England and Argentina continued to clash after the full-time whistle when Jude Bellingham appeared to slap full-back Valentin Barco
Jude Bellingham's frustrations appeared to boil over after England were dumped out of the World Cup when cameras picked up on his seemingly slapping Valentin Barco.
Barco had been arm-in-arm with Lautaro Martinez and Julian Alvarez when Bellingham made his way over to the trio . The Real Madrid star reached out appeared to slap Barco around the back of the head, leading to a furious reaction.
The full-back spun around and squared up to Bellingham , causing the latest flash point in a clash that had been threatening to spill over from the first minute.
"Bellingham a bum. What's he smacking Barco on the head for," one fan fumed on social media.
"Bellingham went to slap Barco during Argentina celebration. Pathetic, sore, loser," a second said. While a third shared: "Bellingham is very stupíd for slapping Barco in the head like that Is he the one that asked you lots to bottle the game?"
And another added: "Look at whiny Bellingham after disappearing the whole match, taking a swing at Colo Barco after Argentina's victory!"
There were ugly scenes in Atlanta as Aston Villa playmaker Morgan Rogers had to be separated from the melee.
It was a game full of battles, with Argentina looking to wind up the England players, in particular Bellingham, across the 90 minutes.
BBC Sport co-commentator and former England captain Alan Shearer said: "I think the best team won. You can't complain about that, you've got to be open and honest about it, their reaction was magnificent.
"They hit the post a couple of times, England got lucky. But how they didn't panic, stuck to their gameplan, believed in what they were doing, and they did it.
"The substitutions worked, you have to admire, respect the way they came back into the game. They deserve to be in the final on Sunday, as much as it hurts me to say."