Harry Kane says England were told to keep attacking after going ahead against Argentina

Harry Kane said Thomas Tuchel’s message after England went in front was to go again and get another goal, but Argentina turned the England vs Argentina semi-final around and left England with a 1-2 defeat in Atlanta. Anthony Gordon scored the opener in the 55th minute. Lautaro Martínez struck the winner in the second minute of stoppage time.

Kane’s account of the collapse

Speaking to mirror.co.uk, Kane said: "The boys are always ready for any moment in the game. When we went ahead, the message was to go ahead and get another goal. Then obviously once they scored their two goals it was to try and find something. But we couldn't quite get the momentum back in the game."

He also told standard.co.uk: "We played a good game, the large majority of it. When we went 1-0 up we seemed to try and hold on, which at this level is not enough."

That is the sharp part of the story. England were not undone by an early shock, they were undone after taking the lead and then failing to keep the pressure on.

Kane’s own performance reflected the frustration. He was given a 6.3 rating against Argentina, while Gordon’s opener came with a 6.9 rating before the match slipped away. Martínez’s stoppage-time finish was backed by a 7.0 rating and the decisive goal in 18 minutes.