England – Argentina 3–2

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

Match report

England beat Argentina 3–2 at England Stadium in World Cup 2026. Gordon opened the scoring in the 11th minute. England have 3 wins in their last 5, while Argentina have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

⚽Gordonassist Gordon

11'

22'

⚽Nico Gonzálezassist Nico González

32'

Mac Allister

⚽Saka

34'

45'

⚽Messi

2H

Guehi

49'

⚽Bellinghamassist Stones

57'

⇄Moreau↓ Gordon

67'

⇄Kovač↓ Nico González

⇄Romano↓ Kane

76'

⇄Andersen↓ J. Álvarez

Pickford

81'

Enzo Fernández

Momentum

EN

⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽

AR

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offJun 27, 2022 · 18:00

VenueEngland Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance50,440 / 57,977 (87%)

RefereeA. Taylor (Eng)

FIFA ranking

#6·

#13

Where to watch

BBCITV

Statistics

54Ball possession %46

2.4Expected goals (xG)1.9

13Total shots13

7Shots on target6

4Shots off target5

4Blocked shots2

8Corner kicks7

2Offsides4

9Fouls13

2Yellow cards3

0Red cards1

4Goalkeeper saves4

510Passes510

80Pass accuracy %76

16Tackles17

Player of the match

Rice

7.7

Lineups

EN 4-3-37.12Formation7.014-3-3 AR

England

Coach: T. Tuchel · 4-3-3

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

Argentina

Coach: L. Scaloni · 4-3-3

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

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