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A record of four semi-finals in the past five international tournaments for England is outstanding. It is time to accept that this is where England belong.

Plans for a 64-team men’s world cup are set to be picked up and assessed in detail after the 2026 tournament with Fifa boss Gianni Infantino saying football needs to be “for the whole world”.

Captain Harry Kane says England “have another level we can reach” as they bid to win the World Cup for the first time since 1966.

Football tactics correspondent Umir Irfan examines why England are still winning games despite Thomas Tuchel insisting performances are not good.

Lionel Messi is set for his first match against England after Argentina beat Switzerland in the World Cup quarter-finals.

Jude Bellingham again dazzles England and the World Cup with his brilliance, matching some records of the all-time greats.

Switzerland’s Breel Embolo becomes first player to be sent off as a result of a new law for mistaken identity at the World Cup.

England head coach Thomas Tuchel is praised by former England players for saying his players “got lucky” in World Cup quarter-final win over Norway – but match-winner Jude Bellingham disagrees.

BBC Sport’s England reporter Alex Howell rates the players after the Three Lions beat Norway to reach the World Cup semi-finals.

Jude Bellingham scores his second goal of the game to give England a 2-1 lead over Norway during extra time of their 2026 World Cup quarter-final in Miami.