Argentina – England 2–1

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

Match report

Argentina beat England 2–1 at Argentina Stadium in World Cup 2026. Enzo Fernández opened the scoring in the 61st minute. Argentina have 3 wins in their last 5, while England have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

Messi

23'

40'

Shaw

2H

⚽Enzo Fernándezassist Mac Allister

61'

⇄Walsh↓ J. Álvarez

70'

⇄García↓ Kane

72'

⚽Bellinghamassist Foden

⚽J. Álvarez

84'

⇄Petrov↓ Nico González

89'

⇄Silva↓ Gordon

Momentum

AR

⚽⚽⚽

EN

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offApr 19, 2025 · 20:00

VenueArgentina Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance58,071 / 61,127 (95%)

RefereeC. Turpin (Fra)

FIFA ranking

#8·

#15

Where to watch

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Statistics

55Ball possession %45

1.8Expected goals (xG)1.3

14Total shots11

7Shots on target4

5Shots off target5

4Blocked shots1

8Corner kicks5

3Offsides3

10Fouls13

1Yellow cards4

0Red cards0

3Goalkeeper saves5

525Passes519

79Pass accuracy %77

16Tackles16

Player of the match

Otamendi

7.9

Lineups

AR 4-3-37.16Formation7.274-3-3 EN

Argentina

Coach: L. Scaloni · 4-3-3

1E. Martínez7.5 2Molina6.7 3Romero7.6 4Otamendi7.9 5Tagliafico6.9 6De Paul7.9 7Enzo Fernández6.4 8Mac Allister7.5 9Messi6.6 10J. Álvarez6.9 11Nico González6.9

England

Coach: T. Tuchel · 4-3-3

1Pickford7.9 2Alexander-Arnold7.4 3Stones7.2 4Guehi6.6 5Shaw7.7 6Rice7.1 7Bellingham6.6 8Foden7.5 9Saka7.9 10Kane6.7 11Gordon7.4

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