# Episode 203 - How Tuchel Cost England The World Cup Semi-Final and Spain Shutdown France

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Podcast: [The Transfer Flow Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-transfer-flow-podcast-6937697)
Published: 2026-07-16T17:53:00+00:00
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England's World Cup dream ends in chaos, Lionel Messi and Argentina continue to find a way to win, Spain look like the best team left in the tournament, and the transfer rumours keep on coming. Patrick and Hayden break down both semi-finals, dig into where Tuchel got his substitutions wrong, and cover three big transfer stories: a World Cup quarter-finalist linked with Chelsea, Liverpool and Tottenham, a highly-rated centre back's surprise move to Bournemouth, and Balogun's reported switch to Serie A. Subscribe to our Patreon for the full preview of Sunday's final, our lineup predictions, and a look back at the award predictions we made at the start of the tournament. Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheTransferFlow Kim and Neel on Spain vs. France; https://www.thetransferflow.com/p/superior-spain-sink-struggling-superstars Subscribe to our FREE newsletter: https://www.thetransferflow.com/subscribe Join Variance Betting: https://www.thetransferflow.com/upgrade Follow us on our Socials: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCe1WTKOt7byrELQcGRSzu1Q X: https://x.com/TheTransferFlow Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/thetransferflow.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetransferflow/ Timestamps: 0:00 – Intro 0:34 – England 1-2 Argentina: how our preview held up 2:29 – Reading Argentina's physicality and England's early control 4:40 – Tuchel goes to a back five at the water break 6:56 – Argentina equalise through Enzo Fernandez 7:45 – Messi sets up the winner, Dan Burn caught out of position 11:28 – Was it Scaloni or Tuchel who won the tactical battle 15:11 – England's squad construction questioned: Curtis Jones and Wharton 18:16 – Injuries expose England's lack of a plan B 21:44 – Messi at 39: why his teammates still believe 23:41 – Spain 1-0 Fran…

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