England – Argentina 2–1

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

Match report

England beat Argentina 2–1 at England Stadium in World Cup 2026. Kane opened the scoring in the 65th minute. England have 3 wins in their last 5, while Argentina have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

Foden

31'

2H

Shaw

63'

⚽Kaneassist Guehi

65'

⇄Almeida↓ Gordon

65'

⇄Pereira↓ Nico González

⇄Bianchi↓ Kane

74'

⇄Nielsen↓ J. Álvarez

76'

⚽J. Álvarezassist Otamendi

80'

E. Martínez

Gordon

81'

⚽Foden

88'

Momentum

EN

⚽⚽⚽

AR

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offApr 13, 2025 · 20:00

VenueEngland Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance46,382 / 57,977 (80%)

RefereeC. Turpin (Fra)

FIFA ranking

#18·

#7

Where to watch

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Statistics

53Ball possession %47

2.1Expected goals (xG)1.1

12Total shots11

5Shots on target5

5Shots off target4

3Blocked shots3

6Corner kicks6

1Offsides4

10Fouls12

3Yellow cards2

1Red cards0

4Goalkeeper saves3

495Passes501

80Pass accuracy %77

15Tackles18

Player of the match

Rice

7.8

Lineups

EN 4-3-37.16Formation7.054-3-3 AR

England

Coach: T. Tuchel · 4-3-3

1Pickford7.3 2Alexander-Arnold6.8 3Stones6.9 4Guehi7.5 5Shaw7.3 6Rice7.8 7Bellingham7.2 8Foden6.3 9Saka6.6 10Kane7.4 11Gordon7.7

Argentina

Coach: L. Scaloni · 4-3-3

1E. Martínez6.9 2Molina6.6 3Romero7.4 4Otamendi6.6 5Tagliafico7.0 6De Paul7.7 7Enzo Fernández7.3 8Mac Allister7.8 9Messi6.8 10J. Álvarez6.3 11Nico González7.2

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