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. Mac Allister opened the scoring in the 16th minute. Argentina have 3 wins in their last 5, while England have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

⚽Mac Allisterassist E. Martínez

16'

27'

⚽Fodenassist Pickford

Molina

38'

⚽Nico González

39'

2H

55'

Saka

71'

Foden

⇄Martin↓ Nico González

72'

⇄Romano↓ Gordon

⇄Almeida↓ J. Álvarez

81'

⇄Pereira↓ Kane

Momentum

AR

⚽⚽⚽

EN

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offMay 4, 2025 · 19:00

VenueArgentina Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance45,845 / 61,127 (75%)

RefereeJ. Gil (Pol)

FIFA ranking

#5·

#12

Where to watch

BBCITV

Statistics

56Ball possession %44

1.9Expected goals (xG)1.4

15Total shots9

7Shots on target3

6Shots off target4

3Blocked shots2

8Corner kicks4

3Offsides2

11Fouls12

2Yellow cards4

0Red cards1

2Goalkeeper saves5

540Passes468

78Pass accuracy %78

15Tackles17

Player of the match

Saka

7.9

Lineups

AR 4-3-36.93Formation7.194-3-3 EN

Argentina

Coach: L. Scaloni · 4-3-3

1E. Martínez7.6 2Molina6.8 3Romero7.7 4Otamendi6.3 5Tagliafico7.0 6De Paul6.3 7Enzo Fernández6.4 8Mac Allister7.5 9Messi6.7 10J. Álvarez6.9 11Nico González7.0

England

Coach: T. Tuchel · 4-3-3

1Pickford6.3 2Alexander-Arnold7.5 3Stones7.3 4Guehi6.7 5Shaw7.8 6Rice7.1 7Bellingham6.7 8Foden7.6 9Saka7.9 10Kane6.7 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