England, who had won the World Cup four years earlier and had won the World Cup once (2003, Australia), started the match well with Benjamin Earle’s goal in the seventh minute, and their dominant but at the same time dividing striker, Owen Farrell, did not hesitate (two penalty kicks were sold in addition To the bonus), the score was 13-0 by the 13th minute.
Continuing, the South American national team came to life and scored a goal before the end of the first half – thanks to Tomas Cubelli – to make up a six-point deficit. (16-10).
The second half began with a quick change in goals – after the Argentine (Santiago Carreras) came in for the Englishman (Theo Dunne) – then the South American goalkeeper came closer to Emiliano Bovelli’s penalty kick.
In the 65th minute, another three-point kick by Farrell restored some calm to the sports masters, but the opponent remained within goal range.
However, from the strength of the South American players, they only ran to Nicolas Sanchez’s successful penalty kick, so in the end there remained three points of advantage for the English. In the 75th minute, Sanchez could have equalized, but he missed the penalty kick to waste extra time.
After one gold and three silver medals (1991, 2007, 2019), England won their fifth World Cup medal, finishing third for the first time.
Argentina, as in 2015, failed in the finals and still have one World Cup medal and one bronze from 2007.
