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‘Malvinas are Argentinian’: World Cup holders celebrate win over England with Falklands banner
The Argentina players celebrated their World Cup win over England with a banner saying ‘Las Malvinas son Argentinas’, making reference to the 1982 Falklands war
Thomas Tuchel accepts responsibility after substitutions backfire in England defeat
Thomas Tuchel shouldered the blame for England becoming far too passive after taking the lead as Argentina ended his team’s World Cup dream
Lionel Messi’s inevitable gravity bends another occasion in Argentina’s favour
While England shrank away in Atlanta, Argentina’s No 10 was not finished making his mark on the biggest stage
England 1-2 Argentina: World Cup 2026 semi-final – as it happened
Late goals from Enzo Fernández and Lautaro Martínez shattered England, who ran out of steam after taking the lead
‘I’m just happy we’ve made it this far’: England fans on watching the World Cup defeat unfold
More than 8,000 packed into Castlefield Bowl, Manchester, hoping to witness England break a 60-year curse. But it was not to be
Argentina embrace the chaos to ride wave all the way to another final
Led by Lionel Messi on the pitch and Lionel Scaloni off it, Argentina handled the pre-match noise and in-game emotion of a highly-charged night
It was supposed to be different but Argentina showed intent, Tuchel showed fear
Thomas Tuchel made changes against Argentina that would have led to Southgate and Eriksson being hammered
England 1-2 Argentina: World Cup semi-final player ratings
England’s captain Harry Kane cut a lonely figure up front while Argentina’s attacking talent proved too much for Thomas Tuchel’s men
Argentina’s late double breaks England hearts in dramatic World Cup semi-final
Argentina came from behind in the final minutes in Atlanta to beat England 2-1 and reach the World Cup final for the second successive tournament