Argentina – England 2–1

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

Match report

Argentina beat England 2–1 at Argentina Stadium in World Cup 2026. J. Álvarez opened the scoring in the 10th minute. Argentina have 3 wins in their last 5, while England have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

⚽J. Álvarezassist Otamendi

10'

21'

⚽Kaneassist Guehi

25'

Pickford

⚽Mac Allister

33'

2H

⇄Weber↓ Nico González

66'

⇄Müller↓ Gordon

Tagliafico

74'

⇄Dubois↓ J. Álvarez

75'

⇄Petrov↓ Kane

Nico González

86'

Momentum

AR

⚽⚽⚽

EN

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offMar 2, 2025 · 17:00

VenueArgentina Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance58,071 / 61,127 (95%)

RefereeS. Marciniak (Pol)

FIFA ranking

#5·

#12

Where to watch

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Statistics

53Ball possession %47

2.1Expected goals (xG)1.1

12Total shots11

5Shots on target5

5Shots off target4

3Blocked shots3

6Corner kicks6

1Offsides4

10Fouls12

3Yellow cards2

1Red cards0

4Goalkeeper saves3

495Passes501

80Pass accuracy %77

15Tackles18

Player of the match

Nico González

7.9

Lineups

AR 4-3-37.20Formation6.854-3-3 EN

Argentina

Coach: L. Scaloni · 4-3-3

1E. Martínez7.6 2Molina7.4 3Romero6.5 4Otamendi7.4 5Tagliafico7.8 6De Paul6.8 7Enzo Fernández6.3 8Mac Allister6.8 9Messi7.6 10J. Álvarez7.1 11Nico González7.9

England

Coach: T. Tuchel · 4-3-3

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

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