Argentina beat England 2-1 in the semi-finals match of the 2026 World Cup played on JUL 15 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta, USA), with a capacity of 68 239. Goals from A. Gordon (55′), E. Fernandez (85′), L. Martinez (90′). Lionel Messi was named player of the match (rating 8.6).
⚽ Goalscorers
- 55'A. Gordon· assist M. Rogers
- 85'E. Fernandez· assist L. Messi
- 90+2'L. Martinez· assist L. Messi
🟨 Cards
- 37'E. Anderson
- 42'L. Martinez
- 51'C. Romero
- 90+4'R. de Paul
Line-ups
England4-2-3-1
Coach: Thomas Tuchel
- 1Jordan PickfordG
- 24Reece JamesD
- 5John StonesD
- 6Marc GuéhiD
- 25Djed SpenceD
- 4Declan RiceM
- 8Elliot AndersonM
- 17Morgan RogersM
- 10Jude BellinghamM
- 18Anthony GordonM
- 9Harry KaneF
Substitutes
23 James Trafford · 13 Dean Henderson · 3 Nico O'Reilly · 2 Ezri Konsa · 15 Dan Burn · 12 Trevoh Chalobah · 21 Eberechi Eze · 14 Jordan Henderson · 16 Kobbie Mainoo · 7 Bukayo Saka · 20 Noni Madueke · 11 Marcus Rashford · 22 Ivan Toney · 19 Ollie Watkins
Argentina4-1-4-1
Coach: Lionel Scaloni
- 23Emiliano MartínezG
- 26Nahuel MolinaD
- 13Cristian RomeroD
- 6Lisandro MartínezD
- 3Nicolás TagliaficoD
- 5Leandro ParedesM
- 17Giuliano SimeoneM
- 24Enzo FernándezM
- 20Alexis Mac AllisterM
- 9Julián AlvarezM
- 10Lionel MessiF
Substitutes
15 Nicolás González · 1 Juan Musso · 12 Gerónimo Rulli · 25 Facundo Medina · 19 Nicolás Otamendi · 4 Gonzalo Montiel · 2 Marcos Senesi · 16 Thiago Almada · 7 Rodrigo De Paul · 11 Giovani Lo Celso · 14 Exequiel Palacios · 18 Nico Paz · 8 Valentín Barco · 22 Lautaro Martínez · 21 José Manuel López
Match stats
EnglandArgentina
- 35%Possession65%
- 5Total shots15
- 2Shots on target5
- 1Corners6
- 10Fouls15
- 1Offsides3
- 3Saves1
- 85%Pass accuracy91%
- 0.54Expected goals (xG)1.80