Argentina are heading to the World Cup final. Lautaro Martínez, with tears streaming down his face in post-match interviews, scored in the 90+2′ minute on July 15, 2026, to send Argentina past England 2-1 in a semifinal that had no business being as dramatic as it was.
The assist came from Lionel Messi, who had already set up Enzo Fernández’s 85th-minute equalizer. One man, two decisive contributions, in the final ten minutes of a World Cup semifinal.
What happened on the pitch
Fernández leveled things in the 85th minute, Messi threading the pass that opened the door. Then, just as extra time looked inevitable, Martínez got on the end of another Messi delivery and buried it.
Martínez could barely speak afterward. In his post-match comments, he was visibly emotional, the weight of the moment catching up with him in real time.
