Argentina beats England in World Cup semifinal, advances to final

Argentina has reached the World Cup final after a thrilling 2-1 victory over England in a dramatic semifinal match. The Argentinians secured their spot to defend their title against Spain in Sunday's final, marking their opportunity for a fourth World Cup championship.

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The first half was sleep-inducing, a catastrophe, but the second was real football, with one big surprise, and that is the way Tuchel managed his team and how he shaped the game strategy against Argentina in the second half. It's unbelievable, unprecedented. He started defending a 1-0 lead with 25 minutes left, I've never seen anything like it, absolutely nowhere.

England initially took the lead in the 55th minute with a goal from Anthony Gordon. However, Argentina mounted a significant comeback in the closing stages of the match. Enzo Fernandez equalized in the 85th minute with a strike from outside the box, and Lautaro Martinez scored the winning goal in the second minute of stoppage time, completing the dramatic turnaround.

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If some coach in the Croatian First Football League did that, we'd call him a complete ignoramus and say it's done nowhere. You can't close the game then, it was about 30 minutes before the end. Your team sits too deep, and it's only a matter of time before you concede. I think this is Tuchel's defeat.

Following the match, football analysts on HRT heavily criticized England's coach, Thomas Tuchel, for his tactical decisions. Anton Samovojska particularly faulted Tuchel for adopting a defensive stance with a minimal lead too early in the second half. "He started defending a 1-0 lead with 25 minutes left, I've never seen anything like it, absolutely nowhere," Samovojska stated.

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Argentina deservedly goes to the final. England, apart from the goal, did nothing.

Former Croatian international Krunoslav Rendulić agreed, suggesting that this approach cost England their place in the final. "If some coach in the Croatian First Football League did that, we'd call him a complete ignoramus... Your team sits too deep, and it's only a matter of time before you concede," Rendulić commented. Tomislav Ivković deemed Argentina the deserving winner, noting that England offered little beyond their goal and predicting a final between the two strongest teams, Spain and Argentina.

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They showed they are the best, both in terms of play, physically and mentally, and they deservedly reached the final, both Spain and Argentina.