England – Argentina 2–1

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

Match report

England beat Argentina 2–1 at England Stadium in World Cup 2026. Gordon opened the scoring in the 22nd minute. England have 3 wins in their last 5, while Argentina have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

⚽Gordonassist Bellingham

22'

33'

⚽Nico Gonzálezassist Enzo Fernández

Foden

44'

⚽Saka

45'

2H

61'

Otamendi

⇄Schmidt↓ Gordon

78'

⇄Novak↓ Nico González

⇄Marsh↓ Kane

87'

⇄Hansen↓ J. Álvarez

Momentum

EN

⚽⚽⚽

AR

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offMar 4, 2025 · 17:00

VenueEngland Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance53,919 / 57,977 (93%)

RefereeS. Marciniak (Pol)

FIFA ranking

#5·

#12

Where to watch

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Statistics

54Ball possession %46

1.7Expected goals (xG)1.2

12Total shots12

6Shots on target5

4Shots off target5

4Blocked shots2

7Corner kicks6

2Offsides4

9Fouls13

2Yellow cards3

0Red cards0

4Goalkeeper saves4

510Passes510

80Pass accuracy %76

16Tackles17

Player of the match

Stones

7.9

Lineups

EN 4-3-37.03Formation7.084-3-3 AR

England

Coach: T. Tuchel · 4-3-3

1Pickford6.9 2Alexander-Arnold6.4 3Stones7.9 4Guehi7.3 5Shaw6.7 6Rice7.8 7Bellingham7.3 8Foden6.5 9Saka6.8 10Kane7.3 11Gordon6.4

Argentina

Coach: L. Scaloni · 4-3-3

1E. Martínez6.5 2Molina7.4 3Romero6.6 4Otamendi6.9 5Tagliafico7.6 6De Paul6.9 7Enzo Fernández7.0 8Mac Allister6.5 9Messi7.3 10J. Álvarez7.6 11Nico González7.6

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