Argentina – England 3–2

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

Match report

Argentina beat England 3–2 at Argentina Stadium in World Cup 2026. Messi opened the scoring in the 38th minute. Argentina have 3 wins in their last 5, while England have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

Tagliafico

30'

⚽Messiassist Otamendi

38'

2H

47'

Pickford

49'

⚽Sakaassist Guehi

Nico González

60'

⚽Enzo Fernández

61'

Mac Allister

64'

⇄Walsh↓ Nico González

66'

⇄García↓ Gordon

72'

⚽Bellingham

⇄Haas↓ J. Álvarez

75'

⇄Moreau↓ Kane

⚽J. Álvarezassist Enzo Fernández

84'

Momentum

AR

⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽

EN

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offMar 22, 2022 · 17:00

VenueArgentina Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance53,180 / 61,127 (87%)

RefereeS. Marciniak (Pol)

FIFA ranking

#9·

#16

Where to watch

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Statistics

57Ball possession %43

2.7Expected goals (xG)1.7

15Total shots10

7Shots on target5

6Shots off target3

2Blocked shots3

8Corner kicks6

2Offsides3

11Fouls11

3Yellow cards3

1Red cards0

3Goalkeeper saves4

555Passes477

79Pass accuracy %78

14Tackles18

Player of the match

Tagliafico

7.8

Lineups

AR 4-3-37.10Formation6.934-3-3 EN

Argentina

Coach: L. Scaloni · 4-3-3

1E. Martínez7.7 2Molina7.4 3Romero6.6 4Otamendi7.4 5Tagliafico7.8 6De Paul6.8 7Enzo Fernández6.4 8Mac Allister6.9 9Messi7.7 10J. Álvarez7.1 11Nico González6.3

England

Coach: T. Tuchel · 4-3-3

1Pickford6.4 2Alexander-Arnold7.6 3Stones7.7 4Guehi6.6 5Shaw6.5 6Rice6.9 7Bellingham6.4 8Foden7.1 9Saka7.5 10Kane6.6 11Gordon6.9

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