England's next opponent is Argentina. Tuchel said they were 'lucky'; Bellingham replied 'Whatever'

The manager said "sloppy", the two-goal scorer said "whatever"

England beat Norway 2-1 after extra time in Miami on Saturday to reach only their third World Cup semi-final since 1966. In feels-like temperatures above 40C they were pinned back for long stretches of the second half. Norway had a second goal disallowed for a foul by Erling Haaland, and Kristoffer Ajer hit the bar. Both England goals came from Jude Bellingham.

Afterwards Thomas Tuchel told ITV: "The result is fantastic, we're in the last four. I'm not happy with the performance." As quoted by Sky Sports, he went on: "In every sense. The commitment is there but we made life very, very difficult for us in the way we played. Sloppy, tactical mistakes, not fast enough. Not repetitive enough. We were lucky enough."

When the words were put to Bellingham, he answered with a bit of needle: "Yeah, well. Whatever." Then he gave the players' side: "It's difficult out there. It's a tough shift. All the players are putting in a tough shift. So my thoughts and appreciation go to the players who put in a good shift out there."

Tuchel also rejected the idea that the problem was mentality. "Mentality? This is pure mentality now. How can you talk about mentality now? It's the quality of our game. We need to play better."

Captain Harry Kane stepped between them. "He just said there in the changing room; massive congratulations, you should enjoy it and celebrate. It still feels like there's a part of him that knows we can do better."

Gary Neville, working for ITV, welcomed the exchange. "I love both interviews," he said, describing "massive egos, world-class players and managers". In five tournaments as a player, he added, he never saw a manager challenge the players or a player challenge the manager: "It was nicey-nicey. What we've seen there is very good for England."

Argentina have needed extra time or a comeback in all three knockout games

The same day, 69,045 people filled Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City. Argentina led in the 10th minute when Alexis Mac Allister headed in a Lionel Messi corner. NPR noted it was Messi's 10th career World Cup assist, and that all 10 have gone to different players.

They could not add to it. Switzerland's Dan Ndoye equalised in the second half, and then the game turned: Breel Embolo was shown a second yellow card, after a video review found he had faked a fall, and was sent off. His first booking had come late in the first half for a late challenge on Leandro Paredes. Embolo left the field in tears, and, as NPR reported, the decision immediately drew argument over whether a single theatrical fall should cost a team a man in a quarter-final.

Even a man up, Argentina needed extra time. Julian Alvarez struck a right-footed shot into the top corner in the 112th minute, and Lautaro Martinez added a third in the 121st. It finished 3-1.

Messi finished with only that assist. His run of nine consecutive World Cup matches with a goal ended in his 10th. He has 21 World Cup goals, a record, and at most two matches left to add to it.

Argentina have now been pushed hard in every knockout round: extra time against Cape Verde, a comeback from 0-2 against Egypt, extra time again against Switzerland.

Ole: "To the semis against England"

The Argentine papers moved fast. As reported by Infobae from an EFE wire, the sports daily Ole led with "To the semis against England" and called Alvarez's winner an "unforgettable golazo". Clarin wrote that "Argentina suffered against Switzerland but finished it in extra time to reach the last four", and put a small cut above Messi's right eye, together with Embolo's dismissal for simulation, among its front-page items. The mood of the Argentine press was summed up in one line: "Let England come."

Five World Cup meetings, England lead 3-2 - and never in a semi-final

The idea that Argentina always beat England at World Cups does not survive the record. According to FOX Sports, the two have met five times at the tournament. England won in 1962, 1966 and 2002; Argentina won in 1986 in Mexico City, where Diego Maradona scored twice, and in the 1998 last 16 on penalties. England lead 3-2. This will be their first meeting since 2002, and their first ever in a semi-final.

CNN noted that Bellingham is the first player to score two or more goals in consecutive World Cup knockout matches at the same tournament since Maradona in 1986. The team Maradona scored those second-match goals against was England.

When to watch from Japan

Both semi-finals kick off in the early hours of Japan time.

• France vs Spain: 4am JST on Wednesday, July 15, in Dallas (Arlington)
• England vs Argentina: 4am JST on Thursday, July 16, in Atlanta

The final is at 4am JST on Monday, July 20, in New Jersey.

From the match Tuchel said his team must improve on, England have three days of rest before the semi-final.