Argentina’s players held up a banner reading “Las Malvinas son Argentinas” (The Falklands are Argentine) after they beat England 2-1 in their World Cup semifinal on Wednesday. The match at Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium was played against the backdrop of a lingering dispute over the sovereignty of the Falkland Islands, known in Spanish as the Malvinas, […]
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Messi’s Argentina stuns England in comeback to reach World Cup final
Lautaro Martinez scored a 92nd minute winner as Lionel Messi inspired World Cup holders Argentina to a stunning comeback to beat England 2-1 on Wednesday and set up a final with European champions Spain. England had been on course to reach their first World Cup final since 1966 after Anthony Gordon fired them into the […]
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Kane ‘gutted’ after England crash out of World Cup
Harry Kane said he was “gutted” for England and their fans after his team were beaten 2-1 by defending champions Argentina in the World Cup semi-finals on Wednesday. Anthony Gordon’s strike had put the Three Lions on the cusp of a first men’s World Cup final since they lifted the 1966 trophy but Lionel Messi […]
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Tuchel defends tactics after England World Cup dream dies
England manager Thomas Tuchel defended his tactics after the Three Lions’ World Cup dream ended in an agonising late defeat to Argentina on Wednesday. England appeared poised to reach their first World Cup final since 1966 after Anthony Gordon fired them into the lead early in the second half in Atlanta. But England then invited […]
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England face might of Messi’s Argentina in World Cup semi-final
England are bidding to end Lionel Messi’s dream of winning back-to-back World Cups and reach their first final in six decades as they renew their old rivalry with holders Argentina on Wednesday in a seismic semi-final showdown. An England team which has been dragged to this stage by the brilliance of Jude Bellingham take on […]
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Thomas Tuchel: England’s World Cup mastermind
Thomas Tuchel was hired by England as head coach with a simple brief: win the 2026 World Cup. So far, so good as they prepare to take on Lionel Messi’s Argentina in the semi-finals. The German has overseen a largely happy camp, dancing with his players in the dressing room in Mexico City after their […]
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Bellingham drags England into World Cup semis but Tuchel demands more
Jude Bellingham has dragged England into the World Cup semi-finals but criticism from manager Thomas Tuchel of his side’s quality has sparked a fresh standoff between the pair before Wednesday’s showdown against Argentina. In the searing Miami heat against Norway on Saturday, England wilted and by Tuchel’s own admission were “lucky” to escape an early […]
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Bellingham heroics edge England past Norway and into World Cup semis
Jude Bellingham was England’s hero once more by scoring twice as the Three Lions came from behind to end Norway’s historic run and reach the World Cup semi-finals with a 2-1 win after extra-time on Saturday. In their first ever quarter-final, Andreas Schjelderup fired Norway into a shock lead in the searing Miami heat. But Bellingham, […]
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Tuchel says ‘lucky’ England must improve despite reaching World Cup semi-finals
England manager Thomas Tuchel said his team were “lucky” to squeeze past Norway 2-1 after extra-time to reach the World Cup semi-finals, but praised “world-class” Jude Bellingham after his two goals dragged the Three Lions to victory. A furious Tuchel was in little mood to celebrate despite England reaching the last four for just the […]
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Norway coach says ball hit camera cable for crucial England goal
Norway coach Stale Solbakken said Saturday he was convinced the ball struck an overhead camera cable before England scored a crucial equaliser in their World Cup quarter-final victory. While FIFA swiftly issued a statement after Norway’s 2-1 defeat in Miami to say that a chip sensor embedded in the ball showed no sign of it […]