World Cup · INT · Round 1/2

England
1 - 2 Full time
Argentina

Atlanta Stadium · Atlanta, Georgia

Lineups

England4-2-3-1
JP1Pickford
RJ24↓82'James
JS5↓90'Stones
MG6Guéhi
DS25↓90'Spence
DR4↓82'Rice
EA8Anderson
MR17Rogers
JB10Bellingham
AG18⚽↓72'Gordon
HK9Kane
EM23Martínez
NM26↓72'Molina
CR13Romero
LM6↓72'Martínez
NT3↓81'Tagliafico
GS17↓72'Simeone
EF24⚽Fernández
LP5↓64'Paredes
AM20Mac Allister
LM10Messi
9Álvarez
Argentina4-4-2

England substitutes

2 Ezri Konsa 6.0 ↑72'
15 Daniel Burn ↑82'
3 Nico O'Reilly ↑82'
22 Ivan Toney ↑90'
11 Marcus Rashford ↑90'
13 Dean Henderson
23 James Trafford
12 Trevoh Chalobah
21 Eberechi Eze
14 Jordan Henderson
16 Kobbie Mainoo
7 Bukayo Saka
20 Noni Madueke
19 Ollie Watkins

Coach: Thomas Tuchel · Unavailable: Jarell Quansah (suspension)

Argentina substitutes

15 Nicolás González 7.1 ↑64'
4 Gonzalo Montiel 6.0 ↑72'
19 Nicolás Otamendi 6.4 ↑72'
7 Rodrigo De Paul 6.8 ↑72'
22 Lautaro Martínez ⚽↑81'
12 Gerónimo Rulli
1 Juan Musso
25 Facundo Medina
2 Marcos Senesi
14 Exequiel Palacios
11 Giovani Lo Celso
18 Nico Paz
16 Thiago Almada
8 Valentín Barco
21 José López

Coach: Lionel Scaloni

Match events

37'Elliot Anderson
42'Lisandro Martínez
Second half
51'Cristian Romero
55'Anthony Gordon assist: Morgan Rogers 1 - 0⚽
64'↑ Nicolás González ↓ Leandro Paredes⇄
72'↑ Ezri Konsa ↓ Anthony Gordon⇄
72'↑ Rodrigo De Paul ↓ Giuliano Simeone⇄
72'↑ Gonzalo Montiel ↓ Nahuel Molina⇄
72'↑ Nicolás Otamendi ↓ Lisandro Martínez⇄
81'↑ Lautaro Martínez ↓ Nicolás Tagliafico⇄
82'↑ Daniel Burn ↓ Reece James (injured)⇄
82'↑ Nico O'Reilly ↓ Declan Rice⇄
85'Enzo Fernández assist: Lionel Messi 1 - 1⚽
90+2'Lautaro Martínez assist: Lionel Messi 1 - 2⚽
90+4'Rodrigo De Paul
90+6'↑ Ivan Toney ↓ John Stones (injured)⇄
90+6'↑ Marcus Rashford ↓ Djed Spence⇄

Where to watch

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Match details

CompetitionWorld Cup
Kick-off (UTC)Wednesday, 15 July 2026, 19:00 UTC — shown in your local time at the top of this page
StatusFinished

Line-ups, match events and the head-to-head record for this fixture are shown on this page where the data feed publishes them.

Head to head

3England wins1Draws1Argentina wins

5 past meetings on record. Biggest England win: England 3–1 Argentina (1962). Biggest Argentina win: Argentina 0–1 England (2002).

7 Jun 2002Argentina 0 - 1 EnglandWorld Cup grp. F
30 Jun 1998Argentina 2 - 2 EnglandWorld Cup 1/8 finals
22 Jun 1986Argentina 2 - 1 EnglandWorld Cup Quarter Finals
23 Jul 1966England 1 - 0 ArgentinaWorld Cup Quarter Finals
2 Jun 1962England 3 - 1 ArgentinaWorld Cup grp. 4