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semi-final · Wed 15 Jul 19:00 UTC · Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia
ENG · rank #4
1 – 2
half-time 0–0
ARG · rank #1
match statistics
ENGmetricARG
1 Goals 2
0 1st-half goals 0
1 2nd-half goals 2
0 Set-piece goals 1
36 Possession % 64
1 Cards 3
5 Shots 15
2 Shots on target 5
2 Corners 6
11 Fouls 15
1 Offsides 3
3 Saves 1
84 Pass accuracy % 91
possession
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◧ ENG 36% 64% ARG ◨
match commentary
  • ▸ England were a fearsome aerial threat from set-pieces as they fell to a narrow defeat.
  • ▸ Argentina were press-resistant and supremely technical in tight spaces as they ran out deserved winners.
winner: Argentina
timeline · noteworthy
  • 37' ▮ Elliot Anderson ENG
  • 42' ▮ Lisandro Martínez ARG
  • 51' ▮ Cristian Romero ARG
  • 55' ◉ Anthony Gordon ENG
  • 64' ⇄ Nico González ARG · for Leandro Paredes
  • 72' ⇄ Nicolás Otamendi ARG · for Lisandro Martínez
  • 72' ⇄ Rodrigo De Paul ARG · for Giuliano Simeone
  • 72' ⇄ Gonzalo Montiel ARG · for Nahuel Molina
  • 72' ⇄ Ezri Konsa ENG · for Anthony Gordon
  • 81' ⇄ Lautaro Martínez ARG · for Nicolás Tagliafico
  • 82' ⇄ Dan Burn ENG · for Reece James because of an injury
  • 82' ⇄ Nico O'Reilly ENG · for Declan Rice
  • 85' ◉ Enzo Fernández ARG
  • 90'+4' ▮ Rodrigo De Paul ARG
  • 90'+2' ◉ Lautaro Martínez ARG · header
  • 90'+6' ⇄ Ivan Toney ENG · for John Stones
  • 90'+6' ⇄ Marcus Rashford ENG · for Djed Spence
▚ Lineups  starting XI & bench
England · 4-2-3-1
1 GK Jordan Pickford
24 DF Reece James
25 DF Djed Spence
8 MF Elliot Anderson
5 DF John Stones
6 DF Marc Guéhi
17 MF Morgan Rogers
4 MF Declan Rice
9 FW Harry Kane
10 MF Jude Bellingham
18 FW Anthony Gordon
bench
#2 Ezri Konsa · #3 Nico O'Reilly · #7 Bukayo Saka · #11 Marcus Rashford · #12 Trevoh Chalobah · #13 Dean Henderson · #14 Jordan Henderson · #15 Dan Burn · #16 Kobbie Mainoo · #19 Ollie Watkins · #20 Noni Madueke · #21 Eberechi Eze · #22 Ivan Toney · #23 James Trafford
Argentina · 4-1-4-1
23 GK Emiliano Martínez
26 DF Nahuel Molina
3 DF Nicolás Tagliafico
5 MF Leandro Paredes
13 DF Cristian Romero
6 DF Lisandro Martínez
17 FW Giuliano Simeone
24 MF Enzo Fernández
10 FW Lionel Messi
20 MF Alexis Mac Allister
9 FW Julián Álvarez
bench
#1 Juan Musso · #2 Marcos Senesi · #4 Gonzalo Montiel · #7 Rodrigo De Paul · #8 Valentín Barco · #11 Giovani Lo Celso · #12 Gerónimo Rulli · #14 Exequiel Palacios · #15 Nico González · #16 Thiago Almada · #18 Nico Paz · #19 Nicolás Otamendi · #21 José Manuel López · #22 Lautaro Martínez · #25 Facundo Medina
▚ Possession Heat-Maps  territory intensity · cold ░ → hot █ · both teams attacking ▶ · modelled from the real possession share
England · territory
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◄ own goalattacking ▶
low ░▒▒▓█ high · style: SetPiece
Argentina · territory
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◄ own goalattacking ▶
low ░▒▒▓█ high · style: Possession