Argentina embrace the chaos to ride the wave all the way to another final | Pablo Iglesias Maurer

The brief

Until Argentina intersected with England in the World Cup semi‑final on Wednesday, their good fortune at this summer’s tournament had been preserved by a very particular, chaotic cocktail, one that sometimes felt more mythical than real. And for just a moment, it seemed like that mysticism was about to run out. And then Argentina did what they’ve done all summer. They sent the bulk of a stadium – and an entire country – into hysterics. La Albiceleste scored twice in the dying moments of the match, erased the English lead and advanced to the final. After the second of those two goals – a Lautaro Martínez strike in second‑half stoppage…