Manager Phil Neville says his England team will have to manage the “emotion” of playing against “historic rivals” Argentina at the Women’s World Cup.
The Lionesses will reach the knockout stage if they win Friday’s Group D match in Le Havre (20:00 BST).
Neville said it feels like a rivalry because of past encounters at men’s tournaments between the two nations.
“There’s a great history between the countries,” said the former England defender on Thursday.
“You think back to 1986, Michael Owen’s goal, and in 1998 with David Beckham and when they knocked us out.
“There is an outstanding history and another big rivalry.
“When we looked at this group you saw the rivalry with Scotland, and with Argentina what you’ve got in this case is a football history.
“Like the Scotland game, we have to handle the occasion and the emotion.”
Toni Duggan will once again be absent, having sat out their opening win over Scotland with a thigh problem.
Neville said Friday’s game, between an England team ranked three in the world and Argentina ranked 37th, comes “a day too soon” for the Barcelona forward.
Argentina picked up their first ever World Cup point on Monday with a surprising 0-0 draw against 2011 champions and 2015 finalists Japan.
The nation had lost all six of their previous World Cup matches, including a 6-1 defeat by England in 2007, and qualified for France despite only returning to action in 2017 following a two-year period with no games and no coach after issues with their own football association.
