England to wear all-white kit against Argentina

England to wear all-white kit against ArgentinaImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, England's Jude Bellingham has scored six goals at the 2026 World Cup, while Argentina's Lionel Messi has scored eightByLorraine McKennaBBC Sport journalistPublished3 minutes agoCommentsEngland will wear their all-white home kit to face Argentina in the semi-finals of the World Cup in Atlanta on Wednesday.Holders Argentina will be in their navy blue away strip, with black shorts and socks, for the game at the Atlanta Stadium (20:00 BST), which will be shown live on the BBC.They have only worn the darker kit once during the tournament, in their 3-1 win against Jordan in the group stage.Argentina have enjoyed success in their away kit against England at previous World Cups.They defeated the Three Lions 2-1 in the 1986 quarter-finals, in which Diego Maradona scored the 'Hand of God' goal, and also secured a last-16 penalty shootout victory over their old rivals at the 1998 tournament in France.BBC experts pick their England World Cup semi-final XI - do you agree?Published3 hours ago'Animals', Hand of God and Beckham - Argentina and England's World Cup rivalryPublished1 day agoMost clinical? Least creative? Best in the air? Comparing the last fourPublished1 hour agoThe home and away kits were reversed in 2002 for their group-stage match in Japan, with England claiming a 1-0 victory in red while Argentina wore their traditional striped kit.Media outlets in Argentina have reported the team requested to wear the away kit in favour of their usual light blue and white strip for Wednesday's last-four tie.Fifa's preference is for each team to wear its first-choice colours, but if there is a potential clash it will follow steps to ensure an acceptable colour contrast is found. Football's world governing body also tries to make sure there is a dark-kit and light-kit colour contrast, in the interests of fans with colour vision deficiency (colour...