England and Argentina hadn’t even taken the field yet for their World Cup semifinal clash in Atlanta, and we already had a chance to witness the first competitive moment between the two rivals.
It was on the bus ride to the stadium.
Though FIFA and the host cities coordinate everything about a team’s hotel departure and arrival route down to the minute, the two team busses — police escort and all — awkwardly converged on the way to Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.
The Fox pregame broadcast was following the moment, and the Argentina team bus had to wait on the freeway for the England bus to overtake it.
England’s team bus really had to overtake Argentina’s team bus en route to Atlanta Stadium 😅 pic.twitter.com/yUt32FRq79
— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) July 15, 2026
That had to be an interesting moment for the Argentina players as they watched England’s bus zoom by them.
FIFA managed to create drama on the drive to the stadium. There’s no beating the World Cup.
This article originally appeared on For The Win: Argentina’s team bus had to wait on Atlanta freeway for England’s bus to pass it
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