England – Argentina 3–2

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

Match report

England beat Argentina 3–2 at England Stadium in World Cup 2026. Kane opened the scoring in the 14th minute. England have 3 wins in their last 5, while Argentina have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

⚽Kane

14'

25'

⚽J. Álvarez

⚽Fodenassist Bellingham

37'

2H

Gordon

73'

⚽Bellinghamassist Guehi

75'

⇄Silva↓ Gordon

75'

⇄Dubois↓ Nico González

⇄García↓ Kane

84'

⇄Vidić↓ J. Álvarez

Shaw

85'

86'

⚽Enzo Fernándezassist Otamendi

Momentum

EN

⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽

AR

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offJun 21, 2022 · 18:00

VenueEngland Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance50,440 / 57,977 (87%)

RefereeA. Taylor (Eng)

FIFA ranking

#16·

#5

Where to watch

BBCITV

Statistics

55Ball possession %45

2.5Expected goals (xG)2

15Total shots12

8Shots on target5

5Shots off target5

4Blocked shots1

9Corner kicks6

3Offsides3

10Fouls13

1Yellow cards4

1Red cards0

3Goalkeeper saves5

525Passes519

79Pass accuracy %77

16Tackles16

Player of the match

Alexander-Arnold

7.9

Lineups

EN 4-3-37.30Formation7.174-3-3 AR

England

Coach: T. Tuchel · 4-3-3

1Pickford7.4 2Alexander-Arnold7.9 3Stones7.0 4Guehi6.7 5Shaw7.8 6Rice6.9 7Bellingham7.3 8Foden7.7 9Saka7.8 10Kane7.5 11Gordon6.3

Argentina

Coach: L. Scaloni · 4-3-3

1E. Martínez7.0 2Molina7.8 3Romero6.9 4Otamendi6.6 5Tagliafico7.1 6De Paul7.7 7Enzo Fernández7.7 8Mac Allister6.3 9Messi7.1 10J. Álvarez6.9 11Nico González7.8

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