Argentina – England 3–2

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

Match report

Argentina beat England 3–2 at Argentina Stadium in World Cup 2026. Enzo Fernández opened the scoring in the 12th minute. Argentina have 3 wins in their last 5, while England have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

⚽Enzo Fernándezassist Messi

12'

23'

⚽Bellinghamassist Saka

⚽J. Álvarez

35'

2H

46'

⚽Kane

J. Álvarez

46'

⚽Mac Allisterassist E. Martínez

58'

⇄Bianchi↓ Nico González

68'

⇄Nielsen↓ Gordon

⇄Keller↓ J. Álvarez

77'

⇄Costa↓ Kane

Momentum

AR

⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽

EN

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offMay 20, 2022 · 19:00

VenueArgentina Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance52,569 / 61,127 (86%)

RefereeJ. Gil (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

J. Álvarez

7.9

Lineups

AR 4-3-37.13Formation7.264-3-3 EN

Argentina

Coach: L. Scaloni · 4-3-3

1E. Martínez6.8 2Molina6.5 3Romero7.4 4Otamendi6.5 5Tagliafico6.9 6De Paul7.6 7Enzo Fernández7.2 8Mac Allister7.7 9Messi6.8 10J. Álvarez7.9 11Nico González7.1

England

Coach: T. Tuchel · 4-3-3

1Pickford7.2 2Alexander-Arnold6.7 3Stones6.8 4Guehi7.4 5Shaw7.3 6Rice7.7 7Bellingham7.2 8Foden7.9 9Saka6.6 10Kane7.4 11Gordon7.7

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