England – Argentina 3–2

	1H	2H	T
EN	1	2	3
AR	0	2	2

Match report

England beat Argentina 3–2 at England Stadium in World Cup 2026. Saka opened the scoring in the 8th minute. England have 3 wins in their last 5, while Argentina have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

⚽Sakaassist Kane

8'

Foden

44'

2H

⚽Fodenassist Bellingham

46'

57'

⚽Mac Allisterassist Enzo Fernández

61'

Otamendi

⚽Gordon

69'

⇄Martin↓ Gordon

74'

⇄Romano↓ Nico González

80'

⚽Nico González

⇄Almeida↓ Kane

83'

⇄Pereira↓ J. Álvarez

Momentum

EN

⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽

AR

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offMar 22, 2022 · 17:00

VenueEngland Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance49,280 / 57,977 (85%)

RefereeS. Marciniak (Pol)

FIFA ranking

#17·

#6

Where to watch

BBCITV

Statistics

56Ball possession %44

2.6Expected goals (xG)2.1

16Total shots10

8Shots on target4

6Shots off target4

3Blocked shots2

9Corner kicks5

3Offsides2

11Fouls12

2Yellow cards4

0Red cards0

2Goalkeeper saves5

540Passes468

78Pass accuracy %78

15Tackles17

Player of the match

Otamendi

7.9

Lineups

EN 4-3-37.05Formation7.084-3-3 AR

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

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

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