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 44th minute. Argentina have 3 wins in their last 5, while England have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

Tagliafico

30'

⚽Messiassist Otamendi

44'

2H

47'

Pickford

55'

⚽Sakaassist Guehi

Nico González

60'

Mac Allister

64'

⚽Enzo Fernández

67'

⇄Walsh↓ Nico González

72'

⇄García↓ Gordon

⇄Haas↓ J. Álvarez

81'

⇄Moreau↓ Kane

Momentum

AR

⚽⚽⚽

EN

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offMay 20, 2025 · 19:00

VenueArgentina Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance50,735 / 61,127 (83%)

RefereeF. Brych (Ger)

FIFA ranking

#9·

#16

Where to watch

BBCITV

Statistics

57Ball possession %43

2Expected goals (xG)1

14Total shots9

6Shots on target4

6Shots off target3

2Blocked shots3

7Corner kicks5

2Offsides3

11Fouls11

3Yellow cards3

1Red cards0

3Goalkeeper saves4

555Passes477

79Pass accuracy %78

14Tackles18

Player of the match

J. Álvarez

7.9

Lineups

AR 4-3-37.15Formation7.084-3-3 EN

Argentina

Coach: L. Scaloni · 4-3-3

1E. Martínez6.9 2Molina7.8 3Romero7.0 4Otamendi7.3 5Tagliafico6.3 6De Paul7.3 7Enzo Fernández7.4 8Mac Allister6.8 9Messi7.7 10J. Álvarez7.9 11Nico González6.3

England

Coach: T. Tuchel · 4-3-3

1Pickford7.3 2Alexander-Arnold6.7 3Stones6.6 4Guehi7.7 5Shaw7.0 6Rice6.4 7Bellingham7.6 8Foden6.9 9Saka7.2 10Kane7.7 11Gordon6.8

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