{"id":551979,"date":"2026-07-16T02:51:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T02:51:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/551979\/"},"modified":"2026-07-16T02:51:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T02:51:11","slug":"england-fans-involved-in-furious-punch-up-in-new-york-on-night-of-world-cup-defeat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/551979\/","title":{"rendered":"England fans involved in furious punch-up in New York on night of World Cup defeat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There were unsavoury scenes in New York following England&#8217;s 2-1 loss to Argentina with fans involved in post-match scuffles.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/football\/4431807\/england-world-cup-heartache-argentina-result\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Three Lions crashed out of the World Cup<\/a> at the semi-final stage in another heart-breaking episode for them.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"England fans involved in a post-World Cup semi-final defeat punch up\" height=\"680\" width=\"960\" data-credit=\"\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/RexShutterstockFIFAPartyJul1516991640ejpg-JS1095565099.jpg\" data-caption=\"Fans were involved in a post-World Cup semi-final defeat punch up\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/RexShutterstockFIFAPartyJul1516991640ejpg-JS1095565099.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>4<\/p>\n<p>Fans were involved in a post-World Cup semi-final defeat punch up<a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"England fans involved in a post-World Cup semi-final defeat punch up\" height=\"651\" width=\"960\" data-credit=\"\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/RexShutterstockFIFAPartyJul1516991640gjpg-JS1095566073.jpg\" data-caption=\"Some supporters didn't take England's semi-final exit well\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/RexShutterstockFIFAPartyJul1516991640gjpg-JS1095566073.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>4<\/p>\n<p>Some supporters didn&#8217;t take England&#8217;s semi-final exit well<\/p>\n<p>And some supporters were not too happy about the result as they lashed out at others in the Big Apple.<\/p>\n<p>It marks a wholly disappointing end to England&#8217;s bid to win <a href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/football\/world-cup\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the 2026 World Cup<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Victory over Argentina would have seen the Three Lions make a first World Cup final since 1966.<\/p>\n<p>England took the initiative in the 55th minute as <a href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/football\/world-cup\/4431930\/morgan-rogers-england-argentina-fight-2026-world-cup\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Morgan Rogers<\/a> picked out Anthony Gordon with a perfect cross for the Barcelona man to strike past Emiliano Martinez.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE ON TALKSPORT<\/p>\n<p>Thomas Tuchel then rang the changes to adopt a more defensive approach, and that only invited pressure on the England back line.<\/p>\n<p>Nico Gonzalez forced Jordan Pickford into action and Alexis Mac Allister struck the woodwork either side of the second-half hydration break.<\/p>\n<p>And with five minutes of normal time to go, Enzo Fernandez got the better of Pickford from 25 yards.<\/p>\n<p>Lautaro Martinez then bagged the eventual winner, heading in an inch-perfect <a href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/who\/lionel-messi\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lionel Messi<\/a> cross to send Argentina into the 2026 World Cup final.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Argentina celebrate their 2-1 win over England\" height=\"652\" width=\"960\" data-credit=\"\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GettyImages-2286275494.jpg\" data-caption=\"Argentina are now one-game away from successfully defending their World Cup crown\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GettyImages-2286275494.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>4<\/p>\n<p>Argentina are now one-game away from successfully defending their World Cup crown<\/p>\n<p>The South American powerhouse will face Spain in Sunday&#8217;s showpiece after La Roja secured a 2-0 win over France in Tuesday&#8217;s semi-final showdown.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We got too passive after we scored&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>England boss Tuchel has taken responsibility for the semi-final defeat to Argentina in Atlanta.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking after the game, he said: &#8220;I did defensive substitutions in the last games to help the players.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;But we conceded straight away and decided to go to a back five because the gaps were far too open, they kept crossing.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"England boss Thomas Tuchel\" height=\"651\" width=\"960\" data-credit=\"Getty\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-semi-final-match-england-1095561357.jpg\" data-caption=\"Tuchel held his hands up and admitted responsibility of the manner of the defeat to Argentina\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-semi-final-match-england-1095561357.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>4<\/p>\n<p>Tuchel held his hands up and admitted responsibility of the manner of the defeat to ArgentinaCredit: Getty<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We went to a back five to close the gaps inside and be strong in the air&#8230; straight after our goal we conceded too many chances.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We tried to help, but of course, the responsibility is on the coach, but if it doesn&#8217;t go well, it&#8217;s easy to say I was wrong.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I have to make a decision on the pitch. I take the responsibility.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>England will now take on France in Miami on Saturday as <a href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/football\/world-cup\/4236250\/third-place-play-off-date-time-location-england-france\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the European pair seek to win the bronze medal<\/a> ahead of the main event on Sunday at the MetLife Stadium in New York.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"There were unsavoury scenes in New York following England&#8217;s 2-1 loss to Argentina with fans involved in post-match&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":551980,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[3858,5040,42,4320,43,40,38,41,39,4018],"class_list":["post-551979","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-headlines","tag-argentina","tag-england","tag-headlines","tag-new-york","tag-news","tag-top-news","tag-top-stories","tag-topnews","tag-topstories","tag-world-cup"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/551979","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=551979"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/551979\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/551980"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=551979"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=551979"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=551979"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}