England – Argentina 2–1

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

Match report

England beat Argentina 2–1 at England Stadium in World Cup 2026. Gordon opened the scoring in the 65th minute. England have 3 wins in their last 5, while Argentina have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

38'

Romero

2H

Kane

55'

⚽Gordonassist Rice

65'

⇄Moreau↓ Gordon

65'

⇄Kovač↓ Nico González

⇄Romano↓ Kane

74'

⇄Andersen↓ J. Álvarez

76'

⚽Nico Gonzálezassist De Paul

Bellingham

87'

⚽Saka

88'

Momentum

EN

⚽⚽⚽

AR

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offApr 9, 2025 · 20:00

VenueEngland Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance45,802 / 57,977 (79%)

RefereeC. Turpin (Fra)

FIFA ranking

#6·

#13

Where to watch

BBCITV

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

Alexander-Arnold

7.9

Lineups

EN 4-3-37.18Formation6.934-3-3 AR

England

Coach: T. Tuchel · 4-3-3

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

Argentina

Coach: L. Scaloni · 4-3-3

1E. Martínez6.4 2Molina7.3 3Romero6.5 4Otamendi6.8 5Tagliafico7.4 6De Paul6.7 7Enzo Fernández6.9 8Mac Allister6.3 9Messi7.1 10J. Álvarez7.4 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