England – Argentina 3–2

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

Match report

England beat Argentina 3–2 at England Stadium in World Cup 2026. J. Álvarez opened the scoring in the 15th minute. England have 3 wins in their last 5, while Argentina have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

15'

⚽J. Álvarezassist J. Álvarez

⚽Foden

27'

31'

Enzo Fernández

38'

⚽Mac Allister

2H

⚽Gordonassist Alexander-Arnold

50'

⇄Dubois↓ Kane

69'

⇄Petrov↓ J. Álvarez

Gordon

80'

De Paul

⚽Kaneassist Kane

88'

⇄Weber↓ Gordon

88'

⇄Müller↓ Nico González

Momentum

EN

⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽

AR

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offMay 20, 2022 · 19:00

VenueEngland Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance48,121 / 57,977 (83%)

RefereeF. Brych (Ger)

FIFA ranking

#11·

#18

Where to watch

BBCITV

Statistics

53Ball possession %47

2.8Expected goals (xG)1.8

13Total shots12

6Shots on target6

5Shots off target4

3Blocked shots3

7Corner kicks7

1Offsides4

10Fouls12

3Yellow cards2

0Red cards1

4Goalkeeper saves3

495Passes501

80Pass accuracy %77

15Tackles18

Player of the match

Saka

7.9

Lineups

EN 4-3-37.20Formation6.954-3-3 AR

England

Coach: T. Tuchel · 4-3-3

1Pickford6.3 2Alexander-Arnold7.5 3Stones7.3 4Guehi6.7 5Shaw7.8 6Rice7.2 7Bellingham6.7 8Foden7.6 9Saka7.9 10Kane6.7 11Gordon7.5

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 Allister7.6 9Messi6.7 10J. Álvarez7.0 11Nico González7.0

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