The Full Time Report -- Ep.70: Messi waits, Mbappe stalks, and Alvarez tempts Arsenal

England have three days to turn tired legs, sore hamstrings and a Jude Bellingham rescue act into a plan for Lionel Messi. That is where we are this morning. The World Cup has landed on a semi-final line-up that feels almost too clean: Argentina, Spain, France and England, the top four in the rankings, four former champions, and five of the six leading scorers still knocking about. According to ESPN, it is the first time since FIFA brought in its rankings that the world's top four have all reached the final four. So, yes, if the quarter-finals were about survival, this next bit is about nerve.