Argentina – England 0–2

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

Match report

England beat Argentina 2–0 at Argentina Stadium in World Cup 2026. Foden opened the scoring in the 9th minute. Argentina have 3 wins in their last 5, while England have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

9'

⚽Foden

Mac Allister

31'

2H

Tagliafico

63'

⇄Bianchi↓ J. Álvarez

68'

⇄Nielsen↓ Kane

70'

⚽Kaneassist Guehi

80'

Pickford

Nico González

81'

⇄Almeida↓ Nico González

87'

⇄Pereira↓ Gordon

Momentum

AR

⚽⚽

EN

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offJun 13, 2023 · 18:00

VenueArgentina Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance53,792 / 61,127 (88%)

RefereeD. Orsato (Ita)

FIFA ranking

#6·

#13

Where to watch

BBCITV

Statistics

38Ball possession %62

0.7Expected goals (xG)1.8

10Total shots12

3Shots on target6

5Shots off target4

3Blocked shots3

4Corner kicks7

1Offsides4

10Fouls12

3Yellow cards2

1Red cards0

4Goalkeeper saves3

450Passes546

80Pass accuracy %77

15Tackles18

Player of the match

Messi

7.9

Lineups

AR 4-3-37.12Formation7.054-3-3 EN

Argentina

Coach: L. Scaloni · 4-3-3

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

England

Coach: T. Tuchel · 4-3-3

1Pickford7.5 2Alexander-Arnold7.0 3Stones6.9 4Guehi6.3 5Shaw7.3 6Rice6.7 7Bellingham7.9 8Foden7.2 9Saka7.5 10Kane6.3 11Gordon7.0

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