Lautaro Martínez, the Argentina national team striker, broke down in tears after leading his country to the 2026 World Cup final in the United States, Canada, and Mexico.

Argentina qualified for the 2026 World Cup final after defeating England 2-1 on Wednesday at the Atlanta stadium in the semifinal.

Lautaro Martínez scored the decisive winning goal in the second minute of stoppage time (92'), heading in a cross from Lionel Messi into the net.

After the match, Lautaro Martínez was seen crying during a television interview, saying: 'When my father bought me my first pair of boots, this was the goal I dreamed of. It's a World Cup final goal.'

He added: 'I dreamed of it. I swear to you, I dreamed of it. I told Alexis (Mac Allister) before I came on that I would score. It's hard to believe.'

It is worth noting that this is the third goal scored by the Inter Milan striker in the current World Cup edition, after scoring against Jordan in the group stage and Switzerland in the quarterfinal, and he also provided an assist against Egypt in the round of 16.