The Argentine Football ***** ociation has announced 15 July will be 'National Football Teams Day' to mark Argentina's 2026 World Cup semi-final victory over England on that date.
Bidding for their first World Cup final since 1966, England took the lead in a tense affair in Atlanta through a 55th-minute Anthony Gordon finish.
But with Thomas Tuchel's side sitting deep, Argentina struck in the 85th and 92nd minutes to break English hearts and claim a 2-1 win.
The victory came 40 years after Argentina's previous big World Cup win over England in the controversial quarter-final victory at the 1986 tournament.
After Argentina's latest win the political tensions surrounding the fixture were fuelled as some of their players celebrated while holding a banner reading "Las Malvinas son Argentinas", which translates as "The Falklands are Argentine".
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Bidding for their first World Cup final since 1966, England took the lead in a tense affair in Atlanta through a 55th-minute Anthony Gordon finish.
But with Thomas Tuchel's side sitting deep, Argentina struck in the 85th and 92nd minutes to break English hearts and claim a 2-1 win.
The victory came 40 years after Argentina's previous big World Cup win over England in the controversial quarter-final victory at the 1986 tournament.
After Argentina's latest win the political tensions surrounding the fixture were fuelled as some of their players celebrated while holding a banner reading "Las Malvinas son Argentinas", which translates as "The Falklands are Argentine".
#england #final #Football #teams
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