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16 July 2026

England’s wait for a

World Cup

win will extend to at least 64 years after defeat to

Argentina

this week.

Thomas Tuchel’s side lost a hard-fought semi-final after conceding two late goals in Atlanta. Anthony Gordon’s effort had opened the scoring for

England

, but Enzo Fernandez and Lautaro Martinez turned the game around for the world champions.

Another

passes without success for the

Three Lions

, whose attention now turns to the 2028 European Championship on home soil, and 2030

The 2030

will celebrate 100 years of the tournament in an unprecedented centenary addition. Portugal, Morocco and Spain will co-host the 48-team finals, though opening fixtures will also be held in Uruguay,

and Paraguay, as the

spans three continents for the first time.

Uruguay were the first-ever

hosts and the opening fixture of the 2030 finals will be held at the Estadio Centenario in Montevideo, where the inaugural final was played.

All six

co-hosts will be granted automatic entry into the 2030 finals.

The tournament is officially scheduled to run from June 8th to July 21, 2030. It will be the longest-ever

, with added time due to the travelling involved across three continents.

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