Argentina – England 2–1

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

Match report

Argentina beat England 2–1 at Argentina Stadium in World Cup 2026. Enzo Fernández opened the scoring in the 59th minute. Argentina have 3 wins in their last 5, while England have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

Romero

37'

2H

⚽Enzo Fernándezassist J. Álvarez

59'

⇄Vidić↓ J. Álvarez

68'

⇄Walsh↓ Kane

Nico González

69'

70'

⚽Bellinghamassist Kane

⚽J. Álvarez

82'

86'

Bellingham

⇄Dubois↓ Nico González

87'

⇄Petrov↓ Gordon

Momentum

AR

⚽⚽⚽

EN

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offJun 13, 2025 · 18:00

VenueArgentina Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance58,682 / 61,127 (96%)

RefereeA. Taylor (Eng)

FIFA ranking

#6·

#13

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 cards0

3Goalkeeper saves5

525Passes519

79Pass accuracy %77

16Tackles16

Player of the match

E. Martínez

7.8

Lineups

AR 4-3-37.02Formation7.134-3-3 EN

Argentina

Coach: L. Scaloni · 4-3-3

1E. Martínez7.8 2Molina7.1 3Romero6.3 4Otamendi6.5 5Tagliafico7.2 6De Paul6.5 7Enzo Fernández6.7 8Mac Allister7.8 9Messi6.9 10J. Álvarez7.2 11Nico González7.2

England

Coach: T. Tuchel · 4-3-3

1Pickford6.5 2Alexander-Arnold7.7 3Stones7.6 4Guehi7.0 5Shaw6.3 6Rice7.4 7Bellingham6.9 8Foden7.8 9Saka6.5 10Kane7.0 11Gordon7.7

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