Argentina – England 3–2

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

Match report

Argentina beat England 3–2 at Argentina Stadium in World Cup 2026. J. Álvarez opened the scoring in the 32nd minute. Argentina have 3 wins in their last 5, while England have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

⚽J. Álvarezassist Enzo Fernández

32'

Nico González

34'

43'

⚽Kaneassist Bellingham

2H

⚽Mac Allister

55'

66'

⚽Foden

Mac Allister

66'

⇄Silva↓ J. Álvarez

69'

⇄Dubois↓ Kane

⚽Nico Gonzálezassist J. Álvarez

78'

83'

Guehi

⇄Ferrari↓ Nico González

88'

⇄Weber↓ Gordon

Momentum

AR

⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽

EN

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offMay 10, 2022 · 19:00

VenueArgentina Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance51,958 / 61,127 (85%)

RefereeJ. Gil (Pol)

FIFA ranking

#9·

#16

Where to watch

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Statistics

53Ball possession %47

2.8Expected goals (xG)1.8

13Total shots12

6Shots on target6

5Shots off target4

3Blocked shots3

7Corner kicks7

1Offsides4

10Fouls12

3Yellow cards2

0Red cards0

4Goalkeeper saves3

495Passes501

80Pass accuracy %77

15Tackles18

Player of the match

Rice

7.8

Lineups

AR 4-3-37.15Formation6.944-3-3 EN

Argentina

Coach: L. Scaloni · 4-3-3

1E. Martínez6.6 2Molina7.5 3Romero6.7 4Otamendi7.0 5Tagliafico7.7 6De Paul6.9 7Enzo Fernández7.1 8Mac Allister6.5 9Messi7.4 10J. Álvarez7.6 11Nico González7.7

England

Coach: T. Tuchel · 4-3-3

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

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