Argentina – England 3–2

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

Match report

Argentina beat England 3–2 at Argentina Stadium in World Cup 2026. Saka opened the scoring in the 10th minute. Argentina have 3 wins in their last 5, while England have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

10'

⚽Saka

⚽Enzo Fernándezassist Otamendi

22'

2H

⚽Nico Gonzálezassist E. Martínez

60'

⇄Hansen↓ J. Álvarez

69'

⇄Johnson↓ Kane

71'

⚽Gordonassist Pickford

Molina

82'

⚽Messi

83'

⇄Novak↓ Nico González

88'

⇄Janssen↓ Gordon

Momentum

AR

⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽

EN

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offMay 20, 2022 · 19:00

VenueArgentina Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance48,902 / 61,127 (80%)

RefereeJ. Gil (Pol)

FIFA ranking

#1·

#8

Where to watch

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Statistics

54Ball possession %46

2.4Expected goals (xG)1.9

13Total shots13

7Shots on target6

4Shots off target5

4Blocked shots2

8Corner kicks7

2Offsides4

9Fouls13

2Yellow cards3

0Red cards0

4Goalkeeper saves4

510Passes510

80Pass accuracy %76

16Tackles17

Player of the match

E. Martínez

7.9

Lineups

AR 4-3-37.31Formation7.134-3-3 EN

Argentina

Coach: L. Scaloni · 4-3-3

1E. Martínez7.9 2Molina7.9 3Romero7.3 4Otamendi7.0 5Tagliafico7.7 6De Paul6.8 7Enzo Fernández7.5 8Mac Allister7.5 9Messi7.4 10J. Álvarez6.9 11Nico González6.5

England

Coach: T. Tuchel · 4-3-3

1Pickford6.6 2Alexander-Arnold7.1 3Stones7.2 4Guehi7.2 5Shaw7.9 6Rice7.0 7Bellingham7.2 8Foden7.0 9Saka6.7 10Kane7.7 11Gordon6.8

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