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. Enzo Fernández opened the scoring in the 7th minute. England have 3 wins in their last 5, while Argentina have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

7'

⚽Enzo Fernández

⚽Kaneassist Rice

19'

2H

⚽Sakaassist Stones

57'

⇄Schmidt↓ Kane

66'

⇄Novak↓ J. Álvarez

68'

⚽Messiassist Romero

Guehi

73'

⚽Bellingham

80'

⇄Costa↓ Gordon

85'

⇄Rossi↓ Nico González

Momentum

EN

⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽

AR

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offApr 21, 2022 · 20:00

VenueEngland Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance42,323 / 57,977 (73%)

RefereeS. Guida (Ita)

FIFA ranking

#10·

#17

Where to watch

BBCITV

Statistics

57Ball possession %43

2.7Expected goals (xG)1.7

15Total shots10

7Shots on target5

6Shots off target3

2Blocked shots3

8Corner kicks6

2Offsides3

11Fouls11

3Yellow cards3

0Red cards0

3Goalkeeper saves4

555Passes477

79Pass accuracy %78

14Tackles18

Player of the match

Enzo Fernández

7.9

Lineups

EN 4-3-37.10Formation7.164-3-3 AR

England

Coach: T. Tuchel · 4-3-3

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

Argentina

Coach: L. Scaloni · 4-3-3

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

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