England – Argentina 2–1

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

Match report

England beat Argentina 2–1 at England Stadium in World Cup 2026. Bellingham opened the scoring in the 13th minute. England have 3 wins in their last 5, while Argentina have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

⚽Bellinghamassist Shaw

13'

24'

⚽Enzo Fernándezassist Tagliafico

⚽Kane

36'

2H

Rice

53'

⇄Petrov↓ Gordon

69'

⇄Silva↓ Nico González

70'

Molina

⇄Walsh↓ Kane

78'

⇄García↓ J. Álvarez

86'

E. Martínez

Momentum

EN

⚽⚽⚽

AR

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offApr 5, 2025 · 20:00

VenueEngland Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance47,541 / 57,977 (82%)

RefereeS. Guida (Ita)

FIFA ranking

#2·

#9

Where to watch

BBCITV

Statistics

55Ball possession %45

1.8Expected goals (xG)1.3

14Total shots11

7Shots on target4

5Shots off target5

4Blocked shots1

8Corner kicks5

3Offsides3

10Fouls13

1Yellow cards4

0Red cards1

3Goalkeeper saves5

525Passes519

79Pass accuracy %77

16Tackles16

Player of the match

Mac Allister

7.9

Lineups

EN 4-3-37.08Formation6.984-3-3 AR

England

Coach: T. Tuchel · 4-3-3

1Pickford6.6 2Alexander-Arnold7.8 3Stones7.7 4Guehi7.1 5Shaw6.4 6Rice7.5 7Bellingham7.0 8Foden6.3 9Saka6.6 10Kane7.1 11Gordon7.8

Argentina

Coach: L. Scaloni · 4-3-3

1E. Martínez6.3 2Molina7.2 3Romero6.4 4Otamendi6.7 5Tagliafico7.3 6De Paul6.6 7Enzo Fernández6.8 8Mac Allister7.9 9Messi7.0 10J. Álvarez7.3 11Nico González7.3

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