England manager, Thomas Tuchel, has insisted he has “no regrets” about his tactical decision, as they threw a goal lead to lose to Argentina in the semi-final of the 2026 World Cup.
Anthony Gordon had given the Three Lions the lead in the 55th minute of the match in Atlanta.
But the current holders fought back to score twice late in the game and qualify for the final, where they will face Spain.
Tuchel, speaking to BBC One, said: “You can discuss this with a million coaches [but] I have to make a decision on the pitch.
“I analysed the match and I did it a certain way so that’s my responsibility.
“In the moment, no regrets. The team gave everything and we were very, very close. We deserved to be up 1-0.
“We played one of our better matches, maybe our best match in the circumstances. The team was top, we couldn’t get over the line but no regrets.
“I think we saw the mentality throughout the match and the strong group. We played the matches how they were, we played against strong teams in the group, travelled a lot of miles, played at altitude, we played with 10 men, we played in the heat and we overcame every obstacle.
“We were very close today. It’s not the moment to analyse the full tournament, we just went our because we lost a crucial match.”