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Argentina is heading to the World Cup final after pulling off a dramatic comeback against England, scoring two goals late in the match to claim a 2-1 victory in their semifinal showdown held Wednesday in Atlanta.<\/p>

The win extends England’s painful wait for a World Cup title \u2014 a drought that has now stretched more than six decades \u2014 as the Three Lions were unable to hold on for an upset.<\/p>

Lautaro Mart\u00ednez was responsible for Argentina’s second goal of the match, with superstar Lionel Messi celebrating the milestone moment on the field. The victory sets up a highly anticipated final on Sunday, where Argentina will take on Spain for the championship.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Argentina punched their ticket to the World Cup final with a dramatic 2-1 victory over England on Wednesday in Atlanta. Two late goals sealed the win, leaving England’s six-decade championship drought intact. Argentina will now face Spain in Sunday’s final.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":96108,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[836],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-96109","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/news-1784151064568-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1707&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-p09","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":94458,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/england-vs-argentina-world-cup-semi-final-showdown-loaded-with-history\/","url_meta":{"origin":96109,"position":0},"title":"England vs. Argentina: World Cup Semi-Final Showdown Loaded With History","author":"Admin","date":"July 12, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"England punched their ticket to a World Cup semi-final against reigning champions Argentina, setting up one of soccer's most storied rivalries on the biggest stage. 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