Argentina – England 2–1

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

Match report

Argentina beat England 2–1 at Argentina Stadium in World Cup 2026. Nico González opened the scoring in the 26th minute. Argentina have 3 wins in their last 5, while England have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

⚽Nico Gonzálezassist Mac Allister

26'

29'

Shaw

37'

⚽Gordonassist Foden

2H

E. Martínez

46'

⚽Messi

49'

⇄Johnson↓ J. Álvarez

63'

⇄Marsh↓ Kane

Messi

78'

Guehi

⇄Janssen↓ Nico González

82'

⇄Schmidt↓ Gordon

Momentum

AR

⚽⚽⚽

EN

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offMar 18, 2025 · 17:00

VenueArgentina Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance45,845 / 61,127 (75%)

RefereeS. Marciniak (Pol)

FIFA ranking

#3·

#10

Where to watch

BBCITV

Statistics

54Ball possession %46

1.7Expected goals (xG)1.2

12Total shots12

6Shots on target5

4Shots off target5

4Blocked shots2

7Corner kicks6

2Offsides4

9Fouls13

2Yellow cards3

0Red cards1

4Goalkeeper saves4

510Passes510

80Pass accuracy %76

16Tackles17

Player of the match

Romero

7.9

Lineups

AR 4-3-37.15Formation7.134-3-3 EN

Argentina

Coach: L. Scaloni · 4-3-3

1E. Martínez7.8 2Molina7.0 3Romero7.9 4Otamendi6.5 5Tagliafico7.2 6De Paul6.5 7Enzo Fernández6.7 8Mac Allister7.8 9Messi6.9 10J. Álvarez7.2 11Nico González7.2

England

Coach: T. Tuchel · 4-3-3

1Pickford6.5 2Alexander-Arnold7.7 3Stones7.6 4Guehi7.0 5Shaw6.3 6Rice7.4 7Bellingham6.9 8Foden7.8 9Saka6.5 10Kane7.0 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