all their ability, their pampered, high-maintenance predecessors lacked. Call it a willingness to fight for every teammate even the ones who might represent a hated Premier League rival. That matters more than mostthink. Argentina isn't the reigning World Cup champ because it had better players, man for man, thanFrance. Man for man, it didn't. The Albiceleste won because, time and again, they simply refused to be beaten. That sort of mental strength is rare. Add it to a selfless group that boasts legitimate all-world players like Jude Bellingham and Harry Kane, and damned if Tuchels side doesnt stand their best chance in at least half a century this time around. Facing Switzerland on Wednesday in Atlanta wouldve been easier, to be sure. But beating the best to be the best is a rite of passage, a requirement. And the defending champs Argentina scored twice in extra time in Saturdays nightcap to set up the semifinal everyone who isnt English wants to see are a fitting roadblock to have to somehow overcome. Should England clear that hurdle, it surely wont fear whoever emerges between France and Spain on the stronger side of the bracket. Especially if, as Tuchel believes, England still has another gear to hit. In his post-match sideline interviews, the German manager raised eyebrows when he said he loved the result if not the performance against Norway. Asked about the exchange, it seemed to catch Bellingham off-guard. An hour later, during his post-game press conference in the bowels of the arena that the NFL's Miami Dolphins call home, Tuchel, whose previous experience has been at Chelsea, Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund and Paris Saint-Germain, provided some additional context. "I'm proud and I'm happy," Tuchel said. "But I'm also a football coach and I also have demands." He continued: "I think we can play faster and play more clinical. There were unforced errors and technical mistakes in our game so a lot of things to do better." If England can clean up those errors and maintain the mentality that has already taken them to the final four for just the fourth time ever, theyll be as hard an out as the other three nations Argentina, France and Spain still standing. England's fans have been waiting for a chance like this for decades. Now, after surviving their two toughest tests to date, those supporters could be a mere 90 minutes from seeing their team in its first World Cup final since 1966. "They spend well-earned money to come over and support us," keeper Jordan Pickford said of Englands long-suffering diehards. "All we want to do," he added, "Is pay them back."

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