Argentina – England 2–1

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

Match report

Argentina beat England 2–1 at Argentina Stadium in World Cup 2026. Kane opened the scoring in the 8th minute. Argentina have 3 wins in their last 5, while England have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

8'

⚽Kaneassist Kane

⚽Mac Allister

20'

Nico González

25'

2H

⇄Lindqvist↓ J. Álvarez

62'

⇄Bianchi↓ Kane

⚽J. Álvarezassist J. Álvarez

81'

⇄Lopez↓ Nico González

81'

⇄Almeida↓ Gordon

Momentum

AR

⚽⚽⚽

EN

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offApr 25, 2025 · 20:00

VenueArgentina Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance55,626 / 61,127 (91%)

RefereeS. Guida (Ita)

FIFA ranking

#4·

#11

Where to watch

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Statistics

53Ball possession %47

2.1Expected goals (xG)1.1

12Total shots11

5Shots on target5

5Shots off target4

3Blocked shots3

6Corner kicks6

1Offsides4

10Fouls12

3Yellow cards2

0Red cards0

4Goalkeeper saves3

495Passes501

80Pass accuracy %77

15Tackles18

Player of the match

Enzo Fernández

7.8

Lineups

AR 4-3-37.08Formation7.004-3-3 EN

Argentina

Coach: L. Scaloni · 4-3-3

1E. Martínez7.3 2Molina6.5 3Romero7.4 4Otamendi7.7 5Tagliafico6.7 6De Paul7.6 7Enzo Fernández7.8 8Mac Allister7.2 9Messi6.4 10J. Álvarez6.6 11Nico González6.7

England

Coach: T. Tuchel · 4-3-3

1Pickford7.6 2Alexander-Arnold7.1 3Stones7.0 4Guehi6.4 5Shaw7.4 6Rice6.8 7Bellingham6.3 8Foden7.3 9Saka7.6 10Kane6.4 11Gordon7.1

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