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. Nico González opened the scoring in the 28th minute. Argentina have 3 wins in their last 5, while England have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

⚽Nico Gonzálezassist E. Martínez

28'

Molina

38'

39'

⚽Gordonassist Pickford

2H

⚽Messi

51'

55'

Saka

62'

⚽Saka

⇄Marsh↓ J. Álvarez

65'

⇄Hansen↓ Kane

⚽Enzo Fernándezassist Otamendi

74'

⇄Schmidt↓ Nico González

84'

⇄Novak↓ Gordon

Momentum

AR

⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽

EN

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offMay 16, 2022 · 19:00

VenueArgentina Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance48,290 / 61,127 (79%)

RefereeF. Brych (Ger)

FIFA ranking

#5·

#12

Where to watch

BBCITV

Statistics

54Ball possession %46

2.4Expected goals (xG)1.9

13Total shots13

7Shots on target6

4Shots off target5

4Blocked shots2

8Corner kicks7

2Offsides4

9Fouls13

2Yellow cards3

0Red cards0

4Goalkeeper saves4

510Passes510

80Pass accuracy %76

16Tackles17

Player of the match

Tagliafico

7.9

Lineups

AR 4-3-37.38Formation7.034-3-3 EN

Argentina

Coach: L. Scaloni · 4-3-3

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

England

Coach: T. Tuchel · 4-3-3

1Pickford7.2 2Alexander-Arnold6.7 3Stones6.5 4Guehi7.6 5Shaw7.0 6Rice6.4 7Bellingham7.6 8Foden6.8 9Saka7.1 10Kane7.7 11Gordon6.7

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