ATLANTA — Argentina delivered two late goals to beat England and earn a spot in back-to-back World Cup finals in a deafeningly loud Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.
Lionel Messi’s squad defeated the Three Lions in the World Cup semifinal by a score of 2–1, denying England its first World Cup final in 60 years.
Argentina now has a date with Spain in the final in New Jersey on Sunday afternoon.
The semifinal reignited a highly contentious rivalry that from 1966 through 2002 featured heated World Cup matches, both on and off the pitch.
English and Argentine supporters showed up in droves to Atlanta, forming a sell-out crowd of 68,239 people. Indoor Mercedes Benz Stadium formed an echo chamber of songs, chants, cheers, and drums.
