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. Messi opened the scoring in the 10th minute. England have 3 wins in their last 5, while Argentina have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

10'

⚽Messi

⚽Bellinghamassist Foden

22'

2H

⚽Gordonassist Shaw

60'

Rice

64'

⇄Hansen↓ Kane

69'

⇄Johnson↓ J. Álvarez

71'

⚽Nico Gonzálezassist Tagliafico

⚽Saka

83'

⇄Novak↓ Gordon

88'

⇄Janssen↓ Nico González

Momentum

EN

⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽

AR

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offMay 18, 2022 · 19:00

VenueEngland Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance42,903 / 57,977 (74%)

RefereeF. Brych (Ger)

FIFA ranking

#7·

#14

Where to watch

BBCITV

Statistics

54Ball possession %46

2.4Expected goals (xG)1.9

13Total shots13

7Shots on target6

4Shots off target5

4Blocked shots2

8Corner kicks7

2Offsides4

9Fouls13

2Yellow cards3

0Red cards0

4Goalkeeper saves4

510Passes510

80Pass accuracy %76

16Tackles17

Player of the match

J. Álvarez

7.9

Lineups

EN 4-3-37.06Formation7.284-3-3 AR

England

Coach: T. Tuchel · 4-3-3

1Pickford7.2 2Alexander-Arnold6.7 3Stones6.6 4Guehi7.7 5Shaw7.0 6Rice6.4 7Bellingham7.6 8Foden6.9 9Saka7.2 10Kane7.7 11Gordon6.7

Argentina

Coach: L. Scaloni · 4-3-3

1E. Martínez6.9 2Molina7.8 3Romero7.0 4Otamendi7.3 5Tagliafico6.3 6De Paul7.2 7Enzo Fernández7.4 8Mac Allister6.8 9Messi7.6 10J. Álvarez7.9 11Nico González7.9

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