England's World Cup ends in heartbreak again, with questions being asked of its manager's decisions as Lionel Messi plotted Argentina's win and the Three Lions' demise.Here are today's quick hits.1. Fast and nasty, with not much footballMuch of the build-up to this match focused on the fractious history of these two nations in a footballing context, and especially at the World Cup.So it was little surprise to see tempers high and tackles flying in basically from the kick-off as referee Ismail Elfath struggled to keep up with it all.Lionel Messi was crunched by Elliot Anderson. (Getty Images: Michael Regan)There were 19 fouls blown in the first half of the game alone. When you consider there wasn't a single shot on goal for the first half an hour, you get an idea of how the game looked.There was frustration from the English that the first yellow card of the game went their way, despite the majority of the fouls being committed by Argentina. But there could be little argument that Elliot Anderson's challenge on Lionel Messi warranted a booking.Anderson's was England's only yellow of the game in the end, while Argentina had three players cautioned. A football match broke out in the second half, and what a match it was.2. Tuchel gets it wrong as England foldsFast-forward to full-time, as England's players lay crestfallen on the Atlanta turf, the recriminations had already begun.And unfortunately, much of the blame for England's collapse will fall at the feet of its manager Thomas Tuchel.Anthony Gordon gave England a 55th-minute lead, and at that moment the Three Lions had a modicum of control. At the very least they looked a threat on the break, with Gordon's pace a big part of that.Thomas Tuchel's second-half decisions have come under question. (Getty Images: Richard Sellers)England scraped to the hydration break in front thanks to a fine Jordan Pickford save, but from that point on decided to shut up shop. Tuchel subbed Gordon off for defender Ezri Konsa, and soon two more defenders joined him on the pitch in Dan Burn and Nico O'Reilly.All this happened while Messi began to dictate the game. Argentina threw bodies forward and looked more threatening with every passing minute.England had no outlet, no escape. Tuchel invited the Argentina pressure on and eventually it overwhelmed England. Fine margins, but decisions Tuchel surely would like to have back.3. Messi the maestro of another Argentina comebackWhile Tuchel might have opened the door for Argentina, it took a couple of moments of real quality for it to walk through.The first came from Enzo Fernandez, who had spent much of the second half trying to get his radar tuned with a succession of shots from range.Closer and closer he got, eventually forcing a tipped save from Pickford which drew a corner. From that corner, as the England defence gravitated towards Messi, Fernandez was suddenly free in shooting range.Enzo Fernandez celebrates his cracking equaliser. (Getty Images: Shaun Botterill)This time he whipped his shot perfectly beyond the diving Pickford.From that moment, there only looked like being one winner. Argentina continued to press, Alexis Mac Allister coming closest when he struck the upright with a driven low shot.But when Argentina needed him, Messi delivered again. He drove to the byline and stood up a delightful cross with non-preferred right foot to Lautaro Martinez, who could not miss with his header.Lionel Messi was sensational in the pivotal late minutes. (Getty Images: Evrim Aydin)It was trademark Messi. Quiet and peripheral for so long, biding his time, waiting for the most devastating moment to strike in the most influential way. He remains the very best.4. The England moments soon to be forgottenIt was all looking so good for England.Having withstood the physical barrage in the first half, the second half had begun on English terms. Gordon's goal capped off a delightful move, which saw Harry Kane and Declan Rice combine before Morgan Rogers delivered a pinpoint cross to be swept home.It was Gordon's first goal at this World Cup, though he has played an important role on the left flank regardless.Anthony Gordon gave England the lead in the second half. (Getty Images: Eddie Keogh)Just behind him at left-back was Djed Spence, whose reputation has skyrocketed throughout this tournament.His shining moment came shortly after Gordon's goal, when Argentina's Guiliano Martinez was played in and was seemingly one-on-one with Pickford.Spence came from nowhere with an eruption of pace and produced a perfectly timed and placed slide tackle to take ball and man and kill off the danger.Immediately dubbed the tackle of the tournament, had the result gone the other way it would have been a moment spoken about in English football forever.5. Argentina players fly Falklands bannerArgentina players held up a political banner declaring "Las Malvinas Son Argentinas" ("The Falklands are Argentine") after the game, in apparent contravention of FIFA rules.Giovani Lo Celso holds the banner after the game. (Getty Images: Shaun Botterill)FIFA's Stadium Code of Conduct bans "banners, flags, flyers, apparel and other paraphernalia that are of a political, offensive, and/or discriminatory nature" inside stadiums.World football's ruling body did not immediately reply to a request for comment from Reuters.The question of sovereignty over the islands in the South Atlantic known to the British as the Falklands and the Argentines as the Malvinas has been a long-running sore in relations between the countries.They fought a short conflict over the islands in 1982, in which 649 Argentine soldiers and 255 British combatants died. Britain ultimately won and the vast majority of residents of the islands have said they wish to remain part of Britain.Lisandro Martinez and Giovani Lo Celso held up the banner, grinning, and waved to fans in the stands. It was unclear where the banner had come from.Email addressABC/Reuters