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England’s farewell, Argentina in the World Cup final with an incredible comeback

Argentina defeated England 2-1 in the second semi-final of the FIFA World Cup and advanced to the mega final of the tournament. Enzo Fernandez and Lautaro Martinez scored for the team. The two teams will face each other at the Atlanta Stadium on Wednesday (July 15) at 1 am Bangladesh time.
Argentina was ahead in possession of the ball from the beginning of the match. Despite creating some opportunities, the Albiceleste failed to score. Tensions arose between the two teams at the beginning of the match over a foul on England’s Elliot Anderson. However, the incident did not go far as the referee intervened.
There were 19 fouls in the first half. Of these, Argentina committed 12 and England 7 fouls. In the end, the two teams went into the break with a goalless draw. The English became aggressive from the beginning of the second half. It did not take them long to get that result. In the 55th minute, England took the lead through a brilliant goal by Anthony Gordon from a Morgan Rodgers cross.
In the 64th minute, Argentina made a change to their XI. Nico Gonzalez came on for Leandro Paredes. After the second-half break, the Albiceleste made three more changes. Nicolás Otamendi, Rodrigo de Paul and Gonzalo Montiel came on for Lisandro Martinez, Nahuel Molina and Juliano Simeone. England also made a change. Ezri Consa came on for Anthony Gordon.
The final 20 minutes of the match saw many attacks and counterattacks across the pitch. That’s when Argentina came back into the game. In the 85th minute, Argentina equalised with a brilliant shot from outside the box by Enzo. Argentina took the lead in the third minute of injury time of the second half. The world champions took the lead with a brilliant header from Lautaro Martinez from Messi’s cross. England tried to get back into the match in the remaining time. However, the English forwards failed to break through the opponent’s defense and put the ball in the net. In the end, Messi left the field with a 2-1 win. With this victory, Argentina reached its second World Cup final. The Albiceleste will take the field against Spain in the World Cup mega final next Sunday (July 19) at 1 am Bangladesh time, aiming to win a second consecutive title.