England – Argentina 3–2

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

Match report

England beat Argentina 3–2 at England Stadium in World Cup 2026. Bellingham 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

⚽Bellinghamassist Bellingham

28'

39'

⚽Enzo Fernándezassist Enzo Fernández

Foden

44'

2H

⚽Kane

51'

61'

Otamendi

62'

⚽J. Álvarez

⇄Rossi↓ Kane

65'

⇄Keller↓ J. Álvarez

⚽Fodenassist Kane

74'

⇄Lindqvist↓ Gordon

84'

⇄Bianchi↓ Nico González

Momentum

EN

⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽

AR

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offMay 16, 2022 · 19:00

VenueEngland Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance49,280 / 57,977 (85%)

RefereeF. Brych (Ger)

FIFA ranking

#11·

#18

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

Guehi

7.9

Lineups

EN 4-3-37.17Formation7.064-3-3 AR

England

Coach: T. Tuchel · 4-3-3

1Pickford7.5 2Alexander-Arnold7.0 3Stones6.8 4Guehi7.9 5Shaw7.3 6Rice6.7 7Bellingham7.9 8Foden7.1 9Saka7.4 10Kane6.3 11Gordon7.0

Argentina

Coach: L. Scaloni · 4-3-3

1E. Martínez7.1 2Molina6.3 3Romero7.2 4Otamendi7.5 5Tagliafico6.5 6De Paul7.5 7Enzo Fernández7.6 8Mac Allister7.1 9Messi7.9 10J. Álvarez6.5 11Nico González6.5

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