How England SHOULD line up in massive World Cup semi-final against Argentina: Thomas Tuchel should consider a whole new right-hand side to help secure spot in the final

Jordan Pickford has gone from having a poor tournament to a pretty convincing one. His performance at the Azteca will go down in English legend. And, in truth, he has always delivered when England needed him.

If we're being a bit harsh, it was disappointing to see him misjudge the cross/shot that led to Norway's opener. But if he had saved that, the rhetoric would have been "What a save, Jordan!" In the team, no qualms.

He's back! Tuchel entrusted Reece James with a decent spell against Norway. He managed nearly 50 minutes in his recovery from a hamstring injury, and offered help at both centre-midfield and right-back.

James' introduction was vital, in the end, as it gave England some desperately needed control. Whether he can do a full 90 remains to be seen, but England have an energised Djed Spence waiting in the wings anyway.

Ezri Konsa was probably more effective at right-back than centre-back. But the reality is that John Stones cannot be trusted to play 90 minutes twice in less than a week - especially after a stop-start season for Man City. Stones off the bench, then, and Konsa from the start.

Marc Guehi was immense against Norway. England needed someone to make life awkward for Erling Haaland. You can't really stop the Man City striker as much as slow him down. Guehi did just that with a really gutsy, physical performance.

There have been questions about Nico O'Reilly's defensive chops all tournament. Well, how about marking Lionel Messi? The Argentine has drifted out to the right in recent games, and O'Reilly will certainly be asked to chip in against the eight-time Ballon d'Or winner - if not take centre stage. It will be his biggest test yet - and England will hope it's one he's up for.

The unsung hero of the Norway fixture, Elliot Anderson held down the centre while tons of pieces moved around him. He did a truly excellent job in selling a Haaland foul in the lead up to what might have been Norway's winning goal, too. Finally, we are seeing why City paid the big bucks for him.

It was revealed after the Norway game that Rice had spent most of the previous three days in bed recovering from an illness. He, thus, deserves great credit for getting through 45 minutes before Tuchel made the brave call to remove him at half time.

Rice should be ready to go by Wednesday, though, meaning England will have the beating heart of their midfield back. This is surely the biggest game of Rice's England career.

This does not need explaining whatsoever.

Time to see how much England can get out of Bukayo Saka. The Arsenal man looks permanently injured, and even if he provided a handy assist against Mexico, it's almost actively stressful to watch him run. But he will have to here - if only because his defensive contributions will be so, so important.

Harry Kane didn't have his best game against Norway, but he hasn't played himself off the pitch. As Tuchel said: "Get the ball to Harry and Jude, and they will do the rest."

After a rough one against Ghana where Anthony Gordon probably got a bit too much stick, he deserves a start here. Gordon was excellent at the Azteca, impactful against Norway, and has shown that he can be a more impactful all-rounder than Marcus Rashford - even if Barcelona's former left winger is a better finisher than their new left winger.