England's biggest match since 1966 as Three Lions close in on immortality

England's biggest match since 1966 as Three Lions close in on immortalityImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Head coach Thomas Tuchel has the chance to lead England to their first World Cup final since 1966ByPhil McNultyChief football writer in AtlantaPublished8 minutes agoCommentsEngland have the chance to take a giant stride towards immortality when they face Argentina in the World Cup semi-final in their biggest match since winning the 1966 final at Wembley.The Three Lions have reached two World Cup semi-finals in the six decades since then - at Italia '90 and then in Russia eight years ago - but this latest edition reignites an old rivalry, adding layers with history and controversial sub-plots.England have lost the past two European Championship finals but, under the roof of the futuristic Atlanta Stadium, head coach Thomas Tuchel and his players have the chance to write themselves into legend by reaching the country's first men's World Cup final in 60 years.The fact it was standing room only at Tuchel's pre-match media briefing, even though it was moved to a bigger venue, illustrates the scale of global interest in this chapter.Wednesday's match (20:00 BST) is England's latest chance to finally reach another global showpiece - a barrier that has proved insurmountable since Sir Alf Ramsey's side lifted the Jules Rimet trophy in 1966.A special team beats brilliant individuals - how silky Spain flattened FrancePublished1 hour ago'Extremely happy' Deschamps gets the farewell game no-one wantsPublished2 hours agoTime for England's 'nearly men' to deliverEngland's recent record in major tournaments is good - but not good enough. Nearly but not quite.The only currency that counts at elite level is trophies, and so far winning one has proved agonisingly beyond this England side.The journey to the 2018 World Cup semi-finals was widely regarded as a pleasant surprise, but ended badly as Sir Garet...