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. Enzo Fernández opened the scoring in the 18th minute. Argentina have 3 wins in their last 5, while England have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

⚽Enzo Fernándezassist Messi

18'

29'

⚽Bellinghamassist Saka

⚽J. Álvarez

41'

2H

J. Álvarez

46'

⇄Bianchi↓ Nico González

74'

⇄Nielsen↓ Gordon

⇄Keller↓ J. Álvarez

83'

⇄Costa↓ Kane

Momentum

AR

⚽⚽⚽

EN

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offMar 18, 2025 · 17:00

VenueArgentina Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance50,124 / 61,127 (82%)

RefereeS. Marciniak (Pol)

FIFA ranking

#7·

#14

Where to watch

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Statistics

55Ball possession %45

1.8Expected goals (xG)1.3

14Total shots11

7Shots on target4

5Shots off target5

4Blocked shots1

8Corner kicks5

3Offsides3

10Fouls13

1Yellow cards4

0Red cards0

3Goalkeeper saves5

525Passes519

79Pass accuracy %77

16Tackles16

Player of the match

Romero

7.8

Lineups

AR 4-3-37.03Formation7.114-3-3 EN

Argentina

Coach: L. Scaloni · 4-3-3

1E. Martínez7.7 2Molina6.9 3Romero7.8 4Otamendi6.4 5Tagliafico7.1 6De Paul6.4 7Enzo Fernández6.5 8Mac Allister7.6 9Messi6.8 10J. Álvarez7.0 11Nico González7.1

England

Coach: T. Tuchel · 4-3-3

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