England – Argentina 3–2

	1H	2H	T
EN	2	1	3
AR	0	2	2

Match report

England beat Argentina 3–2 at England Stadium in World Cup 2026. Foden opened the scoring in the 7th minute. England have 3 wins in their last 5, while Argentina have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

⚽Fodenassist Pickford

7'

⚽Bellinghamassist Saka

45'

2H

56'

⚽Enzo Fernándezassist Messi

⚽Kane

68'

⇄Silva↓ Gordon

73'

⇄Dubois↓ Nico González

79'

⚽J. Álvarez

Kane

79'

⇄García↓ Kane

82'

⇄Vidić↓ J. Álvarez

Momentum

EN

⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽

AR

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offApr 25, 2022 · 20:00

VenueEngland Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance55,658 / 57,977 (96%)

RefereeS. Guida (Ita)

FIFA ranking

#10·

#17

Where to watch

BBCITV

Statistics

55Ball possession %45

2.5Expected goals (xG)2

15Total shots12

8Shots on target5

5Shots off target5

4Blocked shots1

9Corner kicks6

3Offsides3

10Fouls13

1Yellow cards4

0Red cards0

3Goalkeeper saves5

525Passes519

79Pass accuracy %77

16Tackles16

Player of the match

Gordon

7.9

Lineups

EN 4-3-37.12Formation7.024-3-3 AR

England

Coach: T. Tuchel · 4-3-3

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

Argentina

Coach: L. Scaloni · 4-3-3

1E. Martínez6.3 2Molina7.2 3Romero6.4 4Otamendi6.7 5Tagliafico7.4 6De Paul6.7 7Enzo Fernández6.8 8Mac Allister7.9 9Messi7.1 10J. Álvarez7.3 11Nico González7.4

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