The Three Lions have met La Albiceleste at five previous World Cups and have come out on top on three occasions, including a quarter-final victory on the way to winning the trophy in 1966.
“It’s a big rivalry,” Tuchel said. “It’s two big football nations, like everyone who follows football, everyone who follows the World Cup knows about.
“We expect tomorrow [to be] an intense match, we expect an emotional match. I expect a match with a lot of momentum swings and anything else would surprise me.
“We don’t use it [history v Argentina] as a fuel. We know why we’re here. We know what we want.
“We were never shy of expecting that from us, of saying it, of dreaming it. We are in the semi-finals. We arrive very hungry in the semi-finals. We want to have the next win.
“We respect our opponent but we don’t dip into historic events, we don’t make it any bigger than it is. It’s a big football match.
“It’s like you said, a big occasion. We are very excited, grateful, but very hungry and ready to go.
“We know how big the obstacle is. We know how big the ask is but we’re ready for it.
“We prepare for the best version of Argentina. We expect and hope and demand the best of ourselves tomorrow.”