Argentina – England 3–2

	1H	2H	T
AR	2	1	3
EN	0	2	2

Match report

Argentina beat England 3–2 at Argentina Stadium in World Cup 2026. Mac Allister opened the scoring in the 6th minute. Argentina have 3 wins in their last 5, while England have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

⚽Mac Allisterassist Otamendi

6'

Tagliafico

28'

⚽Enzo Fernándezassist E. Martínez

44'

2H

55'

⚽Bellinghamassist Pickford

Molina

60'

⚽J. Álvarez

67'

⇄Nielsen↓ Nico González

72'

⇄Lindqvist↓ Gordon

77'

Saka

78'

⚽Kane

⇄Costa↓ J. Álvarez

81'

⇄Rossi↓ Kane

Momentum

AR

⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽

EN

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offMay 2, 2022 · 19:00

VenueArgentina Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance54,403 / 61,127 (89%)

RefereeJ. Gil (Pol)

FIFA ranking

#9·

#16

Where to watch

BBCITV

Statistics

55Ball possession %45

2.5Expected goals (xG)2

15Total shots12

8Shots on target5

5Shots off target5

4Blocked shots1

9Corner kicks6

3Offsides3

10Fouls13

1Yellow cards4

0Red cards0

3Goalkeeper saves5

525Passes519

79Pass accuracy %77

16Tackles16

Player of the match

Romero

7.8

Lineups

AR 4-3-36.98Formation7.084-3-3 EN

Argentina

Coach: L. Scaloni · 4-3-3

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

England

Coach: T. Tuchel · 4-3-3

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

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