Published Jul 15, 2026, 6:58 PM ET · Updated 4 months ago · 1 source
‘I’m just happy we’ve made it this far’: England fans on watching the World Cup defeat unfold
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The stakes couldn’t be higher. Billed as the feistiest match of the tournament, it was England’s chance to defeat an infamous rival and break a 60-year curse to secure a men’s World Cup final. But it was not to be. During a nail-biting second half, Argentina scored the two goals needed to take themselves to the final – and dash England’s World Cup dreams yet again. At the Castlefield Bowl in Manchester, fans began filtering out minutes before the game ended. More than 8,000 had packed into the m