Reigning champions Argentina produced another stunning comeback as the defending champions broke English hearts to reach a second successive World Cup final.
Enzo Fernandez and Lautaro Martinez structure to send Argentina into Sunday’s final.
Time appeared to be running out after Anthony Gardon’s opener left Argentina trailing deep into the second half. But the world champions once again dragged themselves back from the brink.
First, Enzo Fernandez let fly from 20 yards to beat Jordan Pickford, Lautaro Martinez then struck in stoppage time to complete another famous victory for the South Americans.
England had been on course to reach their first World Cup final since 1966 after Gordon fired them into the lead 10 minutes after half-time in the semi-final in front of 68,239 fans in Atlanta.
However, the great rivalry between these nations has produced several memorable contests on the World Cup stage down the years and this will be remembered as the stuff of legends in Argentina as the South Americans denied England with two late punches.
It maybe not quite up there with Diego Madonna’s legendary display on putting England to the sword in 1986, but the goals this time brought Argentina back from the dead and kept alive their hopes of winning back-to-back World Cups.
The key players for Thomas Tuchel’s side during his campaign have been Jude Bellingham and captain Harry Kane, yet they failed to deliver on this occasion, and England’s payers slumped to the turf at full time.
Argentina will have chance to become the first team since Brazil in 1962 to win back-to-back World Cups after Lionel Messi, 39, once again dragged his team to victory.
The South Americans will face Spain team in the final after Roja defeated France 2-0 in Tuesday’s semi-final.
Argentina will face Spain in Sunday’s final as they seek to become only the third nation to retain the World Cup.
