Enzo Fernandez and Lautaro Martinez both scored for Argentina in their 2-1 win against England to reach the World Cup final.
Lionel Scaloni’s team once more rallied from a 1-0 to score two goals. Anthony Gordon gave England a 1-0 lead and Argentina national team coach Lionel Scaloni made his first substitution of the match.
Nicolas Gonzalez was substituted in for Leandro Paredes. Messi played a cross into the penalty area and but the effort by Gonzalez was saved.
Scaloni made three more substitutions. Gonzalo Montiel, Nicolas Otamendi and Rodrigo De Paul were substituted in for Nahuel Molina, Lisandro Martinez and Giuliano Simeone. Minutes later, Lautaro Martinez was substituted in for Nicolas Tagliafico.
Argentina were awarded a corner kick and Lionel Messi who took it. He passed it to Enzo Fernandez and Enzo scored from outside f the penalty area to draw Argentina level.
With the score at 1-1, Messi received the ball out wide and he crossed it to Lautaro Martinez who scored to give Argentina the 2-1 lead.
The Argentina national team will play Spain in the World Cup final.
Argentina national team coach Lionel Scaloni has named his starting eleven for the match against England at the World Cup and Lionel Messi starts.
Lionel Scaloni has made one change to the starting eleven which won 3-1 against Switzerland, Giuliano Simeone starts in place of Rodrigo De Paul. Here is the starting eleven:
Emiliano Martínez; Molina, Romero, Lisandro Martínez, Tagliafico; Simeone, Paredes, Mac Allister, Enzo; Messi and Julián Álvarez
Nicolás González has chances to start for Argentina against England at the World Cup.
Gonzalez could be in the starting eleven for Argentina. According to Gastón Edul, González has chances to start in place of Enzo Fernández or Rodrigo De Paul.
Argentina national team coach Lionel Scaloni spoke at a press conference where he commented on the World Cup and England.
Lionel Scaloni held a press conference on Tuesday before Argentina’s match against England at the World Cup. Speaking about the team, here is what he had to say:
“We have plenty of desire and ambition. We need to get ack to playing football, playing with the ball, we need to be able to see the players who have led us to play great football.
“There could be some change thinking about hurting the opponent. You will know tomorrow.
“The idea is to go out with the best we have. The guys know that well.
“The team that will go out onto the pitch tomorrow is what I believe is the best. No player plays for what they have already given, if not for what they can give.
“It would be crazy to think that this is more than just a football match. The players know that very well. We are going to play a semi final of a World Cup. It is very difficult to get to a semi final of a World Cup without suffering.
“I am grateful to these guys for bringing us back to a semi final, once more, we are among the best. If we are here, it’s because we did something right.
“There is no match that is like the other. We will try to improve on things where we were not good.
“The excitement is there.
“We have to give enormous value to what we have achieved.
“Tomorrow, we are going to give until our last drop of sweat to try and get to the final.
“We have more than enough desire and ambition to achieve more. My players have always given everything on the pitch. But we must not forget to play, which is the most important thing.
“I tell the people to enjoy the moment. We have to be satisfied, excited and grateful for these players.
“We always listen to the players, they are the one’s that go out onto the pitch.
“We are wrong if we mix things up. This is football.
“The idea is to grab the ball and when we don’t have it, to try to suffer as little as possible.
“It will surprise you how this team keeps pushing forward.”
Scaloni also spoke about England:
“They have great players that we will try to neutralize.”
And about Spain making the final after winning against France:
“Spain won deservedly, they played a great match and I congratulate them for reaching the final.”
