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. Messi opened the scoring in the 23rd minute. Argentina have 3 wins in their last 5, while England have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

⚽Messiassist De Paul

23'

34'

⚽Sakaassist Rice

38'

Stones

2H

⚽Enzo Fernández

46'

J. Álvarez

55'

⇄Rossi↓ Nico González

79'

⇄Keller↓ Gordon

Enzo Fernández

87'

⇄Novak↓ J. Álvarez

88'

⇄Janssen↓ Kane

Momentum

AR

⚽⚽⚽

EN

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offJun 21, 2025 · 18:00

VenueArgentina Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance48,290 / 61,127 (79%)

RefereeD. Orsato (Ita)

FIFA ranking

#6·

#13

Where to watch

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Statistics

57Ball possession %43

2Expected goals (xG)1

14Total shots9

6Shots on target4

6Shots off target3

2Blocked shots3

7Corner kicks5

2Offsides3

11Fouls11

3Yellow cards3

0Red cards0

3Goalkeeper saves4

555Passes477

79Pass accuracy %78

14Tackles18

Player of the match

Rice

7.9

Lineups

AR 4-3-37.19Formation7.014-3-3 EN

Argentina

Coach: L. Scaloni · 4-3-3

1E. Martínez6.6 2Molina7.5 3Romero6.7 4Otamendi7.0 5Tagliafico7.7 6De Paul7.0 7Enzo Fernández7.2 8Mac Allister6.6 9Messi7.4 10J. Álvarez7.7 11Nico González7.7

England

Coach: T. Tuchel · 4-3-3

1Pickford7.0 2Alexander-Arnold6.5 3Stones6.4 4Guehi7.5 5Shaw6.8 6Rice7.9 7Bellingham7.4 8Foden6.6 9Saka7.0 10Kane7.5 11Gordon6.5

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