England's World Cup run came to an end in Atlanta as they lost 2-1 to Argentina in the semi-finals.
Declan Rice started the match for the Three Lions, who were looking to reach a first World Cup final since 1966.
After a tight first half, which saw neither side have a shot on target, England opened the scoring when Morgan Rogers picked out Anthony Gordon, and the new Barcelona man tapped home from close range.
Rice was substituted for Nico O'Reilly in the 82nd minute as Argentina staged a dramatic fightback to turn the game on it's head.
Alexis MacAllister hit the post before Enzo Fernández's rasping shot from range flashed past Jordan Pickford to level the scoring.
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Then, in added time, Lionel Messi picked up his second assist of the game, crossing for Lautaro MartÃnez to head home unmarked at the back post.
The result means England will now face William Saliba's France in the third-place playoff fixture in Miami. Wilo was taken off after 27 minutes of France's 2-1 defeat to Spain in Dallas.
The match will kick off at 10pm (UK time), on Saturday, July 18. The contest will be shown live on BBC One for UK viewers.



