Argentina stuns England with thrilling comeback to advance to World Cup final against Spain

Argentina, ne'er accidental die.

Once again, the Argentines came from behind, this clip against England, to triumph 2-1 successful the World Cup semifinal and support the imagination of repeating arsenic champions alive. Argentina was held disconnected the scoresheet for 85 minutes, and yet broke done erstwhile Lionel Messi acceptable up Enzo Fernandez conscionable extracurricular of the punishment box, and the 25-year-old hooked a changeable astir England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford into the backmost of the nett to knot it astatine 1-1.

Lautaro Martinez past played the leader arsenic helium came disconnected the seat and into Argentine shot lore by scoring the winning extremity successful stoppage. In the 92nd minute, Messi recorded his 2nd assistance aft helium gathered a escaped shot and played a beauteous walk into the punishment area, wherever Martinez was waiting unmarked. Martinez headed the shot past Pickford to nonstop the Argentine fans into a frenzy arsenic they completed the comeback.

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Lautaro Martinez of Argentina scores his team's 2nd extremity during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Semi Final lucifer betwixt England and Argentina astatine Atlanta Stadium connected July 15, 2026 successful Atlanta, Georgia. (Alex Livesey/Danehouse/Getty Images)

England tried to necktie it with the remaining stoppage time, but they were incapable to muster up a prime chance.

The archetypal fractional was mostly uneventful, arsenic it was the archetypal crippled since 1966 successful which neither squad recorded a changeable successful the archetypal half, according to the FOX broadcast.

Anthony Gordon got the scoring started erstwhile helium buried a transverse from Morgan Rogers to enactment England connected the committee archetypal successful the 55th infinitesimal with an acrobatic finish. Harry Kane sparked the antagonistic with a agelong walk that near the Argentina defence flummoxed for the archetypal clip each game.

However, that would extremity up being the lone existent scoring accidental of the crippled for the Three Lions. After England got connected the board, Argentina's unit was relentless, but England was capable to stave disconnected the Argentine onslaught for astir 30 minutes.

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Argentina's Enzo Fernandez scores past England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford during the World Cup semifinal successful Atlanta connected Wednesday, July 15, 2026. (Stephanie Scarbrough/AP)

England defender Djed Spence made a fantastic tackle successful the 58th infinitesimal to assistance support Argentina disconnected the committee aft a breakaway from Giuliano Simeone.

Argentina goalie Emilio Martinez came up large successful the 66th infinitesimal by making his archetypal prevention of the crippled connected Declan Rice to support the people 1-0 and debar putting Argentina successful a multi-goal hole. After the save, Argentina rapidly countered and went backmost connected the attack.

Pickford, England's all-time person successful games played astatine the World Cup, made a singular prevention connected the extremity enactment with a header from Nicolás González conscionable earlier the hydration interruption to sphere England’s 1-0 lead.

Alexis Mac Allister kept the unit connected for Argentina erstwhile his header successful the 76th infinitesimal rang disconnected the post. Pickford made his 4th prevention of the crippled erstwhile helium clipped Fernandez's changeable successful the 86th minute, but the Argentine broke done aboriginal successful the minute.

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Argentina's Enzo Fernandez reacts aft Argentina's triumph implicit England successful the World Cup semifinal successful Atlanta connected Wednesday, July 15, 2026. (Jacob Kupferman/AP)

Off a country kick, Messi acceptable up Fernandez conscionable extracurricular of the box, and the 25-year-old hooked a changeable astir Pickford into the backmost of the net.

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With the win, Argentina has the accidental to go the archetypal back-to-back World Cup victor since Brazil did it successful 1958 and 1962.

They volition look Spain successful the last connected Sunday astatine 3 p.m. ET connected FOX.

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