Argentina – England 1–0

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

Match report

Argentina beat England 1–0 at Argentina Stadium in World Cup 2026. Enzo Fernández opened the scoring in the 17th minute. Argentina have 3 wins in their last 5, while England have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

⚽Enzo Fernándezassist Otamendi

17'

Mac Allister

31'

2H

Tagliafico

63'

Nico González

63'

⇄Dubois↓ Nico González

73'

⇄Petrov↓ Gordon

80'

Pickford

⇄Vidić↓ J. Álvarez

82'

⇄Walsh↓ Kane

Momentum

AR

⚽

EN

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offApr 25, 2021 · 20:00

VenueArgentina Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance52,569 / 61,127 (86%)

RefereeC. Turpin (Fra)

FIFA ranking

#12·

#1

Where to watch

BBCITV

Statistics

55Ball possession %45

1.1Expected goals (xG)0.6

13Total shots10

6Shots on target3

5Shots off target5

4Blocked shots1

7Corner kicks4

3Offsides3

10Fouls13

1Yellow cards4

1Red cards0

3Goalkeeper saves5

525Passes519

79Pass accuracy %77

16Tackles16

Player of the match

Messi

7.9

Lineups

AR 4-3-37.03Formation7.264-3-3 EN

Argentina

Coach: L. Scaloni · 4-3-3

1E. Martínez7.1 2Molina6.3 3Romero7.2 4Otamendi7.5 5Tagliafico6.5 6De Paul7.4 7Enzo Fernández7.6 8Mac Allister7.0 9Messi7.9 10J. Álvarez6.4 11Nico González6.4

England

Coach: T. Tuchel · 4-3-3

1Pickford7.4 2Alexander-Arnold6.9 3Stones6.8 4Guehi7.9 5Shaw7.2 6Rice6.6 7Bellingham7.8 8Foden7.1 9Saka7.4 10Kane7.9 11Gordon6.9

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