England will face France in the bronze-medal match on Saturday (22:00 BST) – and victory will mean this is their best performance in a men’s World Cup since 1966. “It is heartbreaking to be so close,” said Bullingham. “The players and Thomas gave it everything today and the squad, coaches and staff could not have […]
England have showed character at this World Cup, coming from behind to defeat both DR Congo at the last-32 stage and Norway in the quarter-finals. “The difference is hanging on against Norway or Mexico [in the last 16], they have not got the quality this Argentina team have got in terms of the ability on […]
Once Gordon put England ahead in this latest stormy episode of an old and bitter rivalry, Tuchel decided on a rearguard action. That had worked for England in their knockout wins over Mexico and Norway – but it would not against a Messi-inspired Argentina. Tuchel replaced goalscorer Gordon with defender Ezri Konsa with 18 minutes […]
England have now lost in the semi-finals in two of the past three men’s World Cups, and were beaten in the European Championship finals in 2021 and 2024. “There’s not much to say – everyone is gutted,” said England captain Harry Kane. “When you’re so close, 10 minutes away, and it slips out of your […]
It is easy to forget Messi, then at Barcelona and aged 29, actually retired from international football in 2016. He had lost the 2014 World Cup final to Germany and three Copa America finals. Since reversing that decision he has won the Copa America twice. When Messi – then of PSG – lifted the World […]
Before the last-four tie, Argentina manager Lionel Scaloni had said he was “not going to mix” football and politics. “The reality is that this is a football match. I can’t mix things up, especially out of respect for what happened so many years ago,” Scaloni had said. “It was a very sad period in our […]
Defending champions Argentina celebrate at full time, after beating England 2-1 to make it through to their second successive World Cup final. Source link
Anthony Gordon puts England 1-0 up against Argentina in the 2026 World Cup semi-final at the Atlanta Stadium. Source link
Both England and Argentina’s national anthems are drowned out by crowd noise, before the teams kick off their 2026 World Cup semi-final at the Atlanta Stadium. Source link
Birmingham City have signed defender Millie Turner and midfielder Lisa Naalsund from Manchester United. The pair, who announced their engagement last month, are believed to have joined for six-figure fees as Birmingham prepare to return to the Women’s Super League (WSL). Birmingham won the WSL 2 title last season to end a five-year absence from […]