{"id":146958,"date":"2026-07-16T08:02:58","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T08:02:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/argentina-survive-england-scare-to-keep-title-defence-alive\/"},"modified":"2026-07-16T08:02:58","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T08:02:58","slug":"argentina-survive-england-scare-to-keep-title-defence-alive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/argentina-survive-england-scare-to-keep-title-defence-alive\/","title":{"rendered":"Argentina survive England scare to keep title defence alive"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Argentina survive England scare to keep title defence alive<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Argentina survived a scare from England to reach the 2026 World Cup final, coming from behind to win 2-1 in a tense semifinal at Atlanta Stadium and keep their title defence alive.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>England took the lead in the 55th minute when Anthony Gordon converted a low cross from Morgan Rogers, giving the Three Lions hope of reaching their first World Cup final since 1966.<\/p>\n<p>For much of the second half, Argentina struggled to break through, with Alexis Mac Allister denied by the post and Jordan Pickford making key saves to keep England ahead.<\/p>\n<p>But Argentina, as they have done throughout this tournament, found a way. Enzo Fern\u00e1ndez levelled the score in the 85th minute with a rocket from the edge of the box, controlling a pass from Lionel Messi before finding the corner.<\/p>\n<p>Six minutes into stoppage time, Messi turned provider again, setting up Lautaro Mart\u00ednez for a header that sent the Argentine bench into delirium and sealed a dramatic 2-1 win.<\/p>\n<p>The result extends Argentina\u2019s remarkable run of comebacks at this World Cup, having already fought back against Egypt and gone through extra time against Cape Verde and Switzerland.<\/p>\n<p>It also sets up a final against European champions Spain on Sunday at New York New Jersey Stadium, as Argentina chases back-to-back titles for the first time since Brazil managed the feat in 1962.<\/p>\n<p>For England, the defeat prolongs a 60-year wait for a second World Cup and sends them into Saturday\u2019s third-place playoff against France.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kbc.co.ke\/argentina-survive-england-scare-to-keep-title-defence-alive\/\">Argentina survive England scare to keep title defence alive<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kbc.co.ke\/\">KBC Digital<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Argentina survive England scare to keep title defence alive Argentina survived a scare from England to reach the 2026 World Cup final, coming from behind to win 2-1 in a tense semifinal at Atlanta Stadium and keep their title defence alive. England took the lead in the 55th minute when Anthony Gordon converted a low [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-146958","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/146958","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=146958"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/146958\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=146958"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=146958"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=146958"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}