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. Enzo Fernández opened the scoring in the 13th minute. England have 3 wins in their last 5, while Argentina have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

13'

⚽Enzo Fernández

⚽Kaneassist Pickford

25'

2H

⚽Sakaassist Saka

63'

⇄Costa↓ Gordon

63'

⇄Rossi↓ Nico González

⇄Schmidt↓ Kane

72'

⇄Novak↓ J. Álvarez

74'

⚽Messiassist Messi

Kane

79'

⚽Bellingham

86'

Momentum

EN

⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽

AR

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offJun 17, 2022 · 18:00

VenueEngland Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance50,440 / 57,977 (87%)

RefereeD. Orsato (Ita)

FIFA ranking

#4·

#11

Where to watch

BBCITV

Statistics

57Ball possession %43

2.7Expected goals (xG)1.7

15Total shots10

7Shots on target5

6Shots off target3

2Blocked shots3

8Corner kicks6

2Offsides3

11Fouls11

3Yellow cards3

0Red cards0

3Goalkeeper saves4

555Passes477

79Pass accuracy %78

14Tackles18

Player of the match

Shaw

7.7

Lineups

EN 4-3-36.93Formation7.114-3-3 AR

England

Coach: T. Tuchel · 4-3-3

1Pickford6.4 2Alexander-Arnold6.9 3Stones7.0 4Guehi7.0 5Shaw7.7 6Rice6.8 7Bellingham7.0 8Foden6.8 9Saka6.5 10Kane7.5 11Gordon6.6

Argentina

Coach: L. Scaloni · 4-3-3

1E. Martínez7.7 2Molina7.7 3Romero7.1 4Otamendi6.8 5Tagliafico7.5 6De Paul6.6 7Enzo Fernández7.3 8Mac Allister7.3 9Messi7.2 10J. Álvarez6.7 11Nico González6.3

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