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<v Speaker 1>Argentina just broke England's heart again, and this time they

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<v Speaker 1>did it in the final ten minutes. England won Argentina

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<v Speaker 1>two at Mercedes Benz Stadium in Atlanta, and for thirty

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<v Speaker 1>minutes England were going to the World Cup Final. Anthony

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<v Speaker 1>Gordon scored in the fifty fifth minute. England had the lead,

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<v Speaker 1>they had the momentum, and they had Argentina on the ropes.

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<v Speaker 1>For half an hour. England defended like their lives depended

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<v Speaker 1>on it. The back line of Stun's Waker trip E

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<v Speaker 1>Air and Rice was organized, disciplined and frustrating Argentina at

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<v Speaker 1>every turn. Elliot Anderson picked up a yellow card in

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<v Speaker 1>the thirty seventh minute for a fowl on Rodrigo de Paul.

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<v Speaker 1>Lissandro Martinez got one in the forty second minute. The

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<v Speaker 1>game was getting chippy, the tension was rising and England

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<v Speaker 1>were handling it. Christian Romero got a yellow in the

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<v Speaker 1>fifty first minute. Argentina were getting desperate. Then Gordon scored.

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<v Speaker 1>England won Argentina zero. The ball came in from the left,

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<v Speaker 1>Gordon made a run between the Argentine centre backs and

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<v Speaker 1>his finish was clinical. For thirty minutes. England looked like

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<v Speaker 1>the better team. They had controlled the second half, they

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<v Speaker 1>had shut down Messi, they had limited Argentina to half chances.

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<v Speaker 1>And then in the eighty fifth minute, everything changed. Enzo

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<v Speaker 1>Fernandez scored the equalizer. The Chelsea midfielder, who has been

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<v Speaker 1>the engine of Argentina's midfield all tournament, found himself with

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<v Speaker 1>space at the edge of the box. He took one touch,

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<v Speaker 1>he looked up, and he curled a shot past Jordan

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<v Speaker 1>Pickford into the far corner one to one. England's lead,

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<v Speaker 1>which had felt secure for half an hour, evaporated in

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<v Speaker 1>one moment of brilliance, but England held on. They had

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<v Speaker 1>five minutes of regulation time plus stoppage time to get

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<v Speaker 1>to extra time. If they could survive those minutes, they

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<v Speaker 1>would have thirty more minutes to find a winner. Southgate

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<v Speaker 1>made substitutions, the defense dug in, the midfielders started tracking back.

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<v Speaker 1>England were not going to let this slip. Then, in

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<v Speaker 1>the second minute of stoppage time, lauta Ro Martinez scored

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<v Speaker 1>the winner, a header off a set piece. The ball

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<v Speaker 1>came in from the right, lautar Row rose above the

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<v Speaker 1>English defense and his header flew past Pickford Before anyone

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<v Speaker 1>could react, Argentina to England won with ninety two minutes

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<v Speaker 1>on the clock. England had no time to respond. The

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<v Speaker 1>final whistle blew two minutes later. Rodrigo de Paul picked

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<v Speaker 1>up a yellow card in the fourth minute of stoppage

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<v Speaker 1>time for a cynical foul, but by then the game

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<v Speaker 1>was over. Argentina were going to the World Cup Final,

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<v Speaker 1>England were going home. For England, this is a devastating

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<v Speaker 1>end to a tournament where they survived by the skin

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<v Speaker 1>of their teeth. Bailingham saved them against Norway, the defense

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<v Speaker 1>held firm against Belgium, and tonight for eighty four minutes

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<v Speaker 1>they looked like they were finally going to beat Argentina

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<v Speaker 1>at a World Cup. They didn't. Argentina have now beaten

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<v Speaker 1>England at four consecutive World Cups nineteen eighty six, nineteen

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<v Speaker 1>ninety eight, twenty twenty two and twenty twenty six. No

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<v Speaker 1>matter how close England get, no matter how much they improve,

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<v Speaker 1>no matter how many brilliant young players they produce, Argentina

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<v Speaker 1>find a way. Tonight it was Enzo Fernandez and Lautar

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<v Speaker 1>Row Martinez, two players who have been decisive in the

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<v Speaker 1>knockout rounds all tournament, two players who, when the pressure

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<v Speaker 1>was at its highest, produced the moments that mattered. Messi

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<v Speaker 1>did not score tonight, but he was on the field

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<v Speaker 1>when Argentina equalized, he was on the field when lautar

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<v Speaker 1>Roe won it, and now he is going to his

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<v Speaker 1>second consecutive World Cup final at thirty nine years old.

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<v Speaker 1>The greatest player of all time has one more shot

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<v Speaker 1>at the biggest trophy in football, and the final is

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<v Speaker 1>mouth watering. Arjeina versus Spain, the defending champions, against the

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<v Speaker 1>team that has been the best in this tournament. Spain

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<v Speaker 1>have beaten Portugal, Belgium and France on their way to

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<v Speaker 1>MetLife Stadium. Argentina have beaten Egypt, Switzerland and England, two

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<v Speaker 1>teams that have survived by finding late goals when it

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<v Speaker 1>mattered most. Argentina versus Spain, Messi versus a Spanish midfield

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<v Speaker 1>that might be the best in tournament history. One more game,

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<v Speaker 1>one more trophy, one more chapter in the story of

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<v Speaker 1>the greatest player ever. Quick note. This show is produced

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<v Speaker 1>with the help of Ai