England – Argentina 0–2

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

Match report

Argentina beat England 2–0 at England Stadium in World Cup 2026. Mac Allister opened the scoring in the 28th minute. England have 3 wins in their last 5, while Argentina have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

28'

⚽Mac Allisterassist Otamendi

Foden

31'

2H

51'

⚽Nico González

Shaw

63'

Nico González

Gordon

69'

⇄Marsh↓ Gordon

73'

⇄Hansen↓ Nico González

80'

E. Martínez

⇄Müller↓ Kane

82'

⇄Ferrari↓ J. Álvarez

Momentum

EN

⚽⚽

AR

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offApr 25, 2023 · 20:00

VenueEngland Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance48,121 / 57,977 (83%)

RefereeS. Guida (Ita)

FIFA ranking

#6·

#13

Where to watch

BBCITV

Statistics

41Ball possession %59

0.5Expected goals (xG)2.1

13Total shots10

5Shots on target4

6Shots off target4

3Blocked shots2

6Corner kicks5

3Offsides2

11Fouls12

2Yellow cards4

1Red cards1

2Goalkeeper saves5

495Passes513

78Pass accuracy %78

15Tackles17

Player of the match

Pickford

7.8

Lineups

EN 4-3-37.19Formation7.064-3-3 AR

England

Coach: T. Tuchel · 4-3-3

1Pickford7.8 2Alexander-Arnold7.3 3Stones7.2 4Guehi6.6 5Shaw7.6 6Rice7.0 7Bellingham6.5 8Foden7.4 9Saka7.8 10Kane6.6 11Gordon7.3

Argentina

Coach: L. Scaloni · 4-3-3

1E. Martínez7.4 2Molina6.6 3Romero7.5 4Otamendi7.8 5Tagliafico6.8 6De Paul7.8 7Enzo Fernández6.3 8Mac Allister7.4 9Messi6.5 10J. Álvarez6.8 11Nico González6.8

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