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Today, let's break down a World Cup semi-final full of twists, decided only at the very last moment: away from home, Argentina came from behind to beat England two to one and nervously reached the final.

The script of this game was more nerve-wracking than any movie.

First, the storylines going in.

England are widely seen as one of the title favorites at this World Cup: a settled squad, a tough style, cutting down opponents all the way, with morale running high.

Their opponents Argentina, meanwhile, are the defending champions from the last World Cup, with that legendary talisman who needs no introduction — Messi.

For many, this may well be the last World Cup of Messi's career, and so every Argentina game carries an especially heavy meaning.

Alright, let's return to this night in Atlanta and follow the thread of the game.

In the first half both teams played unusually tensely and full of edge, neither willing to show a weakness first, and the score stayed at zero to zero.

The real turning point came in the second half.

In the fifty-fifth minute, England seized a fast counter-attacking chance.

Rogers delivered a lovely cross, and Gordon got ahead of the defender to poke the ball firmly into the goal.

One to zero, England took the lead first, as if one foot was already through the door of the final.

For nearly the next half hour, the whole England team defended for their lives, trying to protect this hard-won advantage.

As the minutes and seconds ticked away, Argentina's hopes were growing ever more faint.

Yet defending champions are defending champions precisely because of this never-give-up grit.

In the eighty-fifth minute, the miracle began to unfold.

Enzo, who had been trying long-range shots all through the second half, finally caught his chance and, with a powerful strike from distance, blasted the ball past the goal guarded by England keeper Pickford.

One to one, Argentina leveled the score at the death, and the tens of thousands of fans in Messi shirts in the stands instantly went wild.

And this was only the beginning of the comeback.

Just four minutes later, in the ninety-second minute, it was Messi again.

With an incredible pass he found the onrushing Lautaro, who took his chance and struck the fatal blow.

One to two, Argentina completed a stunning comeback and clutched the win firmly in their own hands.

It's worth noting that both of Argentina's fateful goals were assisted by Messi's hand alone.

At the game's most crucial moments, it was he who, with two passes, tore England's defense apart with his own hands and carried the entire team onto the stage of the final.

So, how should this stirring game be judged?

For Argentina, this is a great win belonging to champions, and to Messi.

They proved once again that as long as the game isn't over, defending champions always have it in them to turn a loss into a win.

Now they will face Spain, who just eliminated France, in the final, launching a last charge at the dream of defending their crown.

For England, this defeat is without doubt extremely cruel and heartbreaking.

They led for a full half hour and were just one step from the final they had longed for over many years.

Yet in the last five minutes they conceded two goals and fell from heaven, truly a thing to sigh over.

Next, they will play France for third place, bringing their World Cup journey to a close.

That's England one to two Argentina, a semi-final made great by Messi and classic by the comeback.

See you next match.