Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleEngland have qualified for the World Cup semi-finals, where they are set to play Argentina. Their spot was secured following a 2-1 victory over Norway in extra time. This marks England's fourth appearance in a World Cup semi-final and their seventh in a major tournament semi-final overall. Historically, England have a mixed record in major tournament semi-finals, including a 1966 World Cup win against Portugal and European Championship wins against Denmark in 2021 and the Netherlands in 2024.Previous semi-final exits include penalty shootout losses to West Germany in the 1990 World Cup and Germany in Euro 1996, as well as a 2018 World Cup loss to Croatia. In fullWhat is England’s semi-final record? History beckons as Norway victory sets up Argentina World Cup clashMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
How many semi-finals have England won? Everything we know ahead of Argentina clash
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleEngland have qualified for the World Cup semi-finals, where they are set to play Argentina. Their spot was secured following a 2-1 victory over Norway in extra time. This marks England's fourth appearance in a World Cup semi-final and their seventh in a major tournament semi-final overall. Historically, England have a mixed record in major tournament semi-finals, including a 1966 World Cup win against Portugal and European Championship wins against Denmark in 2021 and the Netherlands in 2024.Previous semi-final exits include penalty shootout losses to West Germany in the 1990 World Cup and Germany in Euro 1996, as well as a 2018 World Cup loss to Croatia. In fullWhat is England’s semi-final record? History beckons as Norway victory sets up Argentina World Cup clashMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
