Saturday , 8 August 2026

England vs Argentina, Worldcup 2026 SEMI FINALS

FIFA World Cup · 2026
England
1 – 2
Full Time
Argentina
Wed 15 Jul 2026 · 19:00 UTC Mercedes-Benz Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Anthony Gordon 55' 1–0
1–1 85' Enzo Fernandez
1–2 90+2' Lautaro Martinez
Elliot Anderson 37' Y
Y 42' Lisandro Martinez
Y 51' Christian Romero
Y 90' Rodrigo de Paul

Overview

Match Preview

England vs Argentina — Worldcup at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Ismail Elfath
  • Assistant 1 Corey Parker
  • Assistant 2 Kyle Atkins
12 games this season 🟨 2.1/game ⚽ 6.2 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Mexico 3 9
2 South Africa 3 4
3 South Korea 3 3
4 Czechia 3 1
5 Switzerland 3 7
6 Canada 3 4
7 Bosnia-Herzegovina 3 4
8 Qatar 3 1
9 Brazil 3 7
10 Morocco 3 7
11 Scotland 3 3
12 Haiti 3 0
13 United States 3 6
14 Australia 3 4
15 Paraguay 3 4
16 Turkey 3 3
17 Germany 3 6
18 Ivory Coast 3 6
19 Ecuador 3 4
20 Curaçao 3 1
21 Netherlands 3 7
22 Japan 3 5
23 Sweden 3 4
24 Tunisia 3 0
25 Belgium 3 5
26 Egypt 3 5
27 Iran 3 3
28 New Zealand 3 1
29 Spain 3 7
30 Cape Verde Islands 3 3
31 Uruguay 3 2
32 Saudi Arabia 3 2
33 France 3 9
34 Norway 3 6
35 Senegal 3 3
36 Iraq 3 0
37 Argentina 3 9
38 Austria 3 4
39 Algeria 3 4
40 Jordan 3 0
41 Colombia 3 7
42 Portugal 3 5
43 Congo DR 3 4
44 Uzbekistan 3 0
45 England 3 7
46 Croatia 3 6
47 Ghana 3 4
48 Panama 3 0

Head-to-Head

1
England 1 games · Avg 3.0 goals Argentina
Last 5 meetings
2026-07-15 England 1–2 Argentina

Recent Form

England
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Jul Argentina H 1–2 L
11 Jul Norway A 2–1 W
06 Jul Mexico A 3–2 W
01 Jul Congo DR H 2–1 W
27 Jun Panama A 2–0 W
23 Jun Ghana H 0–0 D
Argentina
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Jul England A 2–1 W
12 Jul Switzerland H 3–1 W
07 Jul Egypt H 3–2 W
03 Jul Cape Verde Islands H 3–2 W
28 Jun Jordan A 3–1 W
22 Jun Austria H 2–0 W

Season Stats

England Argentina
#45 Position #37
7 Points 9
3 Played 3
2 / 1 / 0 W / D / L 3 / 0 / 0
6 Scored 8
2 Conceded 1
+4 GD +7
2.33 PPG 3.00
67% Win % 100%

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
25% Clean Sheets
England this season
25% Clean Sheets
Argentina this season

England are 45th (7 pts). Argentina are 37th (9 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

England
0-15
2/1
16-30
1/–
31-45
6/4
46-60
3/2
61-75
3/2
76+
5/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Argentina
0-15
1/1
16-30
3/–
31-45
2/–
46-60
1/3
61-75
–/2
76+
12/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

England
Jude Bellingham 7 G 1 A
Harry Kane 6 G 1 A
Bukayo Saka 3 G 3 A
Argentina
Lionel Messi 8 G 4 A
Lautaro Martinez 3 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' England have kicked off against Argentina. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 10' Emiliano Martinez is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for England tonight.
  • 15' England are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Argentina's 4-4-2 shape.
  • 20' Jude Bellingham has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 9 goals to his name this season.
  • 25' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Rodrigo de Paul suffering a number of foals already.
  • 30' Supporters expect more eagerness from Declan Rice, as he is very good at scoring at Mercedes-Benz Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 35' With 3 assists to his name this season, Anthony Gordon is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Argentina.
  • 37' Elliot Anderson has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 37.
  • 42' Argentina player sees a card in front of him.
  • 47' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 47 minutes.
  • 51' Argentina player sees a card in front of him.
  • 55' Assisted by Morgan Rogers with the perfectly-timed delivery and Anthony Gordon makes no mistake. 1-0!
  • 60' It’s high time Thomas Tuchel made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 64' Nicolas Gonzalez is replacing Leandro Paredes for the Argentina side.
  • 69' It looks like no one’s ball. England is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 72' Another change for England made on 72 minute. Anthony Gordon leaves to be changed by Ezri Konsa.
  • 77' Marc Guehi needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 81' Lautaro Martinez gets the nod from Argentina. He replaces Nicolas Tagliafico and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 82' Another substitution for England to replace Reece James by Dan Burn on 82 minute.
  • 85' Against the run of play, Enzo Fernandez has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 90' Rodrigo de Paul picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 90' Ivan Toney gets the nod from England. He replaces John Stones and will look to change the dynamic.
  • England will have plenty to reflect on. Argentina were simply the better side today.

Lineups

England Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Thomas Tuchel

Argentina Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Lionel Scaloni

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
0.79 England xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.55 Argentina xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 59% + Under — clean sheet likely 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
England23% Draw29% Argentina48%
Actual: Argentina win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes44% 0% No56%
Avg goals/match: 2.34
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 68%
32%
± 2.5 41%
59%
± 3.5 21%
79%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

England or Draw
52%
Draw or Argentina
77%
England or Argentina
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
England14% Draw49% Argentina37%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 1
14%
1 – 1
12.6%
0 – 0
11.8%
0 – 2
11.2%
1 – 2
Actual
1 – 0
6.5%
0 – 3
5.7%
1 – 3
4.6%
2 – 1
4.5%
2 – 2
3.6%
2 – 0
2.9%
0 – 4
2.2%

Asian Handicap — England

Handicap England covers Push Argentina covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 4% 94%
-1.5 6% — 94%
-1 6% 12% 82%
-0.5 18% — 82%
+0.5 46% — 54%
+1 46% 25% 29%
+1.5 71% — 29%
+2 71% 17% 12%
+2.5 88% — 12%

Clean Sheet

England keeps clean sheet
22% ✓
Argentina keeps clean sheet
46% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.