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Pickford relishing first Messi test as England prepare for Argentina showdown

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, July 13 : England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford has faced World Cup penalty shootouts, semi-finals and some of the biggest names in football during his record-breaking career, but there is one challenge that has eluded him until now.When England take on Lionel Messi and reigning champions Argentina in Wednesday's World Cup semi-final in Atlanta, Pickford will come up against the eight-times Ballon d'Or winner for the first time.For a player who broke Peter Shilton's record for most England World Cup appearances when he started his 18th match in the quarter-final against Norway, the occasion carries a sense of history. The 32-year-old Everton player was eight when England last met Argentina, during the group stage of the 2002 World Cup. "I remember being sat in school on
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