England – Argentina 3–2

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

Match report

England beat Argentina 3–2 at England Stadium in World Cup 2026. Bellingham opened the scoring in the 42nd minute. England have 3 wins in their last 5, while Argentina have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

⚽Bellinghamassist Guehi

42'

2H

Shaw

52'

53'

⚽Enzo Fernándezassist Otamendi

Gordon

58'

⚽Kane

65'

⇄Bianchi↓ Gordon

70'

⇄Nielsen↓ Nico González

76'

⚽J. Álvarez

⇄Keller↓ Kane

79'

⇄Costa↓ J. Álvarez

⚽Fodenassist Bellingham

88'

Momentum

EN

⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽

AR

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offMar 16, 2022 · 17:00

VenueEngland Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance47,541 / 57,977 (82%)

RefereeM. Oliver (Eng)

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

1Red cards0

3Goalkeeper saves5

525Passes519

79Pass accuracy %77

16Tackles16

Player of the match

Guehi

7.7

Lineups

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

England

Coach: T. Tuchel · 4-3-3

1Pickford7.5 2Alexander-Arnold7.1 3Stones7.1 4Guehi7.7 5Shaw7.6 6Rice6.3 7Bellingham7.5 8Foden6.6 9Saka6.9 10Kane7.7 11Gordon6.3

Argentina

Coach: L. Scaloni · 4-3-3

1E. Martínez7.1 2Molina6.9 3Romero7.7 4Otamendi6.9 5Tagliafico7.3 6De Paul6.3 7Enzo Fernández7.5 8Mac Allister6.3 9Messi7.1 10J. Álvarez6.6 11Nico González7.4

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