England – Argentina 0–2

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

Match report

Argentina beat England 2–0 at England Stadium in World Cup 2026. Enzo Fernández opened the scoring in the 43rd minute. England have 3 wins in their last 5, while Argentina have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

Shaw

28'

43'

⚽Enzo Fernándezassist E. Martínez

2H

Alexander-Arnold

60'

66'

⚽J. Álvarez

⇄Costa↓ Kane

69'

⇄Rossi↓ J. Álvarez

77'

Messi

⇄Nielsen↓ Gordon

88'

⇄Lindqvist↓ Nico González

Momentum

EN

⚽⚽

AR

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offMay 14, 2023 · 19:00

VenueEngland Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance43,483 / 57,977 (75%)

RefereeJ. Gil (Pol)

FIFA ranking

#15·

#4

Where to watch

BBCITV

Statistics

40Ball possession %60

0.4Expected goals (xG)2

12Total shots12

5Shots on target5

5Shots off target5

4Blocked shots1

6Corner kicks6

3Offsides3

10Fouls13

1Yellow cards4

0Red cards0

3Goalkeeper saves5

480Passes564

79Pass accuracy %77

16Tackles16

Player of the match

Stones

7.9

Lineups

EN 4-3-37.52Formation6.944-3-3 AR

England

Coach: T. Tuchel · 4-3-3

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

Argentina

Coach: L. Scaloni · 4-3-3

1E. Martínez6.9 2Molina6.9 3Romero6.3 4Otamendi7.7 5Tagliafico6.7 6De Paul7.5 7Enzo Fernández6.5 8Mac Allister6.5 9Messi6.4 10J. Álvarez7.6 11Nico González7.3

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