Argentina – England 3–2

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

Match report

Argentina beat England 3–2 at Argentina Stadium in World Cup 2026. Nico González opened the scoring in the 6th minute. Argentina have 3 wins in their last 5, while England have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

⚽Nico Gonzálezassist De Paul

6'

35'

Gordon

⚽J. Álvarezassist Romero

44'

2H

Enzo Fernández

52'

55'

⚽Kaneassist Stones

⚽Mac Allister

67'

⇄Ferrari↓ Nico González

72'

⇄Weber↓ Gordon

78'

⚽Foden

⇄Silva↓ J. Álvarez

81'

⇄Dubois↓ Kane

Otamendi

84'

Momentum

AR

⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽

EN

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offMay 18, 2022 · 19:00

VenueArgentina Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance47,068 / 61,127 (77%)

RefereeF. Brych (Ger)

FIFA ranking

#15·

#4

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

Enzo Fernández

7.8

Lineups

AR 4-3-37.16Formation7.134-3-3 EN

Argentina

Coach: L. Scaloni · 4-3-3

1E. Martínez6.5 2Molina6.5 3Romero7.6 4Otamendi7.3 5Tagliafico6.3 6De Paul7.1 7Enzo Fernández7.8 8Mac Allister7.8 9Messi7.8 10J. Álvarez7.2 11Nico González6.9

England

Coach: T. Tuchel · 4-3-3

1Pickford6.9 2Alexander-Arnold7.4 3Stones7.6 4Guehi7.5 5Shaw6.5 6Rice7.3 7Bellingham7.5 8Foden7.3 9Saka7.0 10Kane6.3 11Gordon7.1

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