World Cup semi-final defeat will 'haunt' England
•England suffered a heartbreaking World Cup semi-final defeat to Argentina, missing their chance at a final since 1966.
•Despite leading 1-0, late goals from Argentina turned the game, leaving players, including Dan Burn, feeling "gutted."
•England now faces a third-place play-off after a strong tournament run, but struggled to maintain their defensive form against high-quality opponents.
World Cup semi-final defeat will 'haunt' EnglandTo play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.This video can not be playedFigure caption, 'No regrets' - Tuchel on England's defeat against ArgentinaByMichael EmonsBBC Sport journalistPublished6 minutes ago1 CommentsFor the second time in eight years, England's men led a World Cup semi-final. But for Croatia in 2018, read Argentina in 2026.England went ahead in the 55th minute of Wednesday's game in Atlanta, when Anthony Gordon finished from Morgan Rogers' cross.But late goals from Enzo Fernandez and - in the second minute of injury time - Lautaro Martinez meant the Three Lions missed out on their first men's World Cup final appearance since 1966.And Dan Burn, who was roared on to the field as a second-half substitute with the score 1-0, summed up the feelings of the England players."Gutted," said the Newcastle defender. "Absolutely gutted."We nailed the gameplan pretty well. To go 1-0 up... then we got too passive, conceded too many crosses and too many chances. "When you're playing a team of that quality, it is going to cost you. This will haunt me for a long time, I think."England had produced resolute displays in the previous two rounds - beating Mexico 3-2 in the last 16 despite playing most of the second half with 10 men, then hanging on to defeat Norway 2-1 in the quarter-finals.Asked why they had been unable to continue that run against the holders, Burn said: "I don't know. "It is human nature [to be nervous] when you're that close to doing something you haven't done since '66 and be in a final."Argentina have done that and got that confidence. The last few games we have been able to defend the box so well. We thought we could do that again, but we weren't as tight in the box as we would have liked."England must now prepare for Saturday's third-place play-off agai...المصدر: BBC Sport Football | Source: BBC Sport Football
→England suffered a heartbreaking World Cup semi-final defeat to Argentina, missing their chance at a final since 1966.
→Despite leading 1-0, late goals from Argentina turned the game, leaving players, including Dan Burn, feeling "gutted."
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