Argentina Beat England in World Cup

sportJuly 18, 2026·130 words·2 min read

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Argentina Beat England in World Cup

Argentina beat England 2-1 on Wednesday in a World Cup semi-final in Atlanta. England scored first, through Anthony Gordon in the 55th minute. Then Argentina scored two very late goals. Enzo Fernandez scored in the 85th minute. Lautaro Martinez scored in the last minutes. Lionel Messi helped with both goals.

To protect England's lead, coach Thomas Tuchel sent a defender onto the field. Argentina scored three minutes later. Many people said this was a mistake. Harry Kane, the England captain, said his team only tried to hold on. That is not enough, he said.

England last reached a World Cup final in 1966. That was 60 years ago. Argentina play Spain in Sunday's final. Argentina won the last World Cup. A second win in a row would be very rare.

Key Vocabulary

adj.: the game before the last game
n.: a player who stops the other team scoring
v.: the person who tells a team how to play
n.: the player who leads the team
v.: keep something safe
n.: being in front by more goals
n.: the grass where players play the game
adj.: not happening many times

Vocabulary Translations· 8 words · 12 languages

Every definition is context-aware — translated based on how the word is used in this article, not a dictionary.

semi-finaladj.

the game before the last game

bán kếtsemifinal準決勝yarı finalsemifinalpółfinałنصف النهائيhalve finaleполуфинал半决赛준결승

defendern.

a player who stops the other team scoring

hậu vệzagueiro, defensorディフェンダー、守備の選手defans oyuncusu, savunmacıdefensa (jugador)obrońcaمدافعverdedigerзащитник后卫수비수

coachv.

the person who tells a team how to play

huấn luyện viêntreinador監督、コーチteknik direktör, antrenörentrenadortrenerالمدربtrainer, coachтренер教练감독, 코치

captainn.

the player who leads the team

đội trưởngcapitãoキャプテン、主将takım kaptanıcapitánkapitanقائد الفريقaanvoerderкапитан команды队长주장

protectv.

keep something safe

bảo vệ, giữ (tỉ số dẫn trước)proteger, segurar (a vantagem)守る（リードを保つ）korumak (öndeliği)proteger, mantener (la ventaja)chronić, utrzymać (prowadzenie)يحمي، يحافظ على (التقدم)beschermen, vasthouden (de voorsprong)защитить, удержать (преимущество)保住（领先优势）지키다 (리드를 보호하다)

leadn.

being in front by more goals

sự dẫn trước (về tỉ số)vantagem, liderança (no placar)リード（得点で先行）öndelik (skorda)ventaja (en el marcador)prowadzenie (w wyniku)التقدم في النتيجةvoorsprongпреимущество в счёте领先（比分）리드, 앞선 점수

fieldn.

the grass where players play the game

sân bóngcampo (de jogo)ピッチ、競技場sahacampo (de juego)boiskoأرض الملعبspeelveldфутбольное поле球场경기장, 필드

rareadj.

not happening many times

hiếm, hiếm khi xảy rararoまれな、珍しいnadirraro, poco comúnrzadkiنادرzeldzaamредкий罕见的드문, 흔치 않은

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Question 1: True or False

The coach sent a goalkeeper onto the field.

England scored the first goal of the game.

The winning team will play again on Sunday.

Argentina scored both of their goals early in the game.

Question 2: Multiple Choice

How long after the coach's change did the other team score?

Question 3: Multiple Choice

How long ago did the losing team last reach a World Cup final?

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Question 5: Fill in the Blank

The coach sent a defender onto the field to keep his team's ______ in the game.

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