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. Mac Allister opened the scoring in the 12th minute. England have 3 wins in their last 5, while Argentina have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

12'

⚽Mac Allister

23'

J. Álvarez

⚽Gordonassist Shaw

24'

Rice

40'

2H

⚽Kaneassist Alexander-Arnold

62'

⇄Ferrari↓ Gordon

62'

⇄Weber↓ Nico González

⇄Silva↓ Kane

71'

⇄Dubois↓ J. Álvarez

Stones

72'

73'

⚽J. Álvarezassist Molina

⚽Foden

85'

Momentum

EN

⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽

AR

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offMar 2, 2022 · 17:00

VenueEngland Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance46,961 / 57,977 (81%)

RefereeM. Oliver (Eng)

FIFA ranking

#9·

#16

Where to watch

BBCITV

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

Molina

7.9

Lineups

EN 4-3-37.15Formation7.054-3-3 AR

England

Coach: T. Tuchel · 4-3-3

1Pickford7.3 2Alexander-Arnold6.8 3Stones6.7 4Guehi7.8 5Shaw7.1 6Rice6.5 7Bellingham7.7 8Foden6.9 9Saka7.3 10Kane7.8 11Gordon6.8

Argentina

Coach: L. Scaloni · 4-3-3

1E. Martínez6.9 2Molina7.9 3Romero7.1 4Otamendi7.3 5Tagliafico6.3 6De Paul7.3 7Enzo Fernández7.5 8Mac Allister6.9 9Messi7.7 10J. Álvarez6.3 11Nico González6.3

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