England – Argentina 3–2

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

Match report

England beat Argentina 3–2 at England Stadium in World Cup 2026. J. Álvarez opened the scoring in the 16th minute. England have 3 wins in their last 5, while Argentina have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

16'

⚽J. Álvarez

⚽Fodenassist Rice

28'

Guehi

40'

2H

⚽Bellinghamassist Stones

66'

⇄Bianchi↓ Gordon

66'

⇄Nielsen↓ Nico González

⇄Keller↓ Kane

75'

⇄Costa↓ J. Álvarez

77'

⚽Enzo Fernándezassist Romero

⚽Kane

89'

Momentum

EN

⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽

AR

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offMar 2, 2022 · 17:00

VenueEngland Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance52,179 / 57,977 (90%)

RefereeS. Marciniak (Pol)

FIFA ranking

#7·

#14

Where to watch

BBCITV

Statistics

55Ball possession %45

2.5Expected goals (xG)2

15Total shots12

8Shots on target5

5Shots off target5

4Blocked shots1

9Corner kicks6

3Offsides3

10Fouls13

1Yellow cards4

0Red cards0

3Goalkeeper saves5

525Passes519

79Pass accuracy %77

16Tackles16

Player of the match

Saka

7.9

Lineups

EN 4-3-37.03Formation7.074-3-3 AR

England

Coach: T. Tuchel · 4-3-3

1Pickford6.8 2Alexander-Arnold6.3 3Stones6.4 4Guehi7.0 5Shaw6.9 6Rice7.3 7Bellingham6.8 8Foden7.6 9Saka7.9 10Kane7.0 11Gordon7.3

Argentina

Coach: L. Scaloni · 4-3-3

1E. Martínez6.4 2Molina7.9 3Romero7.0 4Otamendi7.9 5Tagliafico6.6 6De Paul7.2 7Enzo Fernández6.8 8Mac Allister7.3 9Messi6.4 10J. Álvarez7.6 11Nico González6.7

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