England – Argentina 3–2

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

Match report

England beat Argentina 3–2 at England Stadium in World Cup 2026. Mac Allister opened the scoring in the 14th minute. England have 3 wins in their last 5, while Argentina have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

14'

⚽Mac Allister

⚽Gordonassist Stones

26'

Pickford

26'

43'

Mac Allister

2H

⚽Kaneassist Gordon

64'

⇄Weber↓ Gordon

64'

⇄Müller↓ Nico González

⇄Dubois↓ Kane

73'

⇄Petrov↓ J. Álvarez

75'

⚽J. Álvarezassist Nico González

⚽Foden

87'

Momentum

EN

⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽

AR

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offMay 8, 2022 · 19:00

VenueEngland Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance46,382 / 57,977 (80%)

RefereeJ. Gil (Pol)

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 cards0

4Goalkeeper saves3

495Passes501

80Pass accuracy %77

15Tackles18

Player of the match

Rice

7.9

Lineups

EN 4-3-36.99Formation7.194-3-3 AR

England

Coach: T. Tuchel · 4-3-3

1Pickford7.0 2Alexander-Arnold6.5 3Stones6.3 4Guehi7.4 5Shaw6.8 6Rice7.9 7Bellingham7.4 8Foden6.6 9Saka7.0 10Kane7.5 11Gordon6.5

Argentina

Coach: L. Scaloni · 4-3-3

1E. Martínez6.6 2Molina7.5 3Romero6.7 4Otamendi7.0 5Tagliafico7.7 6De Paul7.0 7Enzo Fernández7.2 8Mac Allister6.6 9Messi7.4 10J. Álvarez7.7 11Nico González7.7

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