Argentina – England 2–1

	1H	2H	T
AR	2	0	2
EN	1	0	1

Match report

Argentina beat England 2–1 at Argentina Stadium in World Cup 2026. Mac Allister opened the scoring in the 17th minute. Argentina have 3 wins in their last 5, while England have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

⚽Mac Allisterassist Messi

17'

Molina

25'

28'

⚽Fodenassist Saka

⚽Nico González

40'

2H

J. Álvarez

57'

⇄Marsh↓ Nico González

73'

⇄Hansen↓ Gordon

74'

Rice

⇄Müller↓ J. Álvarez

82'

⇄Ferrari↓ Kane

Momentum

AR

⚽⚽⚽

EN

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offApr 5, 2025 · 20:00

VenueArgentina Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance44,011 / 61,127 (72%)

RefereeC. Turpin (Fra)

FIFA ranking

#12·

#1

Where to watch

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Statistics

56Ball possession %44

1.9Expected goals (xG)1.4

15Total shots9

7Shots on target3

6Shots off target4

3Blocked shots2

8Corner kicks4

3Offsides2

11Fouls12

2Yellow cards4

0Red cards0

2Goalkeeper saves5

540Passes468

78Pass accuracy %78

15Tackles17

Player of the match

Otamendi

7.9

Lineups

AR 4-3-37.08Formation7.054-3-3 EN

Argentina

Coach: L. Scaloni · 4-3-3

1E. Martínez6.6 2Molina7.4 3Romero6.5 4Otamendi7.9 5Tagliafico6.7 6De Paul7.3 7Enzo Fernández7.3 8Mac Allister7.6 9Messi6.7 10J. Álvarez6.5 11Nico González7.4

England

Coach: T. Tuchel · 4-3-3

1Pickford7.0 2Alexander-Arnold7.5 3Stones6.6 4Guehi6.3 5Shaw7.4 6Rice6.5 7Bellingham6.9 8Foden7.3 9Saka7.4 10Kane7.1 11Gordon7.6

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