Argentina – England 3–2

	1H	2H	T
AR	1	2	3
EN	1	1	2

Match report

Argentina beat England 3–2 at Argentina Stadium in World Cup 2026. Kane opened the scoring in the 6th minute. Argentina have 3 wins in their last 5, while England have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

6'

⚽Kane

⚽Mac Allisterassist Enzo Fernández

18'

Tagliafico

30'

2H

47'

Pickford

⚽Enzo Fernándezassist Otamendi

56'

Mac Allister

64'

⇄Costa↓ J. Álvarez

65'

⇄Rossi↓ Kane

67'

⚽Bellinghamassist Guehi

Nico González

78'

⚽J. Álvarez

79'

⇄Nielsen↓ Nico González

84'

⇄Lindqvist↓ Gordon

Momentum

AR

⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽

EN

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offMay 6, 2022 · 19:00

VenueArgentina Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance53,180 / 61,127 (87%)

RefereeJ. Gil (Pol)

FIFA ranking

#9·

#16

Where to watch

BBCITV

Statistics

55Ball possession %45

2.5Expected goals (xG)2

15Total shots12

8Shots on target5

5Shots off target5

4Blocked shots1

9Corner kicks6

3Offsides3

10Fouls13

1Yellow cards4

1Red cards0

3Goalkeeper saves5

525Passes519

79Pass accuracy %77

16Tackles16

Player of the match

Romero

7.9

Lineups

AR 4-3-37.13Formation7.074-3-3 EN

Argentina

Coach: L. Scaloni · 4-3-3

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

England

Coach: T. Tuchel · 4-3-3

1Pickford6.5 2Alexander-Arnold7.6 3Stones7.5 4Guehi6.9 5Shaw6.3 6Rice7.3 7Bellingham6.9 8Foden7.8 9Saka6.4 10Kane6.9 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