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. Gordon opened the scoring in the 6th minute. Argentina have 3 wins in their last 5, while England have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

6'

⚽Gordon

⚽Messiassist Mac Allister

18'

De Paul

42'

2H

⚽Mac Allisterassist Tagliafico

56'

59'

Alexander-Arnold

⇄Lopez↓ J. Álvarez

65'

⇄Almeida↓ Kane

67'

⚽Fodenassist Shaw

Messi

76'

⚽Nico González

79'

⇄Andersen↓ Nico González

84'

⇄Martin↓ Gordon

Momentum

AR

⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽

EN

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offMay 24, 2022 · 19:00

VenueArgentina Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance48,290 / 61,127 (79%)

RefereeJ. Gil (Pol)

FIFA ranking

#9·

#16

Where to watch

BBCITV

Statistics

56Ball possession %44

2.6Expected goals (xG)2.1

16Total shots10

8Shots on target4

6Shots off target4

3Blocked shots2

9Corner kicks5

3Offsides2

11Fouls12

2Yellow cards4

0Red cards0

2Goalkeeper saves5

540Passes468

78Pass accuracy %78

15Tackles17

Player of the match

Enzo Fernández

7.9

Lineups

AR 4-3-37.19Formation7.144-3-3 EN

Argentina

Coach: L. Scaloni · 4-3-3

1E. Martínez7.4 2Molina6.6 3Romero7.5 4Otamendi7.8 5Tagliafico6.8 6De Paul7.8 7Enzo Fernández7.9 8Mac Allister7.3 9Messi6.5 10J. Álvarez6.7 11Nico González6.8

England

Coach: T. Tuchel · 4-3-3

1Pickford7.8 2Alexander-Arnold7.2 3Stones7.1 4Guehi6.5 5Shaw7.6 6Rice6.9 7Bellingham6.5 8Foden7.4 9Saka7.7 10Kane6.5 11Gordon7.3

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