Argentina – England 2–1

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

Match report

Argentina beat England 2–1 at Argentina Stadium in World Cup 2026. J. Álvarez opened the scoring in the 14th minute. Argentina have 3 wins in their last 5, while England have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

⚽J. Álvarezassist Otamendi

14'

25'

⚽Kaneassist Guehi

Tagliafico

30'

⚽Mac Allister

37'

2H

47'

Pickford

Mac Allister

64'

Nico González

66'

⇄Ferrari↓ Nico González

70'

⇄Weber↓ Gordon

⇄Silva↓ J. Álvarez

79'

⇄Dubois↓ Kane

Momentum

AR

⚽⚽⚽

EN

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offMar 22, 2025 · 17:00

VenueArgentina Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance55,014 / 61,127 (90%)

RefereeS. Marciniak (Pol)

FIFA ranking

#3·

#10

Where to watch

BBCITV

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

1Red cards0

4Goalkeeper saves3

495Passes501

80Pass accuracy %77

15Tackles18

Player of the match

Alexander-Arnold

7.9

Lineups

AR 4-3-36.95Formation7.194-3-3 EN

Argentina

Coach: L. Scaloni · 4-3-3

1E. Martínez6.4 2Molina7.3 3Romero6.5 4Otamendi6.8 5Tagliafico7.5 6De Paul6.7 7Enzo Fernández6.9 8Mac Allister6.3 9Messi7.2 10J. Álvarez7.4 11Nico González7.5

England

Coach: T. Tuchel · 4-3-3

1Pickford6.8 2Alexander-Arnold7.9 3Stones7.8 4Guehi7.2 5Shaw6.5 6Rice7.6 7Bellingham7.1 8Foden6.4 9Saka6.7 10Kane7.2 11Gordon7.9

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