It's Coming Home, Until It Wasn't: England's Brutal Eliminations Since Last World Cup Win

For decades, England fans have sung "It's Coming Home" as they hope to will the Three Lions to their first major tournament title since 1966. Those chants have come to no avail, though, as evidenced by England's World Cup semifinal loss to Argentina on Wednesday. 

England blew a 1-0 lead late in Wednesday's semifinal match against Argentina, giving up the game-tying goal in the 85th minute before Lautaro Martínez scored the game-winner in extra time. 

The loss marked just the latest heartbreak for England at a major tournament since its World Cup win in 1966. While the Three Lions haven't made it back to the World Cup final since their last win, they've reached the final of the Euros twice since then. 

So, as England went through another heartbreaking loss on Wednesday, here's a look back at some of its other dramatic losses since its last World Cup victory. 

Diego Maradona scored two iconic goals in a span of four minutes to eliminate England from the 1986 quarterfinals. Maradona later claimed that this goal was scored by 'The Hand Of God'. (Photo by Archivo El Grafico/Getty Images)

England was eliminated in the quarterfinals at the 1986 World Cup, thanks to one of the most controversial goals in the history of the sport. In the 51st minute, Argentina star Diego Maradona leveled the match against England with the infamous "Hand of God" goal. Four minutes later, Maradona scored another infamous goal, swerving by England's defense to score the game-winner in what would later become known as the "Goal of the Century." 

England was on the doorstep of reaching the World Cup final in 1990, before things unraveled against West Germany. After scoring the 80th-minute equalizer, England suffered some heartbreak in extra time and