England – Argentina 3–2

	1H	2H	T
EN	2	1	3
AR	1	1	2

Match report

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

Match events

1H

⚽Gordonassist Shaw

14'

25'

⚽Nico Gonzálezassist Tagliafico

⚽Saka

37'

Rice

42'

2H

48'

⚽Messi

59'

Molina

⚽Bellinghamassist Foden

60'

⇄Janssen↓ Gordon

70'

⇄Schmidt↓ Nico González

75'

E. Martínez

Saka

76'

⇄Johnson↓ Kane

79'

⇄Marsh↓ J. Álvarez

Momentum

EN

⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽

AR

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offMar 14, 2022 · 17:00

VenueEngland Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance42,903 / 57,977 (74%)

RefereeS. Marciniak (Pol)

FIFA ranking

#9·

#16

Where to watch

BBCITV

Statistics

54Ball possession %46

2.4Expected goals (xG)1.9

13Total shots13

7Shots on target6

4Shots off target5

4Blocked shots2

8Corner kicks7

2Offsides4

9Fouls13

2Yellow cards3

0Red cards1

4Goalkeeper saves4

510Passes510

80Pass accuracy %76

16Tackles17

Player of the match

Shaw

7.8

Lineups

EN 4-3-37.10Formation7.024-3-3 AR

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

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

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