Argentina team arrives for Wold Cup semifinal

The FIFA World Cup is down to four teams today. Either Spain or France will book their ticket to the finals tomorrow. Argentina and England will battle it out for the other spot. That match will happen right here in Atlanta. Good days. Mark Tagner is live at his home away from home, Atlanta Stadium, with a look at how the squads are preparing for the final four. Mark, good morning. Yeah, good morning, Buck. One more day and then maybe I'll get to finally go home from this month-long assignment that is taking place down here. This is going to be quite a semi-final. You've got the four best teams that are ranked in the world going at it to see who will end up coming home with the World Cup. A small but loud crowd greeted the Argentine squad as it arrived at its Atlanta hotel late last night. Not surprising, La Albiceleste getting the biggest cheer was none other than Lionel Messi. Earlier in the day, their opponents, the Three Lions of England, practiced in Kansas City. England hopes its togetherness propels them over the defending champs in tomorrow's semi here in Atlanta. That mentality we have is a credit to ourselves and the manager for driving it. Today, arguably the tournament's best offense goes up against the best defense in the semi-pitting France versus Spain. Spain's superstar, Lamine Yamal, who turned 19 yesterday, says he's not feeling any pressure. I'm not concerned about scoring or not scoring. Of course, it's always special to score in matches like this and I take on the challenge. That's why I'm here. France is looking to break a two-match losing streak to La Roja. Les Bleus' mighty attack has the squad confident today's result will be different. There have been a lot of changes between the Euro 2024 and the World Cup. These are experiences and matches that are useful for our squad. We are ready. This probably won't be the first time nor the last time you hear this, but today's match kicks off at 3 and then tomorrow's match also kicks off at 3 and both of them can be seen right here on Fox 5. Buck, back to you. Match 8 of 8 in Atlanta tomorrow. All right, Mark, thank you. Well, today fans can head to Centennial Olympic Park for the France-Spain match. Entertainment includes a performance by Ludacris. Gates open at one o'clock and on Wednesday, it's going to be Atlanta's closing celebration. Gates will open at noon and fans can watch Argentina versus England. After the game, the festival will transition to its official closing celebration, which begins at six o'clock. Underground Atlanta is hosting a two-day Argentine Fan Festival, which includes authentic music, South American food, and a watch party. Today, the festival will begin at two o'clock and last through two in the morning, 2 p.m. to 2 a.m. Tomorrow, Underground Atlanta will kick off the festival at 11 a.m., where the fan walk to the stadium at noon.