England – Argentina 2–1

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

Match report

England beat Argentina 2–1 at England Stadium in World Cup 2026. Saka opened the scoring in the 53rd minute. England have 3 wins in their last 5, while Argentina have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

Alexander-Arnold

27'

44'

Messi

2H

⚽Sakaassist Pickford

53'

Shaw

61'

⇄Novak↓ Kane

62'

⇄Janssen↓ J. Álvarez

64'

⚽Messiassist E. Martínez

⚽Bellingham

76'

⇄Rossi↓ Gordon

81'

⇄Keller↓ Nico González

Momentum

EN

⚽⚽⚽

AR

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offApr 17, 2025 · 20:00

VenueEngland Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance43,483 / 57,977 (75%)

RefereeC. Turpin (Fra)

FIFA ranking

#6·

#13

Where to watch

BBCITV

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

Molina

7.9

Lineups

EN 4-3-37.20Formation7.104-3-3 AR

England

Coach: T. Tuchel · 4-3-3

1Pickford7.4 2Alexander-Arnold6.8 3Stones6.7 4Guehi7.8 5Shaw7.2 6Rice6.5 7Bellingham7.8 8Foden7.0 9Saka7.3 10Kane7.8 11Gordon6.9

Argentina

Coach: L. Scaloni · 4-3-3

1E. Martínez7.0 2Molina7.9 3Romero7.1 4Otamendi7.4 5Tagliafico6.4 6De Paul7.4 7Enzo Fernández7.5 8Mac Allister6.9 9Messi7.8 10J. Álvarez6.3 11Nico González6.4

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