Argentina – England 3–2

	1H	2H	T
AR	1	2	3
EN	1	1	2

Match report

Argentina beat England 3–2 at Argentina Stadium in World Cup 2026. Messi opened the scoring in the 24th minute. Argentina have 3 wins in their last 5, while England have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

⚽Messiassist De Paul

24'

35'

⚽Sakaassist Rice

2H

⚽Enzo Fernández

47'

58'

⚽Bellingham

⚽J. Álvarezassist Messi

70'

Enzo Fernández

76'

⇄Vidić↓ Nico González

80'

⇄Walsh↓ Gordon

⇄Kovač↓ J. Álvarez

89'

⇄Haas↓ Kane

Momentum

AR

⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽

EN

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offMay 2, 2022 · 19:00

VenueArgentina Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance59,904 / 61,127 (98%)

RefereeJ. Gil (Pol)

FIFA ranking

#1·

#8

Where to watch

BBCITV

Statistics

57Ball possession %43

2.7Expected goals (xG)1.7

15Total shots10

7Shots on target5

6Shots off target3

2Blocked shots3

8Corner kicks6

2Offsides3

11Fouls11

3Yellow cards3

0Red cards0

3Goalkeeper saves4

555Passes477

79Pass accuracy %78

14Tackles18

Player of the match

Pickford

7.9

Lineups

AR 4-3-36.90Formation7.014-3-3 EN

Argentina

Coach: L. Scaloni · 4-3-3

1E. Martínez7.7 2Molina7.3 3Romero6.5 4Otamendi6.5 5Tagliafico6.6 6De Paul6.4 7Enzo Fernández7.0 8Mac Allister6.5 9Messi6.5 10J. Álvarez7.1 11Nico González7.8

England

Coach: T. Tuchel · 4-3-3

1Pickford7.9 2Alexander-Arnold6.8 3Stones7.1 4Guehi6.6 5Shaw6.9 6Rice7.7 7Bellingham6.6 8Foden7.8 9Saka6.3 10Kane6.4 11Gordon7.0

Standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	G	+/-	Pts
1	France	3	3	0	0	8:2	+6	9
2	Argentina	3	2	1	0	8:2	+6	7
3	England	3	2	1	0	7:3	+4	7
4	Brazil	3	2	0	1	7:2	+5	6
5	Spain	3	2	0	1	6:3	+3	6
6	Germany	3	1	1	1	6:3	+3	4
7	Netherlands	3	1	1	1	5:4	+1	4
8	Portugal	3	1	0	2	5:4	+1	3
9	Italy	3	1	0	2	4:4	0	3
10	Croatia	3	0	1	2	4:5	-1	1
11	Poland	3	0	1	2	3:5	-2	1
12	Morocco	3	0	1	2	2:6	-4	1
13	USA	3	0	1	2	1:7	-6	1
14	Belgium	3	0	0	3	3:5	-2	0
15	Uruguay	3	0	0	3	2:6	-4	0
16	Japan	3	0	0	3	1:6	-5	0