England 1:2 Argentina: World Cup Match Result

World Cup

England WWWWLW

1:2

Finished

Kick-off was 15 Jul, 20:00 BST

Argentina WWWWWL

Venue: Wembley Stadium City: London

In the World Cup game on 15 July 2026, Argentina beat England 1:2. Match numbers: shots on target 2:5, corners 1:6.

Key numbers

Possession, % 36 – 64

Shots on target 2 – 5

Shots off target 1 – 7

Expected goals 0.53 – 1.59

🟨 37' E. Anderson — Yellow card 🟨 42' L. Martinez — Yellow card 🟨 51' C. Romero — Yellow card ⚽ 55' A. Gordon — Goal ⇄ 64' L. Paredes — Substitution ⇄ 72' A. Gordon — Substitution ⇄ 72' G. Simeone — Substitution ⇄ 72' N. Molina — Substitution ⇄ 72' L. Martinez — Substitution ⇄ 81' N. Tagliafico — Substitution ⇄ 82' R. James — Substitution ⇄ 82' D. Rice — Substitution ⚽ 85' E. Fernandez — Goal ⚽ 90+2' L. Martinez — Goal 🟨 90+4' R. de Paul — Yellow card ⇄ 90+6' J. Stones — Substitution ⇄ 90+6' D. Spence — Substitution

Match events

37' 0:0 England Yellow card E. Anderson
42' 0:0 Argentina Yellow card L. Martinez
51' 0:0 Argentina Yellow card C. Romero
55' 1:0 England Goal A. Gordon assist: M. Rogers
64' 1:0 Argentina Substitution L. Paredes off: N. Gonzalez
72' 1:0 England Substitution A. Gordon off: E. Konsa
72' 1:0 Argentina Substitution G. Simeone off: R. de Paul
72' 1:0 Argentina Substitution N. Molina off: G. Montiel
72' 1:0 Argentina Substitution L. Martinez off: N. Otamendi
81' 1:0 Argentina Substitution N. Tagliafico off: L. Martinez
82' 1:0 England Substitution R. James off: D. Burn
82' 1:0 England Substitution D. Rice off: N. O'Reilly
85' 1:1 Argentina Goal E. Fernandez assist: L. Messi
90+2' 1:2 Argentina Goal L. Martinez assist: L. Messi
90+4' 1:2 Argentina Yellow card R. de Paul
90+6' 1:2 England Substitution J. Stones off: I. Toney
90+6' 1:2 England Substitution D. Spence off: M. Rashford

Statistics

36 Possession, % 64

2 Shots on target 5

1 Shots off target 7

0.53 Expected goals 1.59

1 Big chances 3

1 Corners 6

11 Fouls 15

15 Free kicks 11

1 Offsides 3

1 Yellow cards 3

0 Red cards 0

9 Goal kicks 3

19 Throw-ins 20

All statistics

13/2259% Aerial duels 9/2241%

44 Backward passes 82

2 Blocked shots 3

27 Clearances 31

3/1619% Crosses 6/2030%

7/1937% Dribbles 13/1681%

0.59 Expected assists 1.55

52 Failed passes 51

3 Goalkeeper saves 1

9 Interceptions 6

4 Key passes 13

16/4238% Long passes 13/2748%

60 Passes into the final third 197

180 Passes in the opposition half 370

161 Passes in own half 238

0.40 Shot accuracy 0.33

3 Shots from outside the box 8

2 Shots inside the box 7

9/1560% Tackles 9/2045%

325 Total passes 588

Line-ups

England

Starting XI
#	Player	number
1	Jordan Lee Pickford	1
5	John Stones	5
6	Addji Keaninkin Marc-Israel Guéhi	6
24	Reece Lewis James	24
25	Diop Tehuti Djed-Hotep Spence	25
4	Declan Rice	4
8	Elliot Anderson	8
10	Jude Victor William Bellingham	10
17	Morgan Rogers	17
18	Anthony Michael Gordon	18
9	Harry Edward Kane	9

Substitutes
#	Player	number
13	Dean Henderson	13
23	James Trafford	23
2	Ezri Konsa Ngoyo	2
3	Nico O'Reilly	3
12	Trevoh Chalobah	12
15	Dan Burn	15
14	Jordan Henderson	14
16	Kobbie Boateng Mainoo	16
21	Eberechi Eze	21
7	Bukayo Saka	7
11	Marcus Rashford	11
19	Oliver George Arthur Watkins	19
20	Chukwunonso Tristan Madueke	20
22	Ivan Benjamin Elijah Toney	22

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Argentina

Starting XI
#	Player	number
23	Emiliano Martínez	23
3	Nicolás Alejandro Tagliafico	3
6	Lisandro Martínez	6
13	Cristian Gabriel Romero	13
26	Nahuel Molina	26
5	Leandro Paredes	5
17	Giuliano Simeone Baldini	17
20	Alexis Mac Allister	20
24	Enzo Jeremías Fernández	24
9	Julián Álvarez	9
10	Lionel Messi	10

Substitutes
#	Player	number
1	Juan Musso	1
12	Gerónimo Rulli	12
2	Marcos Nicolás Senesi Barón	2
4	Gonzalo Montiel	4
19	Nicolás Otamendi	19
25	Facundo Medina	25
7	Rodrigo Javier De Paul	7
8	Valentín Barco	8
11	Giovani Lo Celso	11
14	Exequiel Palacios	14
16	Thiago Ezequiel Almada	16
15	Nicolás González	15
18	Nico Paz	18
21	José Manuel Alberto López	21
22	Lautaro Javier Martínez	22