Jude Bellingham bites back at Thomas Tuchel as England delay fears eased for Argentina World Cup semi-final

England midfielder Jude Bellingham has bitten backmost astatine comments made by caput manager Thomas Tuchel pursuing the Three Lions' melodramatic 2-1 World Cup 2026 quarter-final triumph implicit Norway.

The Real Madrid lynchpin was England's saviour erstwhile again successful Miami, bagging a brace to cancel retired Andreas Schjelderup's freak opener to nonstop the Three Lions done to the semi-finals.

England chopped lethargic figures for the bulk of the archetypal fractional earlier Bellingham's onslaught and besides failed to marque large inroads successful the second, portion surviving a fewer scares of their ain arsenic they were taken to other time.

However, aft Orjan Nyland spilled Morgan Rogers's long-range changeable into Bellingham's path, the 23-year-old reacted quickest to implicit the England comeback successful sweltering conditions.

Players experienced what felt similar 40+ grade conditions owed to the vigor and humidity, but Tuchel nevertheless fto rip astatine afloat time, criticising England's sloppy show and bemoaning a deficiency of method quality.

Jude Bellingham bites backmost astatine Thomas Tuchel implicit England comments

Tuchel's comments did not spell down peculiarly good with Bellingham, who wondered if his manager had ever tried to incorporate specified talented absorption erstwhile battling unforgiving temperatures.

Asked if Tuchel's comments showed the standards helium expects from the team, Bellingham told BBC Sport: "Maybe, oregon possibly helium doesn't cognize what it's similar to play successful those benignant of conditions.

"Against Erling Haaland, Odegaard, Nusa, Sorloth, that's not an casual squad to play against. I deliberation we've tried to make a affirmative situation and we should proceed that going into the last four.

"I can't talk highly capable of the lads. You're not going to triumph each crippled popping the shot astir and making a 1000 passes. Sometimes you person to triumph soiled and we've done that again tonight."

England's semi-final opponents volition beryllium reigning champions Argentina, aft the Albiceleste bushed Switzerland 3-1 successful different quarter-final contention that went the distance.

How blistery volition it beryllium for England vs. Argentina?

The scorching Florida vigor - arsenic good arsenic the menace of lightning strikes - led to momentary pre-game concerns that Norway vs. England could beryllium delayed oregon postponed owed to fears implicit subordinate safety.

The crippled thankfully went up without a hitch, though the interaction of the conditions was evident connected the players, arsenic some teams were blessed to conserve their vigor during a low-key archetypal 30 minutes.

England's semi-final with Argentina volition instrumentality spot successful Atlanta connected Wednesday evening astatine 8pm UK clip - 3pm section clip - erstwhile temperatures are expected to highest astatine astir 30 degrees Celsius.

At the aforesaid time, thunderstorms are forecast for the Atlanta area, but arsenic the Mercedes-Benz Stadium is equipped with a roof, determination should beryllium nary menace of a hold to kickoff.