Argentina vs. England World Cup Semifinal: Your DFS Slip for Today's 3 PM ET Kickoff

This is the match the tournament wanted. Messi vs. Bellingham. Defending champions vs. 60 years of hurt. Atlanta, 3 p.m. ET, July 15. One team goes to the final against Spain on Sunday. The other goes home. Here is how to build your Wanna parlay around it.

The Setup

Argentina reached the semifinal through three consecutive knockout matches decided in extra time. They beat Cape Verde, Egypt, and Switzerland in the knockouts — scoring 15 goals, conceding six. They are box-office and leaky in equal measure. Messi has eight goals in the tournament, the most of any player, and has now created 21 all-time World Cup goals and 10 assists — both records. England's route has been more controlled but not without drama. Jude Bellingham scored two goals in consecutive knockout games against Mexico and Norway — the first player to do that since Maradona in 1986, the last time England and Argentina faced each other in the knockout stage. Kane and Bellingham have six goals each. England coach Thomas Tuchel called their quarterfinal display against Norway "sloppy" and "not fast enough." They win ugly. They keep winning. This is the first time in Messi's career he has faced England at any level. That storyline alone makes this the most-watched match of the tournament.

Pick 1: Messi Anytime Scorer

Eight goals. Every match in this tournament has featured either a Messi goal or a Messi assist. He has scored in six of seven matches at this World Cup and created chances in all seven. Against England's defense — which has conceded in three straight knockout games — Messi will get his moments. England will focus resources on him and that creates space for Lautaro Martinez and Julian Alvarez, but Messi will still get his shots. He is the anchor of any Argentina-heavy parlay today.

Pick 2: Bellingham Anytime Scorer

Two goals against Mexico. Two goals against Norway. Bellingham is the form player of the tournament and he arrives in the semifinal off the best back-to-back knockout performances by any midfielder since Maradona. He plays in pockets between Argentina's midfield three and the defensive line. Argentina's midfield of Fernandez, Mac Allister and De Paul is disciplined but has been exploited by teams willing to run through them. Bellingham runs through everyone. He is the value leg on the England side — higher ownership than the outright England win, but real ceiling.

Pick 3: Both Teams to Score

Neither Argentina nor England have kept a clean sheet in the knockout rounds. Argentina have conceded in every match since the group stage. England have conceded in three straight. The market expects a tight, low-scoring match — and it may well be — but both teams have found the net consistently throughout this tournament and neither is built to sit deep and absorb pressure. Both teams to score is the correlated leg that covers the most realistic game scenarios.

The Wanna Angle

No salary cap means you can put Messi and Bellingham in the same parlay without any roster construction trade-off. On DraftKings or FanDuel, you'd have to choose. On Wanna, you stack both and add the team prop on top. The AI Parlay Generator will surface today's Argentina-England slate props in one tap. Use it as your starting point, then adjust based on the three picks above. Lock is at 3 p.m. ET. Spain is already in the final. The other finalist gets decided today. Get in before Atlanta kicks off. Sign up with code LIVE and receive a 100% deposit match up to $250. Real-money contests available in 26 US states. Free-to-play contests available everywhere. See wannaparlay.com for full state eligibility.