Argentina – England 2–1

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

Match report

Argentina beat England 2–1 at Argentina Stadium in World Cup 2026. Mac Allister opened the scoring in the 52nd minute. Argentina have 3 wins in their last 5, while England have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

2H

⚽Mac Allisterassist Romero

52'

Otamendi

62'

63'

⚽Fodenassist Stones

⚽Nico González

75'

79'

Gordon

⇄Martin↓ Nico González

80'

⇄Romano↓ Gordon

⇄Almeida↓ J. Álvarez

89'

⇄Pereira↓ Kane

Momentum

AR

⚽⚽⚽

EN

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offMay 20, 2025 · 19:00

VenueArgentina Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance46,457 / 61,127 (76%)

RefereeF. Brych (Ger)

FIFA ranking

#5·

#12

Where to watch

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Statistics

56Ball possession %44

1.9Expected goals (xG)1.4

15Total shots9

7Shots on target3

6Shots off target4

3Blocked shots2

8Corner kicks4

3Offsides2

11Fouls12

2Yellow cards4

0Red cards0

2Goalkeeper saves5

540Passes468

78Pass accuracy %78

15Tackles17

Player of the match

Molina

7.9

Lineups

AR 4-3-37.13Formation7.254-3-3 EN

Argentina

Coach: L. Scaloni · 4-3-3

1E. Martínez7.0 2Molina7.9 3Romero7.1 4Otamendi7.4 5Tagliafico6.4 6De Paul7.4 7Enzo Fernández7.6 8Mac Allister7.0 9Messi7.8 10J. Álvarez6.4 11Nico González6.4

England

Coach: T. Tuchel · 4-3-3

1Pickford7.4 2Alexander-Arnold6.9 3Stones6.8 4Guehi7.9 5Shaw7.2 6Rice6.6 7Bellingham7.8 8Foden7.0 9Saka7.4 10Kane7.9 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