00:00Générique
00:30Et c'est un free kick being entrusted to Rhys James who could go for goal here
00:34Yeah, this one if he hits it hard and flat almost like a shot and get those white shirts running
00:39across the front of it
00:44Defending to be done for the world champions. That's exactly what Andy Townsend described
00:49Argentina haven't got it away yet. They might now
00:57Rice gives it straight to Alvarez right now Messi
01:04Held up importantly initially by Spence, but the great man is still going
01:11It'd be a card now another flash point. Yeah, here it comes
01:21Messy ran into a roadblock
01:33The target was just held aloft. Yeah, not sure who that was too. I mean
01:42Great skill from Messi wasn't it? He could have dropped it off. You know, he could have rolled it backwards,
01:46but that's what I mean
01:47He's been in this scenario
01:49so many
01:51countless times thousands of times over the years where
01:55The second best to come out with a ball, but he somehow does Anderson gets the card
02:04Kane went in Gordon went in
02:08Yeah, that is a yellow car challenge. It is
02:11Yep, Elliot Anderson knows exactly what he's doing there
02:15That's a that's a dangerous one
02:27Well, it has taken 37 minutes
02:32For the first card so the referee I think is kept his patience as well, but he had no alternative
02:38then
02:39And Messi's over the free kick
02:43This ball when here has stayed hit, but I think
02:47It's far too far out even for someone as talented as the
02:51But take it this he took a shorter route now. He might have a crack. He does
02:56Enzo Fernandes
03:00He hit that well
03:01He hit that very sweet Enzo Fernandes
03:04They feel that Jordan Pickford or someone got a touch on it along the way, but
03:10He hit this one nice didn't see much contact there. It's definitely not been touched by Jordan Pickford
03:16You know you put one foot out of place you
03:19Trip someone up you're on a yellow card. You could be making that long walk to the dressing room
03:23And put the whole thing at risk
03:27It's a nice circle
03:29guided touch by Simeone
03:31Alvarez
03:32Gets his shot in Pickford has to make the save
03:34Eight side
03:36It's sneaking in by the near post
03:39Alvarez again
03:41Worse angle and just
03:44That was reflected where the ball ended up
03:47But just when England kicked off and got the ball the corners been given here
03:51Yeah, the referee wasn't sure in fairness the referee wasn't sure it was a corner, but
03:57Argentina repealed for it and then he just pointed to the corner
04:01That's great play from Julian Alvarez
04:03I mean such a tight angle is going to take something incredible to be picked from there, but
04:07I don't see a touch there. Do you?
04:09Well, no, if it isn't a corner, it should be given as a goal kick. That's the new
04:16VR point of reference
04:22But the corner it is something was detected
04:29Mindful of England's height the ball not just tossed into the box now by Messi from a different angle
04:44And now Messi broke for Messi. There's no flag and uh, he's seen off
04:51But the strength and determination by Bellingham
04:55Spain will meet
04:57If it's England of course a rerun of the euro 2024 finalists two years ago, which
05:03Oh, yes, our battle has been in great form here scored the winning goal right at the end
05:08I mean, they give us good a team performance yesterday Martin didn't they Spain against that french team as as
05:13we've seen
05:14from any team they were terrific
05:17Kane saw the run of Rodgers couldn't quite find it but there's a
05:21backup here
05:23Rodgers is crossed Gordon coming in
05:27Anthony Gordon
05:32Right place right time
05:37England leading the semi-final
05:44The world champions are on the ropes
05:55And I mentioned about space and we're starting to see a little bit more of it appear
06:01It's harry kane who serves it forward taliafico does well now look declanized first time
06:06Great ball out to Rodgers watch
06:08Anthony Gordon at the bottom of the screen molina doesn't know whether he's running around the front of him or
06:14coming around the back of him
06:15He chooses the latter and he controls that finish
06:20Absolutely perfectly eyes on the ball
06:22Pick it up off that fast surface and just guide it past martinez who has no chance whatsoever with that
06:29it's a brilliant england goal
06:32In in a flush
06:35Gordon
06:371-0 england
06:38And a good one too
06:53Gate
06:58Spence
07:04Tina have to moderate to some extent their
07:08desire to go all-out attack because england can score again and rice
07:13has great hands by martinez with bellingham coming in
07:19The distribution is let down. It's not a foul
07:23Rice
07:24Okay, well, he let fly tries to
07:28Martinez will prevent the corner
07:32Is it enzo fernandez who was caught yeah, it was I don't think it was a foul either martin. I
07:36agree with you
07:38He's only done it in england in the premier league for brighton and for liverpool and it goes
07:43England deal with it
07:48Take him down by molina
07:54Messi
07:55That's a brilliant ball. What a such sensational save from bitford
08:04What's a cross for messy that was absolutely on the money
08:09Could not have delivered that any faster any harder any better
08:13Brilliant header and jordan pickford
08:17Because sometimes they can be very awkward particularly at pace when they're right by your feet. That's some save
08:25That's one of the things that we're going to do. Montiel again
08:29And then on defensive duty
08:33And to sustain the discipline
08:37It's the team
08:38It's the team
08:40Desperate to unhinge the organization
08:46Montiel
08:48Messi still doing it from deeper
08:52Enzo fernandez
09:01De paul
09:03It's a good cross
09:04Oh it's at the post
09:08Wow
09:11England a whisker away from losing the lead
