Argentina – England 2–1

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

Match report

Argentina beat England 2–1 at Argentina Stadium in World Cup 2026. Nico González opened the scoring in the 30th minute. Argentina have 3 wins in their last 5, while England have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

⚽Nico Gonzálezassist Otamendi

30'

41'

⚽Gordonassist Guehi

2H

Tagliafico

52'

⚽Messi

53'

⇄Hansen↓ J. Álvarez

67'

⇄Johnson↓ Kane

Nico González

82'

⇄Novak↓ Nico González

86'

⇄Janssen↓ Gordon

Momentum

AR

⚽⚽⚽

EN

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offMar 4, 2025 · 17:00

VenueArgentina Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance44,623 / 61,127 (73%)

RefereeM. Oliver (Eng)

FIFA ranking

#7·

#14

Where to watch

BBCITV

Statistics

54Ball possession %46

1.7Expected goals (xG)1.2

12Total shots12

6Shots on target5

4Shots off target5

4Blocked shots2

7Corner kicks6

2Offsides4

9Fouls13

2Yellow cards3

1Red cards0

4Goalkeeper saves4

510Passes510

80Pass accuracy %76

16Tackles17

Player of the match

Enzo Fernández

7.7

Lineups

AR 4-3-37.01Formation6.954-3-3 EN

Argentina

Coach: L. Scaloni · 4-3-3

1E. Martínez7.2 2Molina6.4 3Romero7.3 4Otamendi7.6 5Tagliafico6.6 6De Paul7.6 7Enzo Fernández7.7 8Mac Allister7.2 9Messi6.3 10J. Álvarez6.6 11Nico González6.6

England

Coach: T. Tuchel · 4-3-3

1Pickford7.6 2Alexander-Arnold7.1 3Stones6.9 4Guehi6.3 5Shaw7.4 6Rice6.8 7Bellingham6.3 8Foden7.2 9Saka7.5 10Kane6.3 11Gordon7.1

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