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The English press agrees that their national team was left "heartbroken" today after the loss to Argentina, a defeat they consider deserved, in the first reactions following a dramatic match that was decided in favor of the Albiceleste in the final minutes.
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The fact that England was winning the match 1-0 for thirty minutes makes the defeat even more bitter for the English, who saw themselves fighting for the world title against Spain next Sunday, but the BBC commentator broadcasting the match stressed that there was nothing to do but "surrender with admiration" to the Argentine grit, which never considered the match lost.
"Martínez (the scorer of the winning goal) breaks England's hearts in stoppage time," the BBC headlines its match report, and likewise, The Guardian writes: "England's hearts broken after two late Argentina goals."
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"The Times" does not hesitate to point to the true architect of the victory: "England ousted by a magical Messi," it headlines, and its text draws an admiring comparison to the legendary England-Argentina match of 1986: "Once again in this situation, God—his football, and not his hand on this occasion—appeared and blessed his team."
The tabloid The Sun highlights on its front page: "Another sensational Messi," and already takes some jabs at the England manager, the German Thomas Tuchel, whose position is hinted to be on the hot seat: "Fans' rage turns against Tuchel for his cowardly substitutions (of players)," it writes.
The tabloid Daily Mail describes how this defeat left the English players sobbing on the pitch, while the beloved David Beckham, who watched the match from the stands, also covered his face with his hands, apparently devastated, at the end of the game.
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The English streets had experienced a patriotic "revival" of flags, hats, and paraphernalia with the Cross of Saint George in recent days, and numerous pubs had been decked out for the occasion, dreaming of repeating the feat of 1966, when England won its first and only world title.
Thousands of fans had gathered at the Box Park in Wembley, all dressed in jerseys and all kinds of English symbols in this food market enabled for the occasion with a giant screen that attracted both young and old.
The mood was festive as the match began, with shouts of EN-GLAND, EN-GLAND, and grew even more spirited with Anthony Gordon's goal that momentarily gave the English the lead: beer foam flew and shirts were tossed into the air, as observed by Efe.
However, the last thirty minutes of overwhelming Argentine dominance, with the English entrenched in their goal, dampened the enthusiasm, which collapsed with Argentina's almost back-to-back goals.
The party died down immediately and some fans did not even want to wait for the final whistle, walking away dejectedly before that moment. In silence, the dream of an England that dreams higher in its Premier League championship than with the performances of its national team ended.
[Publicidad]