England – Argentina 2–1

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

Match report

England beat Argentina 2–1 at England Stadium in World Cup 2026. Bellingham opened the scoring in the 56th minute. England have 3 wins in their last 5, while Argentina have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

Shaw

30'

2H

47'

E. Martínez

⚽Bellinghamassist Guehi

56'

Foden

64'

⇄Costa↓ Kane

65'

⇄Rossi↓ J. Álvarez

67'

⚽Enzo Fernándezassist Otamendi

Gordon

78'

⚽Kane

79'

⇄Nielsen↓ Gordon

84'

⇄Lindqvist↓ Nico González

Momentum

EN

⚽⚽⚽

AR

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offMay 6, 2025 · 19:00

VenueEngland Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance52,179 / 57,977 (90%)

RefereeJ. Gil (Pol)

FIFA ranking

#3·

#10

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

1Red cards0

3Goalkeeper saves5

525Passes519

79Pass accuracy %77

16Tackles16

Player of the match

Romero

7.9

Lineups

EN 4-3-37.07Formation7.134-3-3 AR

England

Coach: T. Tuchel · 4-3-3

1Pickford6.5 2Alexander-Arnold7.6 3Stones7.5 4Guehi6.9 5Shaw6.3 6Rice7.3 7Bellingham6.9 8Foden7.8 9Saka6.4 10Kane6.9 11Gordon7.7

Argentina

Coach: L. Scaloni · 4-3-3

1E. Martínez7.8 2Molina7.0 3Romero7.9 4Otamendi6.5 5Tagliafico7.2 6De Paul6.5 7Enzo Fernández6.6 8Mac Allister7.7 9Messi6.9 10J. Álvarez7.1 11Nico González7.2

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