England vs Argentina LIVE: Latest World Cup updates as Fifa give green light for ‘lucky’ kit to be worn by South Americans in World Cup semi-final

Here’s the latest standings in the race for the Golden Boot at the 2026 World Cup.

The contenders are as follows:

1. Kylian Mbappe (France), 8 goals, (3 assists)

2. Lionel Messi (Argentina), 8 goals (2 assists)

3. Erling Haaland (Norway), 7 goals (0 assists)*

= 4. Harry Kane (England), 6 goals (1 assist)

= 4 Jude Bellingham (England, 6 goals (1 assist)

6. Ousmane Dembele (France), 5 goals (2 assists)

= 7. Vinicius Jr (Brazil), 4 goals (1 assist)*

= 7. Mikel Oyarzabal (Spain), 4 goals (1 assist)

= 7. Ismaila Sarr (Senegal), 4 goals (1 assist)*

*Country has been eliminated

Jude Bellingham praised his teammates for their will to win, believing that everyone put in a ‘huge shift’..

Bellingham told ITV: “Character, perseverance, we found a way to win a game again, we give all we got, everyone smashed it.

“So proud of this team and getting to a semi-final. It was a victory for everyone, the whole country are behind us. Credit to everyone, it’s a huge shift for everyone.”

“We got lucky,” Thomas Tuchel said after England’s win over Norway.

“We made life very, very difficult for ourselves.

“The result is fantastic. We are in the last four. It’s amazing but [I am] not happy with the performance – in every sense.

“We made life difficult for us in the way we played and how we played – sloppy, a lot of technical mistakes, not fast enough, not repetitive enough.”

Embolo was shown a second yellow card when, initially, Leandro Paredes had been cautioned for a challenge on him – only for referee Joao Pinheiro to review the incident and conclude the Switzerland striker had dived.

But Yakin argued it should never have got that far by saying that Paredes should not have been booked for his challenge and that Embolo was left “shattered” by his red card.

Bellingham struck in the second minute of stoppage time in the first half to bring England level after Andreas Schjelderup’s opener for Norway in Miami.

And after Gary Neville described the Real Madrid midfielder as “an absolute star,” following his powerful run and finish for Thomas Tuchel’s side, Ian Wright heaped praise on a key part of the goal.

Jordan Henderson has refused to rule out a shock return in the World Cup semi-finals after his freak arm break in the celebrations of England’s win over Mexico.

Henderson, an unused substitute in the 3-2 last-16 victory at Estadio Azteca, slipped when attempting to leap over an advertising board after the match and landed awkwardly, with medics urgently rushing over to his aid.

“Yeah, probably a bit beyond, to be honest,” he said. “I’m a confident boy, but I don’t think you go to bed at night dreaming about games like that.

“So, it’s nice to have an impact and to help my team. But my God, the effort of those lads in there.

“I’m so proud of how they keep battling, regardless of what situations we find ourselves in.

“They can be really proud, and I know they are. And I’ll make sure they feel that as well.”

“How it is to be Erling Haaland right now, after being in the quarter-finals with Norway and going straight to holiday, it’s quite a nice holiday, I’m quite happy with my life, I’m enjoying it and I’m in a good place,” Erling Haaland said.

“It’s difficult to take in this kind of show or rollercoaster we’ve been on for the last six weeks. So many impressions and feelings, it changes Norway, it changes me, I’ve said many times, we’re building something in Norway. It’s already built, we’re already there now, it’s all about maintaining this. We’ve shown it’s possible.

“We’ve show it’s possible to beat one of the biggest nations in the world in Brazil. We gave it a good fight against England, with some decisions differently, it could have been a different thing, at this level, it’s the small details.

“I know everything about this, because at Man City it’s also about the small details. Normally the best team, you get decisions with you, like when I’m at Man City, normally it goes my way. I’m proud. Every single day now since we qualified. I don’t really know what to say anymore because I’ve spoken so much in the US, I’m getting a bit fed up of it, so now it’s time to go on holiday.”

But France and Spain may be contesting a wider, greater battle. It may be an arbitrary starting point, especially for the latter, but 1998 marked a shift in football.