{"id":60403,"date":"2026-07-14T10:44:21","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T10:44:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/videos\/60403\/"},"modified":"2026-07-14T10:44:21","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T10:44:21","slug":"why-beating-england-is-the-most-important-of-the-most-important-things-for-argentinians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/videos\/60403\/","title":{"rendered":"Why beating England is the &#8216;most important of the most important things&#8217; for Argentinians"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title = \"Why beating England is the &#039;most important of the most important things&#039; for Argentinians\"   width=\"580\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hJdzoZoXpow\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<br \/>\nWhy beating England is the &#8216;most important of the most important things&#8217; for Argentinians<br \/>\n<br \/>\nMessi and Maradona biographer, Guillem Balague, and former Argentine footballer Matias Fondato, discuss the importance of Wednesday&#8217;s World Cup semi-final clash between England and Argentina.<\/p>\n<p>World Cup updates: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/world-cup-live-england-argentina-messi-latest-13535760<\/p>\n<p>#worldcup2026 #argentina #lionelmessi #davidbeckham #harrykane #englandfootballteam <\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews <\/p>\n<p>For more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&#038;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>Why not listen to one of our podcasts? 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