Argentina – England 2–1

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

Match report

Argentina beat England 2–1 at Argentina Stadium in World Cup 2026. Messi 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

⚽Messi

8'

2H

Mac Allister

55'

⚽Nico Gonzálezassist Enzo Fernández

69'

⇄Haas↓ Nico González

69'

⇄Moreau↓ Gordon

⇄Martin↓ J. Álvarez

78'

⇄Romano↓ Kane

80'

⚽Gordonassist Bellingham

Momentum

AR

⚽⚽⚽

EN

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offApr 23, 2025 · 20:00

VenueArgentina Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance53,792 / 61,127 (88%)

RefereeC. Turpin (Fra)

FIFA ranking

#4·

#11

Where to watch

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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

Romero

7.8

Lineups

AR 4-3-37.02Formation7.104-3-3 EN

Argentina

Coach: L. Scaloni · 4-3-3

1E. Martínez7.7 2Molina6.9 3Romero7.8 4Otamendi6.4 5Tagliafico7.1 6De Paul6.3 7Enzo Fernández6.5 8Mac Allister7.6 9Messi6.8 10J. Álvarez7.0 11Nico González7.1

England

Coach: T. Tuchel · 4-3-3

1Pickford6.4 2Alexander-Arnold7.5 3Stones7.4 4Guehi6.8 5Shaw7.8 6Rice7.2 7Bellingham6.7 8Foden7.7 9Saka6.3 10Kane6.8 11Gordon7.5

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