Enzo Fernandez mocks England over World Cup defeat to Argentina

Enzo Fernandez scored Argentina’s equaliser in their 2-1 win over England (AFP via Getty)

Chelsea

midfielder

Enzo Fernandez

has mocked

England

following their

World Cup

semi-final defeat to Argentina.

Fernandez scored Argentina’s equaliser in their 2-1 victory over England, which secured a place in the World Cup final against Spain this Sunday.

In an ill-tempered game in Atlanta, tensions boiled over after the full-time whistle

as Jude Bellingham slapped Argentina’s substitute Valentin Barco on the back of the head

Argentina’s players also celebrated with a banner which read, ‘Las Malvinas son Argentinas’, which translates as, ‘The Falklands are Argentine’,

and could now face punishment from FIFA

Fernandez, meanwhile, has taken aim at England on social media by reposting an image of himself laughing alongside

Lionel Messi

with Oasis’ ‘Wonderwall’ playing in the background.

The song has been adopted by England as their unofficial anthem during the World Cup

and has become a shared post-match ritual between players and supporters after matches.

La foto que compartió Enzo Fernández en sus historias de Instagram con "Wonderwall" de Oasis tras el triunfo de Argentina ante Inglaterra

pic.twitter.com/D4vmADkEAf

— El Destape (@eldestapeweb)

July 16, 2026

After receiving backlash from supporters, Fernandez opted to remove the repost and instead shared the same image without Wonderwall playing in the background.

Chelsea also sparked anger from England supporters on social media after they shared a photo of Fernandez’s celebration during Argentina’s semi-final win with the caption: ‘Enzo Fernandez’ and an explosion emoji.

Chelsea deleted their Enzo Fernandez post after England’s defeat to Argentina (Instagram)

Fernandez is pushing to leave Chelsea this summer

after the club finished 10th in the Premier League last season.

‘Today the player is calmly thinking about the national team, he is playing in a World Cup, he is very close to reaching the round of 16,’ Fernandez’s agent, Javier Pastore, said earlier this month.

‘He is only thinking about that and we are looking at possibilities to leave Chelsea but there is nothing firm or confirmed at any club.’

However, new Chelsea manager Xabi Alonso insisted this week that he wants to keep Fernandez at Stamford Bridge.

‘We have spoken,’ Alonso said. ‘But, as you can understand, what we said will remain private.’

Earlier this month,

Real Madrid issued a statement denying their interest in signing Fernandez from Chelsea this summer

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