Argentina – England 2–1

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

Match report

Argentina beat England 2–1 at Argentina Stadium in World Cup 2026. Messi opened the scoring in the 10th minute. Argentina have 3 wins in their last 5, while England have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

⚽Messi

10'

26'

Alexander-Arnold

Messi

43'

2H

⚽Nico Gonzálezassist Tagliafico

71'

⇄Moreau↓ Nico González

71'

⇄Kovač↓ Gordon

De Paul

75'

⇄Romano↓ J. Álvarez

80'

⇄Andersen↓ Kane

82'

⚽Gordonassist Shaw

Momentum

AR

⚽⚽⚽

EN

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offJun 3, 2025 · 18:00

VenueArgentina Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance53,180 / 61,127 (87%)

RefereeD. Orsato (Ita)

FIFA ranking

#6·

#13

Where to watch

BBCITV

Statistics

54Ball possession %46

1.7Expected goals (xG)1.2

12Total shots12

6Shots on target5

4Shots off target5

4Blocked shots2

7Corner kicks6

2Offsides4

9Fouls13

2Yellow cards3

0Red cards0

4Goalkeeper saves4

510Passes510

80Pass accuracy %76

16Tackles17

Player of the match

Enzo Fernández

7.9

Lineups

AR 4-3-37.17Formation7.104-3-3 EN

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 9Messi6.5 10J. Álvarez6.7 11Nico González6.7

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

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