England – Argentina 3–2

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

Match report

England beat Argentina 3–2 at England Stadium in World Cup 2026. Saka opened the scoring in the 11th minute. England have 3 wins in their last 5, while Argentina have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

⚽Sakaassist Kane

11'

28'

Otamendi

2H

⚽Fodenassist Bellingham

49'

60'

⚽Mac Allisterassist Enzo Fernández

⚽Gordon

72'

Foden

77'

⇄Hansen↓ Gordon

77'

⇄Johnson↓ Nico González

83'

⚽Nico González

⇄Ferrari↓ Kane

86'

⇄Weber↓ J. Álvarez

Momentum

EN

⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽

AR

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offApr 5, 2022 · 20:00

VenueEngland Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance50,440 / 57,977 (87%)

RefereeC. Turpin (Fra)

FIFA ranking

#14·

#3

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

Rice

7.9

Lineups

EN 4-3-37.14Formation7.154-3-3 AR

England

Coach: T. Tuchel · 4-3-3

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

Argentina

Coach: L. Scaloni · 4-3-3

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

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