England 1–2 Argentina
England
1–2HT 0–0
Argentina
England played Argentina in the World Cup on 15 July 2026 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. The match finished 1–2.
Goals and cards
- 37'Elliot Anderson — Yellow card
- 42'Lisandro Martínez — Yellow card
- 51'Cristian Romero — Yellow card
- 55'A. Gordon (assist by M. Rogers)
- 85'E. Fernandez (assist by L. Messi)
- 90'L. Martinez (assist by L. Messi)
- 90+4'Rodrigo De Paul — Yellow card
Line-ups
England 4-2-3-1
- J. Pickford
- R. James
- J. Stones
- M. Guehi
- D. Spence
- D. Rice
- E. Anderson
- M. Rogers
- J. Bellingham
- A. Gordon
- H. Kane
- SUBSTITUTES
- D. Henderson
- J. Trafford
- J. Henderson
- D. Burn
- O. Watkins
- T. Chalobah
- N. Madueke
- B. Saka
- K. Mainoo
- N. O'Reilly
- I. Toney
- M. Rashford
- E. Konsa
- E. Eze
- COACHES: Thomas Tuchel
Argentina 4-1-4-1
- E. Martinez
- N. Molina
- C. Romero
- L. Martinez
- N. Tagliafico
- L. Paredes
- G. Simeone
- E. Fernandez
- A. Mac Allister
- J. Alvarez
- L. Messi
- SUBSTITUTES
- G. Rulli
- J. Musso
- N. Otamendi
- R. de Paul
- E. Palacios
- G. Montiel
- N. Gonzalez
- G. Lo Celso
- L. Martinez
- M. Senesi
- F. Medina
- T. Almada
- J. Lopez
- V. Barco
- N. Paz
- COACHES: Lionel Scaloni
Match statistics
| England | Argentina | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Shots on goal | 5 |
| 1 | Shots off goal | 7 |
| 5 | Total shots | 15 |
| 2 | Blocked shots | 3 |
| 2 | Shots inside box | 7 |
| 3 | Shots outside box | 8 |
| 11 | Fouls | 15 |
| 1 | Corners | 6 |
| 1 | Offsides | 3 |
| 36% | Possession | 64% |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 3 |
| 3 | Saves | 1 |
| 324 | Total passes | 590 |
| 272 | Accurate passes | 537 |
| 84% | Pass accuracy | 91% |
| 0.53 | Expected Goals (xG) | 1.84 |
| 0.02 | goals_prevented | 0.02 |