Argentina have beaten England and made it to the World Cup final, with Lionel Messi and co. now preparing to take on Spain.Anthony Gordon gave England the lead in Wednesday night’s semi-final, but Enzo Fernandez and Lautaro Martinez scored twice late on to send the Three Lions out of the World Cup.DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL CAUGHTOFFSIDE APP FOR ALL THE LATEST & BREAKING UPDATES – STRAIGHT TO YOUR PHONE! ON APPLE & GOOGLE PLAYFor England, the 60 years of hurt goes on, and they’ll have to look back at what ended up being a pretty negative performance against Argentina.Thomas Tuchel went far too defensive after England went ahead, so it’s not exactly the players’ fault, but here’s our look at how the players from both sides rated…Argentina 2-1 England World Cup semi-final player ratingsJordan Pickford – 6Reece James – 7Djed Spence – 7Marc Guehi – 6John Stones – 6Declan Rice – 7.5Elliot Anderson – 6Jude Bellingham – 6.5Morgan Rogers – 7Anthony Gordon – 7.5Harry Kane – 6Not too many stand-out performers there from England, but Rogers and Gordon combined well for the goal, while Rice also played his part and generally worked hard in a difficult midfield battle. James and Spence were also in good form at both ends of the pitch, with the latter particularly impressive with one last-ditch challenge in the second half.More Stories / Latest News“Pathetic” Thomas Tuchel tactics blamed as England approach “backfired terribly” in defeat to ArgentinaJul 15 2026, 22:57Argentina 2-1 England player ratings: Messi gets 9/10 with 2 assists while Chelsea & Spurs stars shineJul 15 2026, 22:35World Cup 2026 Live: Two assists for Messi as Argentina come from behind to beat England 2-1Jul 15 2026, 22:10Emiliano Martinez – 6Nahuel Molina – 6Nicolas Tagliafico – 6Cristian Romero – 8Lisandro Martinez – 7Leandro Paredes – 7Alexis Mac Allister – 6.5Enzo Fernandez – 8Giulio Simeone – 6Julian Alvarez – 7Lionel Messi – 9Argentina were not exactly spectacular, but Messi and Fernandez produced when it mattered and that will give them confidence against Spain in the final. A word too to Romero, who hasn’t always been at his best in a Tottenham shirt, but who looked like a real leader at the back tonight in an important game, keeping Kane quiet throughout.Want more CaughtOffside coverage? Add us as a preferred source on Google to your favourites list for news you can trustWho do you think will win this weekend’s final now? Give us your predictions in the comments!The post Argentina 2-1 England player ratings: Messi gets 9/10 with 2 assists while Chelsea & Spurs stars shine appeared first on CaughtOffside.