England 1-2 Argentina — World Cup Result & Report

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World CupSemi-finals

England

FULL-TIME

1-2

Argentina

Kick-off (SAST)

21:00 · 15 Jul 2026

Venue

Mercedes-Benz Stadium

Competition

World Cup

A. Gordon 55' ⚽

⚽ E. Fernandez 85'

⚽ L. Martinez 90'

England 1-2 Argentina. The full-time result from World Cup at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Live in South Africa on SuperSport and SABC Sport, and streamed on DStv Stream.

Match timeline

Elliot Anderson — Yellow Card

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37'

🟨
42'

Lisandro Martínez — Yellow Card

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51'

Cristian Romero — Yellow Card

A. Gordon (assist M. Rogers)

⚽
55'

🔄
64'

N. Gonzalez on, L. Paredes off

E. Konsa on, A. Gordon off

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72'

N. Otamendi on, L. Martinez off

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72'

R. de Paul on, G. Simeone off

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72'

G. Montiel on, N. Molina off

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81'

L. Martinez on, N. Tagliafico off

D. Burn on, R. James off

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82'

N. O'Reilly on, D. Rice off

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82'

⚽
85'

E. Fernandez (assist L. Messi)

⚽
90'

L. Martinez (assist L. Messi)

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90+4'

Rodrigo De Paul — Yellow Card

I. Toney on, J. Stones off

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90+6'

M. Rashford on, D. Spence off

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90+6'

Match stats

36%Possession64%

5Shots15

2Shots on target5

0.53Expected goals (xG)1.84

1Corners6

11Fouls15

1Yellow cards3

84%Pass accuracy91%

Line-ups

England4-2-3-1

1J. Pickford

24R. James

5J. Stones

6M. Guehi

25D. Spence

4D. Rice

8E. Anderson

17M. Rogers

10J. Bellingham

18A. Gordon

9H. Kane

Subs

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

Coach: Thomas Tuchel

Argentina4-1-4-1

23E. Martinez

26N. Molina

13C. Romero

6L. Martinez

3N. Tagliafico

5L. Paredes

17G. Simeone

24E. Fernandez

20A. Mac Allister

9J. Alvarez

10L. Messi

Subs

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

Coach: Lionel Scaloni