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. Gordon opened the scoring in the 15th minute. Argentina have 3 wins in their last 5, while England have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

15'

⚽Gordon

⚽Messiassist Otamendi

27'

Molina

27'

44'

Saka

2H

Tagliafico

61'

⚽Mac Allisterassist E. Martínez

65'

⇄Marsh↓ Nico González

65'

⇄Hansen↓ Gordon

⇄Müller↓ J. Álvarez

74'

⇄Ferrari↓ Kane

76'

⚽Fodenassist Pickford

⚽Nico González

88'

Momentum

AR

⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽

EN

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offApr 23, 2022 · 20:00

VenueArgentina Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance48,902 / 61,127 (80%)

RefereeS. Guida (Ita)

FIFA ranking

#18·

#7

Where to watch

BBCITV

Statistics

56Ball possession %44

2.6Expected goals (xG)2.1

16Total shots10

8Shots on target4

6Shots off target4

3Blocked shots2

9Corner kicks5

3Offsides2

11Fouls12

2Yellow cards4

0Red cards0

2Goalkeeper saves5

540Passes468

78Pass accuracy %78

15Tackles17

Player of the match

Otamendi

7.9

Lineups

AR 4-3-37.10Formation7.094-3-3 EN

Argentina

Coach: L. Scaloni · 4-3-3

1E. Martínez7.1 2Molina7.1 3Romero6.4 4Otamendi7.9 5Tagliafico6.9 6De Paul7.6 7Enzo Fernández6.6 8Mac Allister6.7 9Messi6.6 10J. Álvarez7.8 11Nico González7.4

England

Coach: T. Tuchel · 4-3-3

1Pickford7.5 2Alexander-Arnold6.3 3Stones6.4 4Guehi6.4 5Shaw7.1 6Rice7.9 7Bellingham6.4 8Foden7.8 9Saka7.6 10Kane6.9 11Gordon7.7

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