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. Enzo Fernández opened the scoring in the 23rd minute. Argentina have 3 wins in their last 5, while England have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

⚽Enzo Fernándezassist Tagliafico

23'

26'

Alexander-Arnold

34'

⚽Bellinghamassist Shaw

Messi

43'

2H

⚽J. Álvarez

46'

De Paul

75'

⇄Dubois↓ Nico González

79'

⇄Petrov↓ Gordon

⇄Vidić↓ J. Álvarez

88'

⇄Walsh↓ Kane

Momentum

AR

⚽⚽⚽

EN

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offJun 27, 2025 · 18:00

VenueArgentina Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance56,237 / 61,127 (92%)

RefereeA. Taylor (Eng)

FIFA ranking

#6·

#13

Where to watch

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Statistics

55Ball possession %45

1.8Expected goals (xG)1.3

14Total shots11

7Shots on target4

5Shots off target5

4Blocked shots1

8Corner kicks5

3Offsides3

10Fouls13

1Yellow cards4

0Red cards0

3Goalkeeper saves5

525Passes519

79Pass accuracy %77

16Tackles16

Player of the match

Stones

7.9

Lineups

AR 4-3-37.05Formation6.974-3-3 EN

Argentina

Coach: L. Scaloni · 4-3-3

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

England

Coach: T. Tuchel · 4-3-3

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

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