09:15Argentina redoubling their efforts
09:18De paul
09:19De paul
09:20It's another cross coming in here from montiel
09:26Kane tries to alleviate the pressure unsuccessfully
09:35Alvarez
09:38Montiel still waiting on the right he's made an impact already at right back the substitute in from de paul
09:45pitford
09:47When it did bobble away, mccallister was
09:49I think entitled to have a go. He is entitled yet
09:53Wow the first header from alexis mccallister
09:56I mean if it's six inches inside that post it flies in the back of the net
10:02So another it was a brilliant ball in from rodrigo de paul and
10:06Mcallister timed his run perfectly he's good at that
10:09Very very clever at that
10:12And he got on the end of it
10:14With absolutely exquisite timing watch this
10:17He's totally unmarked
10:19If it's another six inches inside that less than that even it goes in
10:23very very unlucky
10:26The challenge is coming to the team who are leading
10:31De paul
10:38Otamendi
10:44Messi
10:47Montiel
10:49This time he doesn't cross it to paul and that beautiful ball in
10:53Paul mccallister fernandez
10:58Messi
10:59Here's gonzalez
11:01Well, they're winning balls in the air and england are surviving just about it's got a score there
11:07That's an unbelievable pass from messi. It's a great run
11:10From gonzalez flag up anyway, actually
11:17Watch that run look at the top of the screen. Oh, I'll tell you what it's a tight call
11:22It's a very very tight call
11:24But having got his head on the end of that he's got to try and loop that over jordan pick
11:28fit into the far post
11:34Montiel
11:35Montiel
11:38Rodrigo de Paul
11:42Fernandes
11:45Messi
11:46squirming
11:50et
11:51on the back to Rodrigo de Paul
11:54is that a dangerous play, not seen so
11:57is it a foul there
11:58it is
11:59by Gonzalez
12:02on Kane
12:03as Lautaro Martinez comes on
12:06for
12:07Taliafico
12:08striker for the left back
12:17Argentina
12:18not finished
12:24Fernandes
12:25was a fair way out
12:31needed
12:32an intervention from the fingertips of Jordan Pickford
12:35yeah good strike
12:36straight out Jordan Pickford
12:38it's one that he's always going to get
12:41probably
12:42always thought it might be just going over the bar, but has to make sure
12:46these short corners
12:48more often than not
12:49unless he gets into the penalty area
12:53oh
12:54this one's on target
12:57this one's an absolute beauty
12:59he had the sight up
13:01and now he's smashed in the equaliser
13:04Enzo Fernandes
13:10it's 1-1
13:12in Atlanta
13:15what a strike
13:16you can't say they don't deserve it
13:18they do
13:19they do deserve to be back on level terms
13:22and that
13:22is some hit
13:24from Enzo Fernandes
13:25it's a brilliant strike
13:30they go short again
13:31to Rodrigo de Paul
13:32oh
13:33whoa whoa whoa
13:34is this going to be offside
13:35it's messy offside
13:37when he receives that again
13:39that's a big call
13:40he might be you know
13:43the shot is stunning
13:44the strike is unbelievable
13:46but I wonder
13:47whether Messi is offside
13:51would we know by now
13:52we probably would
13:54great goal
13:55brilliant hit
13:56oh the referee's got his hand to his ear
13:59so as we assess the spectacular nature of the shot
14:03what went before
14:07looks as though
14:09it's a goal given
14:21stunning
14:21absolute stunning
14:23shades of 2018 for England
14:26when
14:28Croatia came back
14:29to win 2-1
14:31yeah
14:32they'll want to try and get it done
14:33before extra time
14:35England will be desperate
14:36to get to that next 30 minutes
14:38if necessary
14:39but
14:40right now
14:41the team that with all the momentum
14:43the team in possession
14:47Alexis McAllister
14:48here's the post
14:50for the second time
14:52he's hit both posts
14:58Messi
14:58oh and England are in trouble
15:02maybe
15:02to Lautaro Martinez
15:05they're going out
15:06to the semi-final stage
15:08it's
15:09been header after header
15:11after header
15:11and this one finds the back of the net
15:30they haven't stopped the supply England
15:33and they haven't dealt with the pen in the box
15:35they just can't stop it Martin
15:38Argentina have got the wind in their backs
15:40and they've got
15:41energy in their legs
15:43so unlucky there
15:44McAllister
15:45and then when it comes out wide
15:47it's Messi
15:47and you're all expecting him to chop onto the left foot
15:50instead of that
15:51he goes down the line on the right
15:52stands up the beautiful cross
15:54and it's
15:55thumped
15:56thumped in the back of the net
15:58by Lautaro Martinez
16:01climbs majestically
16:01hangs in the air
16:02totally unmarked
16:05and gives Argentina
16:06I think a deserved lead
16:07at this stage of the game
16:08for the record
16:09you can see
16:10Stones was back on
16:19England are withering
16:23Argentina are wondering now
16:25whether this
16:28superb comeback
16:29in truth against
16:31a lot of the tapestry of the play
16:34they have found
16:36what champions found
16:38in trouble
16:41the tough
16:43when the going gets tough
16:44the tough gets going
16:45throw all the cliches at it
16:46you like
16:47they apply
16:49Harry Kane's
16:49asking for checks on the time
16:52England
16:53now
16:54the one thing you can say
16:56from England's point of view
16:57is
16:57they are
16:58slightly out of balance
16:59in terms of attacking players
17:00on the field
17:01Argentina
17:07we're into the 12th added minute
17:09and
17:10Argentina
17:11the world champions
17:12are going to the
17:142026 final
17:16Messi inspired the comeback
17:19England scored first
17:20as they did in 2018
17:22when they lost to
17:23Croatia 2-1
17:24Enzo Fernandes
17:26equalised here
17:27a lovely England goal
17:30from Anthony Gordon
17:31but Enzo Fernandes
17:33hammered in the equaliser
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