The Argentine national team secured its seat in the 2026 World Cup final match, after the exciting victory against England.
The Tango succeeded in overturning a one-goal deficit to win 2-1 in the World Cup semi-final.
The Argentine national team succeeded in qualifying for the final for the seventh time in history.
The Argentine national team had previously won the World Cup three times in the years 1978, 1986, and 2022.
Meanwhile, the Tango lost the finals of 1930, 1990, and 2014.
The Argentine national team had never lost a World Cup semi-final match before.
Argentina's final matches came as follows:
1930 loss to Uruguay 4-2
1978 win against the Netherlands 3-1 after the match went to extra time
1986 Argentina's win against West Germany 3-2
1990 loss to West Germany 1-0
2014 loss to Germany 1-0 in extra time
2022 win against France on penalties after the end of regular and extra time 3-3
2026 against Spain
Argentina breaks England's streak
The Argentine national team succeeded in breaking the streak of losses against the English national team.
The Tango achieved the first win against England since 1986, in the quarter-finals, in the famous match during which Maradona scored two historic goals.
After that, the two teams met 5 times, with England winning twice in the last two encounters.
And 3 matches ended in draws, including a match in the 1998 World Cup which Argentina won on penalties.
Overall, the English national team achieved 6 wins, while Argentina achieved the third win.
And the draw decided 6 matches, including one that the Tango settled on penalties.
Messi the oldest
Lionel Messi, the Argentine star, became the oldest player in history to participate in a World Cup semi-final at the age of 39 years and 21 days.
Latin superiority
After Argentina's victory, the Tango succeeded in winning 8 of the last 10 semi-final matches they played against European teams in the World Cup.
A record despite the loss
Despite the English national team's loss, it succeeded in achieving a record.
The English national team scored 14 goals in the current edition of the World Cup, which is a record for the Three Lions in a single edition.
The English broke the record set in the 2022 edition with 13 goals.
The Argentine national team succeeded in coming back in the score in a World Cup semi-final match for the second time.
The Argentine national team had previously trailed against Italy in 1990 by a goal, before the Tango equalized with a goal of its own.
The Argentine national team succeeded in winning on penalties 4-3.
The English taste from the same cup
The English national team became the only team to suffer defeat in the semi-final after taking the lead in the score.
The English faced the same situation before today's match.
The English national team had previously lost the 2018 World Cup semi-final against Croatia 2-1, despite taking the lead in the fifth minute from the start of the match.
Gordon first Englishman from the Premier League to score
Anthony Gordon, the Newcastle player who recently transferred to Barcelona, became the first English player from the Premier League to score a goal in the 2026 World Cup edition.
Gordon was preceded by the trio Harry Kane, Jude Bellingham (6 goals), and Marcus Rashford (one goal).
Gordon also became the fourth English player to score in a World Cup semi-final, after:
Bobby Charlton - two goals in the 1966 edition
Gary Lineker - one goal in the 1990 edition
Kieran Trippier - one goal in the 2018 edition
Anthony Gordon - one goal in the 2026 edition
Finalissima Cup
The 2026 World Cup final match between Spain and Argentina will be the first final in the tournament's history to bring together the current European champion and the current South American champion.
It was scheduled for the Spanish and Argentine teams to meet in the Finalissima final last March, but the match was postponed due to the war.
Exceptional numbers for Argentina
Argentina became the first team in history to score at least two goals in 13 consecutive matches in the World Cup.
The Argentine national team also reached the World Cup final two consecutive times, becoming the sixth team to reach the final for the second time:
Italy 1934 - 1938
Brazil 1958 - 1962
Argentina 1986 - 1990
Brazil 1994 - 1998
France 2018 - 2022
Argentina 2022 - 2026
Only Italy 1934 - 1938 and Brazil 1958 - 1962 achieved the title two consecutive times.
The Argentine national team had previously played two consecutive finals, both times against West Germany.
The Tango were crowned in the 1986 edition, while they lost the title the second time in 1990.
The Argentine national team became the second most team to play in the World Cup finals:
Germany 8 times
Argentina 7 times
Brazil and Italy 6 times
France 4 times
