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England took the lead for half an hour through Anthony Gordon in the 55th minute.
In the 85th minute, Fernandez pulled Messi from near the edge of the penalty area.
Lautaro Martinez then headed in Messi’s cross to win the game in extra time.
Between Gordon’s goal and Argentina’s equaliser, England had just 12% of the ball, meaning they spent much of the second half defending deep.
It was a clash with the England defender for the Argentinian striker.
Argentina continued, with Messi exploiting weaknesses in England’s structure and character flaws to spark a comeback.
After having some fun with Messi at the start of the match, Anderson’s front foot style was ineffective as Messi adapted to his direct opponent’s style of play.
In fact, Messi began to use Anderson’s attack against him. Holding onto the ball for as long as possible, the 23-year-old darted out wide, knowing there was room to attack in the area vacated by Andersen before slotting the ball to his team-mates in the corner.
