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Lionel Messi will go out with a bang.<\/p>\n

The Argentinian star spurred his side to a furious late second-half rally, assisting on both his team\u2019s goals as they secured a 2-1 win over England in the 2026 World Cup semifinal on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

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First, he fed Enzo Fernandez for a goal to knot the score at on apiece at the 85\u2032 mark, and then set up Lautaro Martinez\u2019s game-winning header with a cross two minutes into injury time for a 2-1 score to keep La Seleccion\u2019s shot at a repeat alive.<\/p>\n

Argentina will face Spain for the World Cup title.<\/p>\n

For England, it marks the latest heartbreaking end for a squad that can\u2019t seem to find its way back to the final since it won it all in 1966.<\/p>\n

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The Three Lions broke a goalless tie at the 55-minute mark on Anthony Gordon\u2019s first score of the tournament, a leaping finish of a cross from Morgan Rogers, but it wasn\u2019t enough to keep Argentina down.<\/p>\n

England is left to face France in the third-place game, with a chance for its best finish since coming in fourth in 1990 and 2018.<\/p>\n

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