England will have to endure at least 64 years of hurt after a late Argentina comeback saw Lionel Messi's team reach Sunday's final at the expense of Thomas Tuchel's team.
Anthony Gordon's 55th-minute goal had given England the lead in Wednesday's titanic clash in Atlanta, but Argentina scored two goals in six minutes with Lautaro MartÃnez's injury-time header completing their comeback.
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It had been a gruelling World Cup campaign for both semifinalists, with Thomas Tuchel's team coming through a desperately challenging match in Mexico City before being pushed to their limits against Norway in the quarterfinal.
England's progress had been largely down to the goals scored by Harry Kane and Jude Bellingham -- the duo scored all but one of England's tally in North America before Gordon's goal on Wednesday.
Argentina, meanwhile, cruised through the group stage but had found things more difficult in the knockouts, where they came close to being dumped out of the competition by Cape Verde, Egypt and Switzerland.
Messi's heroics have been a large part of Argentina's progress through the World Cup and he remains the tournament's joint top scorer with eight goals, two ahead of England captain Harry Kane.
The Three Lions have developed a rivalry with Argentina over the years as a series of controversial incidents and off-pitch political tensions have added to the sense of theatre each time they meet.
However, a succession of unfavourable draws had conspired to keep the two teams apart since they last faced off in the World Cup in 2002 when David Beckham made up for his controversial red card four years earlier by slotting home a penalty in a 1-0 England win.
