# England’s World Cup Dreams Smashed By Argentina AGAIN… Messi Through To Another Final. Previewing Argentina vs Spain!

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Podcast: [Back Post - Premier League Football Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/back-post-football-podcast-7592090)
Published: 2026-07-16T15:02:23+00:00
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Duration seconds: 3745

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Seb and Tobes reconvene the morning after England's World Cup exit to Argetina, laying into Tuchel's substitutions, and England's cowardly collapse after going ahead. They then turn their attention to France vs Spain, breaking down how Spain's side squeezed the life out of France. The episode rounds off with a full preview of the Argentina vs Spain World Cup final, with score predictions, Messi vs Yamal debate, and the question of who lifts the trophy. Chapters: 0:00 Intro & England are out 2:00 Tuchel's tactical failures 6:00 The Gordon substitution 16:00 England's cowardice exposed 28:00 Club vs country 36:00 France vs Spain review 50:00 Argentina vs Spain final preview 58:00 Final score predictions & outro This is a Lucky Studios Production. Sponsorship Opportunities: backpost@sociallypowerful.com Find Back Post and the Lads on Socials: https://linktr.ee/BackpostPod #BackPostPodcast #WorldCupFinal #WorldCup2026 #ArgentinaVsSpain #FootballPodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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