Argentina – England 2–1

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

Match report

Argentina beat England 2–1 at Argentina Stadium in World Cup 2026. Saka opened the scoring in the 12th minute. Argentina have 3 wins in their last 5, while England have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

12'

⚽Sakaassist Shaw

⚽Enzo Fernández

24'

2H

De Paul

53'

⇄Janssen↓ J. Álvarez

66'

⇄Schmidt↓ Kane

70'

Alexander-Arnold

⚽Messiassist Tagliafico

85'

⇄Keller↓ Nico González

85'

⇄Costa↓ Gordon

Momentum

AR

⚽⚽⚽

EN

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offApr 15, 2025 · 20:00

VenueArgentina Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance59,293 / 61,127 (97%)

RefereeC. Turpin (Fra)

FIFA ranking

#8·

#15

Where to watch

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Statistics

57Ball possession %43

2Expected goals (xG)1

14Total shots9

6Shots on target4

6Shots off target3

2Blocked shots3

7Corner kicks5

2Offsides3

11Fouls11

3Yellow cards3

0Red cards0

3Goalkeeper saves4

555Passes477

79Pass accuracy %78

14Tackles18

Player of the match

Guehi

7.9

Lineups

AR 4-3-36.99Formation7.254-3-3 EN

Argentina

Coach: L. Scaloni · 4-3-3

1E. Martínez7.0 2Molina6.3 3Romero7.2 4Otamendi7.4 5Tagliafico6.4 6De Paul7.4 7Enzo Fernández7.6 8Mac Allister7.0 9Messi7.8 10J. Álvarez6.4 11Nico González6.4

England

Coach: T. Tuchel · 4-3-3

1Pickford7.4 2Alexander-Arnold6.9 3Stones6.8 4Guehi7.9 5Shaw7.2 6Rice6.6 7Bellingham7.8 8Foden7.0 9Saka7.4 10Kane7.9 11Gordon6.9

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