Argentina – England 3–2

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

Match report

Argentina beat England 3–2 at Argentina Stadium in World Cup 2026. Messi opened the scoring in the 39th minute. Argentina have 3 wins in their last 5, while England have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

Nico González

25'

⚽Messiassist J. Álvarez

39'

2H

50'

⚽Sakaassist Kane

⚽Enzo Fernández

62'

⇄Costa↓ Nico González

67'

⇄Rossi↓ Gordon

73'

⚽Bellingham

⇄Schmidt↓ J. Álvarez

76'

⇄Novak↓ Kane

⚽J. Álvarezassist Molina

85'

Momentum

AR

⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽

EN

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offJun 3, 2022 · 18:00

VenueArgentina Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance55,014 / 61,127 (90%)

RefereeA. Taylor (Eng)

FIFA ranking

#4·

#11

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

Guehi

7.9

Lineups

AR 4-3-37.15Formation7.254-3-3 EN

Argentina

Coach: L. Scaloni · 4-3-3

1E. Martínez7.3 2Molina7.0 3Romero7.8 4Otamendi7.0 5Tagliafico7.4 6De Paul6.4 7Enzo Fernández7.7 8Mac Allister6.5 9Messi7.2 10J. Álvarez6.7 11Nico González7.6

England

Coach: T. Tuchel · 4-3-3

1Pickford7.7 2Alexander-Arnold7.2 3Stones7.3 4Guehi7.9 5Shaw7.7 6Rice6.5 7Bellingham7.6 8Foden6.7 9Saka7.0 10Kane7.8 11Gordon6.4

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