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. Kane opened the scoring in the 11th minute. England have 3 wins in their last 5, while Argentina have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

⚽Kane

11'

22'

⚽J. Álvarez

⚽Fodenassist Pickford

34'

2H

Kane

46'

⚽Bellinghamassist Saka

72'

⇄Bianchi↓ Gordon

72'

⇄Nielsen↓ Nico González

⇄Keller↓ Kane

81'

⇄Costa↓ J. Álvarez

83'

⚽Enzo Fernándezassist Messi

Momentum

EN

⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽

AR

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offMay 14, 2022 · 19:00

VenueEngland Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance52,759 / 57,977 (91%)

RefereeF. Brych (Ger)

FIFA ranking

#7·

#14

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

Rice

7.9

Lineups

EN 4-3-36.98Formation7.184-3-3 AR

England

Coach: T. Tuchel · 4-3-3

1Pickford7.0 2Alexander-Arnold6.5 3Stones6.3 4Guehi7.4 5Shaw6.8 6Rice7.9 7Bellingham7.4 8Foden6.6 9Saka6.9 10Kane7.5 11Gordon6.5

Argentina

Coach: L. Scaloni · 4-3-3

1E. Martínez6.6 2Molina7.5 3Romero6.7 4Otamendi7.0 5Tagliafico7.7 6De Paul7.0 7Enzo Fernández7.1 8Mac Allister6.6 9Messi7.4 10J. Álvarez7.7 11Nico González7.7

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