Argentina is under more pressure, claims England defender Marc Guéhi

The reigning champions Argentina and England are facing each other in the World Cup semi-final tonight. Although the excitement surrounding the match is high, England defender Marc Guéhi claims that the pressure is not on them but on the title holders Argentina.

Marc Guéhi said that as world champions, it is Argentina's responsibility to retain the title. Therefore, the pressure is also on their shoulders. He said, there is no pressure on us. They are world champions, their responsibility to retain the title. We just want to give our best on this big stage.

England has not played in a World Cup final since 1966. On the other hand, Argentina played in the last World Cup final. Gehi sees that experience as a reason for the pressure.

The long-standing rivalry between the two teams has also come into focus again around this match. Diego Maradona's controversial 'Hand of God' goal in the 1986 World Cup and David Beckham's red card in the 1998 World Cup are two of the most talked about incidents in the football history of the two countries. Off the field, relations between the two countries have long been tense due to the 1982 Falklands War.

However, England defender Ezri Konsa says that the team is not thinking about these past incidents. Their full attention is on the match and their own performance. According to Konsa, it is not history, but the game on the field that will determine who will go to the final.

Both Guéhi and Konsa are likely to be in the starting eleven in the semi-finals. In that case, they will also have the important responsibility of handling Argentina captain Lionel Messi.

However, Guéhi reminded that Argentina is not a team that depends only on Messi. According to him, while Messi is one of the best footballers in the world, the Argentine team has many other quality players. So England will go to the field prepared to face not just one person, but the whole team.