Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni.

Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni saluted his team's never-say-die mentality after another come-from-behind victory on Wednesday powered them past England into the World Cup final.

Scaloni said his team had scented victory as England sat back after taking a 1-0 lead in their semi-final in Atlanta and went for broke to secure a deserved 2-1 win.

"I think that this team plays the best when we are facing adversity," Scaloni said. "We had a challenging game, a challenging situation.

"There was blood in the water, and we went for it. That's the feeling that I was getting.