England desperately wanted to protect its lead as time was winding down in the World Cup semifinals. Coach Thomas Tuchel made line-up and strategy changes to build a wall in front of the goal.Argentina and Lionel Messi simply kicked it down.England led 1-0 late in the second half before Messi assisted on goals by Enzo Fernandez in the 85th minute and Lautaro Martinez in the second minute of injury time to give Argentina a wild 2-1 victory yesterday and a spot in the World Cup final against Spain.Tuchel’s tactical choices in one of the biggest match-ups in one of football’s biggest rivalries will likely be scrutinised and criticised for years. England missed its chance to return to the World Cup final for the first time since 1966.“We played a good game for the large majority of it. Once we went 1-0 up, we seemed to just try and hold on, which at this level is not enough,” England striker Harry Kane said. “Just gutted, gutted. Because we’ve worked so hard to get here.”England’s loss marked only the second time this century that the team that scored first in a World Cup semifinal match did not reach the final, according to Opta. The other team was also England in 2018 against Croatia.