England – Argentina 2–1

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

Match report

England beat Argentina 2–1 at England Stadium in World Cup 2026. Bellingham opened the scoring in the 7th minute. England have 3 wins in their last 5, while Argentina have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

⚽Bellinghamassist Kane

7'

18'

⚽Enzo Fernándezassist J. Álvarez

⚽Kane

30'

2H

Gordon

47'

⇄Petrov↓ Gordon

63'

⇄Silva↓ Nico González

64'

Enzo Fernández

⇄Walsh↓ Kane

72'

⇄García↓ J. Álvarez

Momentum

EN

⚽⚽⚽

AR

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offJun 15, 2025 · 18:00

VenueEngland Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance46,961 / 57,977 (81%)

RefereeD. Orsato (Ita)

FIFA ranking

#2·

#9

Where to watch

BBCITV

Statistics

55Ball possession %45

1.8Expected goals (xG)1.3

14Total shots11

7Shots on target4

5Shots off target5

4Blocked shots1

8Corner kicks5

3Offsides3

10Fouls13

1Yellow cards4

0Red cards0

3Goalkeeper saves5

525Passes519

79Pass accuracy %77

16Tackles16

Player of the match

Tagliafico

7.9

Lineups

EN 4-3-36.98Formation7.184-3-3 AR

England

Coach: T. Tuchel · 4-3-3

1Pickford6.5 2Alexander-Arnold7.7 3Stones7.8 4Guehi6.7 5Shaw6.5 6Rice7.0 7Bellingham6.4 8Foden7.2 9Saka7.5 10Kane6.6 11Gordon6.9

Argentina

Coach: L. Scaloni · 4-3-3

1E. Martínez7.8 2Molina7.5 3Romero6.6 4Otamendi7.5 5Tagliafico7.9 6De Paul6.9 7Enzo Fernández6.5 8Mac Allister7.0 9Messi7.7 10J. Álvarez7.2 11Nico González6.4

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