Harry Kane said England were "gutted" after losing their semifinal against Argentina despite taking the lead. Kane said England played well for much of the match, but after going 1–0 up, they tried to hold on instead of continuing to press for control.
R.K. Arjun’s column presents Argentina’s tournament as a sequence of recoveries. The football editorial asks whether Spain can break that pattern in the final.
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