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. Nico González opened the scoring in the 6th minute. Argentina have 3 wins in their last 5, while England have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

⚽Nico González

6'

17'

⚽Gordon

22'

Saka

⚽Messiassist Otamendi

29'

2H

⚽Mac Allisterassist E. Martínez

67'

⇄Hansen↓ Nico González

67'

⇄Johnson↓ Gordon

Molina

71'

⇄Ferrari↓ J. Álvarez

76'

⇄Weber↓ Kane

78'

⚽Fodenassist Pickford

Momentum

AR

⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽

EN

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offJun 21, 2022 · 18:00

VenueArgentina Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance51,347 / 61,127 (84%)

RefereeA. Taylor (Eng)

FIFA ranking

#8·

#15

Where to watch

BBCITV

Statistics

56Ball possession %44

2.6Expected goals (xG)2.1

16Total shots10

8Shots on target4

6Shots off target4

3Blocked shots2

9Corner kicks5

3Offsides2

11Fouls12

2Yellow cards4

0Red cards0

2Goalkeeper saves5

540Passes468

78Pass accuracy %78

15Tackles17

Player of the match

Saka

7.9

Lineups

AR 4-3-37.04Formation7.024-3-3 EN

Argentina

Coach: L. Scaloni · 4-3-3

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

England

Coach: T. Tuchel · 4-3-3

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

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