Argentina – England 0–2

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

Match report

England beat Argentina 2–0 at Argentina Stadium in World Cup 2026. Gordon opened the scoring in the 18th minute. Argentina have 3 wins in their last 5, while England have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

18'

⚽Gordon

Tagliafico

30'

2H

47'

Pickford

Mac Allister

64'

⇄Andersen↓ Nico González

68'

⇄Martin↓ Gordon

⇄Lopez↓ J. Álvarez

77'

⇄Almeida↓ Kane

79'

⚽Fodenassist Guehi

Nico González

84'

Momentum

AR

⚽⚽

EN

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offMay 20, 2023 · 19:00

VenueArgentina Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance47,679 / 61,127 (78%)

RefereeJ. Gil (Pol)

FIFA ranking

#3·

#10

Where to watch

BBCITV

Statistics

41Ball possession %59

0.5Expected goals (xG)2.1

13Total shots10

5Shots on target4

6Shots off target4

3Blocked shots2

6Corner kicks5

3Offsides2

11Fouls12

2Yellow cards4

1Red cards0

2Goalkeeper saves5

495Passes513

78Pass accuracy %78

15Tackles17

Player of the match

E. Martínez

7.9

Lineups

AR 4-3-37.18Formation7.144-3-3 EN

Argentina

Coach: L. Scaloni · 4-3-3

1E. Martínez7.9 2Molina7.7 3Romero6.8 4Otamendi7.7 5Tagliafico6.4 6De Paul7.0 7Enzo Fernández6.6 8Mac Allister7.1 9Messi7.9 10J. Álvarez7.4 11Nico González6.5

England

Coach: T. Tuchel · 4-3-3

1Pickford6.6 2Alexander-Arnold7.8 3Stones7.9 4Guehi6.8 5Shaw6.7 6Rice7.1 7Bellingham6.6 8Foden7.4 9Saka7.7 10Kane6.8 11Gordon7.1

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