{"id":253132,"date":"2026-07-16T01:43:58","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T01:43:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/16\/we-played-one-of-our-better-matches-thomas-tuchel-makes-bold-statement-after-england-fifa-world-cup-semifinal-loss-to-argentina\/"},"modified":"2026-07-16T01:43:58","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T01:43:58","slug":"we-played-one-of-our-better-matches-thomas-tuchel-makes-bold-statement-after-england-fifa-world-cup-semifinal-loss-to-argentina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/16\/we-played-one-of-our-better-matches-thomas-tuchel-makes-bold-statement-after-england-fifa-world-cup-semifinal-loss-to-argentina\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cWe played one of our better matches&#8221; &#8211; Thomas Tuchel makes bold statement after England FIFA World Cup semifinal loss to Argentina"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"5192219\" data-slug-id=\"2808847\">\n<div class=\"vidazoo-player-container\">\n<span class=\"vidazoo-close-btn  hidden \"><br \/>\n<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>England manager Thomas Tuchel has refused to take responsibility for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/go\/fifa-world-cup\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">FIFA World Cup<\/a> semifinal loss to Argentina. He believes that the substitutions were not the issue today, adding that the structure did not change in the second half.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to the media after the game, Tuchel said that England conceded too many chances after going 1-0 up. He claimed that bringing on an attacker would not have made things better for his side and they needed to do better to see out the game.<\/p>\n<p><template id=\"template__newsletter-inline-banner-form-combo-widget\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<p><img id=\"subscribe-img\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\nThanks for the submission!\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<p>The German coach added that he has no regrets about the changes made during the second half. He believes that his side deserved to take the lead, but ended up not going for the second goal and said:<\/p>\n<p><template id=\"also-read-articles-template\"><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cWe were so close but we got to passive after we scored and conceded a lot of chances and could not turn the ball possession around. We conceded so many crosses and chances and shots. We were close but we could not keep the level up after we scored. Of course we wanted to go for the second goal, but I did not feel an offensive substitution would help.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;We stayed in our 4-4-2 but became passive and we couldn&#8217;t win any balls and couldn&#8217;t keep the ball, so I don\u2019t think it was a structural problem. No regrets, the team gave everything and we were very very close. We deserved to be up one nil, we played one of our better matches, maybe the best match, at the moment, no regrets.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Anthony Gordon gave England the lead in the 55th minute, before Enzo Fernandez pulled Argentina level 30 minutes later. Lautaro Martinez scored the winner in the 94th minute, and the defending FIFA World Cup champions held on.<\/p>\n<h2>Pundit comments after England lost FIFA World Cup final to Argentina<\/h2>\n<p>Footballer-turned-pundit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/player\/wayne-rooney\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Wayne Rooney<\/a> has claimed that England were in a good situation but threw their chance away. He added that the Three Lions were pinned back after and said:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cWe got ourselves in such a good position and then we didn\u2019t know what to do, we sat back and allowed then to come on to us. They were creating a number of chances, put us under pressure, we couldn\u2019t get out and we cracked. As soon as they got the first goal it was inevitable they were going to get the second. Really disappointed.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>England will face France in the third-place play-off, while Argentina take on Spain in the FIFA World Cup final.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-post-rating-widget\">\n<p><template id=\"post-rating-feedback-modal-template\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-feedback-box\">\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-content\">\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-data\">\n<p>Why did you not like this content?<\/p>\n<p><textarea id=\"dislike-feedback-text\" rows=\"4\" placeholder=\"Please type your feedback...\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<button class=\"close\">Cancel<\/button><br \/>\n<button class=\"submit\">Submit<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-widget-parent hidden\">\n<div class=\"rating-parent-container\">\n<div class=\"rating-content-holder\">\n<p>Was this article helpful?<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-action-container\">\n<div class=\"like-container\">\n<button class=\"post-rating-like-button post-rating-button\" data-action=\"like\" title=\"like article\"><br \/>\n<img class=\"post-like-image post-rating-image\" data-lazy=\"\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"like selected\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dislike-container\">\n<button class=\"post-rating-dislike-button post-rating-button\" data-action=\"dislike\" title=\"dislike article\"><br \/>\n<img class=\"post-dis-like-image post-rating-image\" data-lazy=\"\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"avatar selected\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\nThank You for feedback\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tag-cloud\">\n<div class=\"tags-text\">\n<div class=\"scrollable-content-holder  article-padding\">\n<p class=\"article-p  \">Quick Links<\/p>\n<p><button id=\"pnAdvancerLeft\" class=\"pn-Advancer pn-Advancer_Left \" type=\"button\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"background: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/skm\/assets\/article\/article-scroll-left.svg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button><\/p>\n<nav id=\"pnProductNav\" class=\"pn-ProductNav\">\n<\/nav>\n<p><button id=\"pnAdvancerRight\" class=\"pn-Advancer pn-Advancer_Right \" type=\"button\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"background: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/skm\/assets\/article\/article-scroll-right.svg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<p>More from Sportskeeda<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<span class=\"publisher-name\">Edited by Sripad<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/football\/news-we-played-one-better-matches-thomas-tuchel-makes-bold-statement-england-fifa-world-cup-semifinal-loss-argentina\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>England manager Thomas Tuchel has refused to take responsibility for the FIFA World Cup semifinal loss to Argentina. 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