Just when you thought the news couldn’t get any sillier, you’ve got John Simpson saying the fate of the Falkland Islands hinges on tonight’s result.

Yep, Messi’s gonna bang in a brace and then fire a couple more shots into Port Stanley. 😂

For England, however, this is THE sliding doors moment. The Falk in the road, you could say!

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🇪🇸 Spain are currently on the longest unbeaten run in International football history, tied with Italy’s 2018-21 crop. Win on Sunday and they’ll break the record.

😮 Leo Messi’s Inter Miami have won every game refereed by Ismail Elfath, the man in the middle today.

🔄 Ezri Konsa has the highest pass accuracy (97.1%) of any player at the World Cup.

🥅 England and Argentina have exactly the same xG per 90 mins this tournament: 1.88xG.

🇦🇷 Argentina are yet to concede a shot inside their six-yard box at the World Cup.

🦁 The Three Lions have only ever lost to Argentina three times in history. Remarkable against a side who have won three World Cups.

2 points | Bellingham to get booked ☞ 7/2
💭 Jude has the world on his shoulders right now and is probably feeling it. Even he wouldn’t have expected to be on six goals at this stage. The Argentinians are wind-up merchants and Bellingham has a habit of getting booked in big games, such is his level of commitment. Without the worry of a Final suspension, don’t be surprised to see him in the book at some stage in the 2nd half.

1 point | Over 2.5 goals & England to qualify ☞ 3/1
💭 Of the 10 matches combined these two have faced, 7 have seen over 2.5 goals. The exceptions being games involving highly-defensive teams: Ghana, Panama and Cape Verde. Messi and Kane are chasing a Golden Boot, and both sides will see the respective defences being the weak points. England are likely to outrun Argentina and dominate the midfield against the holders, who have relied on Messi to bail them out a few too many times.

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20:00—ENGLAND vsARGENTINA | BBC One