England – Argentina 3–2

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

Match report

England beat Argentina 3–2 at England Stadium in World Cup 2026. Bellingham opened the scoring in the 29th minute. England have 3 wins in their last 5, while Argentina have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

⚽Bellinghamassist Kane

29'

Stones

37'

40'

⚽Enzo Fernándezassist J. Álvarez

2H

⚽Kane

52'

63'

⚽J. Álvarez

⇄Vidić↓ Kane

66'

⇄Walsh↓ J. Álvarez

Gordon

69'

⚽Fodenassist Alexander-Arnold

75'

⇄Dubois↓ Gordon

85'

⇄Petrov↓ Nico González

86'

Enzo Fernández

Momentum

EN

⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽

AR

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offApr 13, 2022 · 20:00

VenueEngland Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance45,222 / 57,977 (78%)

RefereeC. Turpin (Fra)

FIFA ranking

#6·

#13

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

0Red cards0

3Goalkeeper saves5

525Passes519

79Pass accuracy %77

16Tackles16

Player of the match

Tagliafico

7.9

Lineups

EN 4-3-36.96Formation7.354-3-3 AR

England

Coach: T. Tuchel · 4-3-3

1Pickford7.1 2Alexander-Arnold6.6 3Stones6.5 4Guehi7.6 5Shaw6.9 6Rice6.3 7Bellingham7.5 8Foden6.8 9Saka7.1 10Kane7.6 11Gordon6.6

Argentina

Coach: L. Scaloni · 4-3-3

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

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