There was a power outage at England's team hotel three days before the Argentina game. In hindsight, it became an unfortunate metaphor.

England manager Thomas Tuchel defended his tactics after the Three Lions' World Cup dream ended in an agonising late defeat to Argentina on Wednesday.

England were five minutes away from their first World Cup final since 1966, before Thomas Tuchel's changes backfired in their agonising defeat to Argentina