Argentina – England 2–1

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

Match report

Argentina beat England 2–1 at Argentina Stadium in World Cup 2026. J. Álvarez opened the scoring in the 16th minute. Argentina have 3 wins in their last 5, while England have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

⚽J. Álvarezassist Molina

16'

27'

⚽Kaneassist Alexander-Arnold

⚽Mac Allister

39'

2H

Romero

50'

67'

Kane

⇄Weber↓ Nico González

72'

⇄Müller↓ Gordon

⇄Dubois↓ J. Álvarez

81'

⇄Petrov↓ Kane

83'

Saka

Momentum

AR

⚽⚽⚽

EN

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offMay 2, 2025 · 19:00

VenueArgentina Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance54,403 / 61,127 (89%)

RefereeF. Brych (Ger)

FIFA ranking

#5·

#12

Where to watch

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Statistics

53Ball possession %47

2.1Expected goals (xG)1.1

12Total shots11

5Shots on target5

5Shots off target4

3Blocked shots3

6Corner kicks6

1Offsides4

10Fouls12

3Yellow cards2

0Red cards1

4Goalkeeper saves3

495Passes501

80Pass accuracy %77

15Tackles18

Player of the match

Romero

7.9

Lineups

AR 4-3-37.11Formation7.194-3-3 EN

Argentina

Coach: L. Scaloni · 4-3-3

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

England

Coach: T. Tuchel · 4-3-3

1Pickford6.4 2Alexander-Arnold7.6 3Stones7.5 4Guehi6.9 5Shaw7.9 6Rice7.3 7Bellingham6.8 8Foden7.8 9Saka6.4 10Kane6.9 11Gordon7.6

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