FIFA World Cup 2026: Alan Shearer makes big England vs Argentina prediction: ‘VAR might impact us’
3 min readJul 15, 2026 12:24 PM IST Former England captain Alan Shearer has predicted a player to be sent off in the England vs Argentina FIFA World Cup semi-final on Wednesday, but admitted that he was worried about the level of refereeing and the intervention of the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) in the match. Shearer captained the England team, which was knocked out in the Round of 16 clash against Argentina in the 1998 World Cup, which famously saw David Beckham sent off after a tackle on Diego Simeone. “I would not be surprised at all if we saw another red card this time too, but I am slightly concerned where the refereeing will be at, and how VAR might impact us,” Shearer wrote in his BBC column. “It was an unbelievable night with everything that happened, and, while I know I should be over it by now, I still don’t think the best team won. What happened to us then should be a warning to England now, because these are the kind of …







