Argentina – England 3–2

	1H	2H	T
AR	1	2	3
EN	2	0	2

Match report

Argentina beat England 3–2 at Argentina Stadium in World Cup 2026. Kane opened the scoring in the 12th minute. Argentina have 3 wins in their last 5, while England have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

12'

⚽Kaneassist Guehi

⚽Mac Allister

24'

35'

⚽Foden

Tagliafico

41'

2H

⚽Nico Gonzálezassist Enzo Fernández

47'

58'

Pickford

⇄Nielsen↓ J. Álvarez

66'

⇄Lindqvist↓ Kane

Nico González

71'

⚽J. Álvarezassist Otamendi

85'

⇄Pereira↓ Nico González

85'

⇄Lopez↓ Gordon

Momentum

AR

⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽

EN

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offApr 13, 2022 · 20:00

VenueArgentina Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance55,626 / 61,127 (91%)

RefereeC. Turpin (Fra)

FIFA ranking

#14·

#3

Where to watch

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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

1Red cards0

4Goalkeeper saves3

495Passes501

80Pass accuracy %77

15Tackles18

Player of the match

Enzo Fernández

7.9

Lineups

AR 4-3-37.16Formation7.314-3-3 EN

Argentina

Coach: L. Scaloni · 4-3-3

1E. Martínez6.7 2Molina6.7 3Romero7.7 4Otamendi7.5 5Tagliafico6.5 6De Paul7.2 7Enzo Fernández7.9 8Mac Allister6.3 9Messi7.9 10J. Álvarez7.4 11Nico González7.0

England

Coach: T. Tuchel · 4-3-3

1Pickford7.1 2Alexander-Arnold7.6 3Stones7.7 4Guehi7.7 5Shaw6.7 6Rice7.5 7Bellingham7.7 8Foden7.4 9Saka7.2 10Kane6.5 11Gordon7.3

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