Argentina – England 2–1

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

Match report

Argentina beat England 2–1 at Argentina Stadium in World Cup 2026. Nico González opened the scoring in the 52nd minute. Argentina have 3 wins in their last 5, while England have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

2H

Romero

50'

⚽Nico Gonzálezassist Molina

52'

63'

⚽Gordonassist Alexander-Arnold

67'

Kane

⚽Messi

75'

⇄Schmidt↓ Nico González

80'

⇄Novak↓ Gordon

⇄Marsh↓ J. Álvarez

89'

⇄Hansen↓ Kane

Momentum

AR

⚽⚽⚽

EN

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offMay 26, 2025 · 19:00

VenueArgentina Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance54,403 / 61,127 (89%)

RefereeJ. Gil (Pol)

FIFA ranking

#5·

#12

Where to watch

BBCITV

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

J. Álvarez

7.9

Lineups

AR 4-3-37.15Formation7.064-3-3 EN

Argentina

Coach: L. Scaloni · 4-3-3

1E. Martínez6.9 2Molina7.8 3Romero7.0 4Otamendi7.3 5Tagliafico6.3 6De Paul7.2 7Enzo Fernández7.4 8Mac Allister6.8 9Messi7.7 10J. Álvarez7.9 11Nico González6.3

England

Coach: T. Tuchel · 4-3-3

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