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World Cup Analysis: England's Respect Cost Them
England’s World Cup semi-final loss to Argentina was attributed by pundits to their excessive respect for Lionel Messi. Wayne Rooney, Joe Hart, and Micah Richards criticized the team’s approach.
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BBC Sport World Cup pundits Wayne Rooney, Joe Hart and Micah Richards believe England showed too much respect to Argentine and Lionel Messi which lead in their World Cup semi-final 2-1 defeat.
2026-07-15 23:32 UTC