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England men · FIFA World Cup · Semi-final

England
v Argentina⁠

1–2

Full time

England v Argentina finished 1–2.

England
Gordon 55'
Argentina
Fernández 85', La. Martínez 90+2'
Date
Wednesday 15 July 2026 · England in 2026
Kick-off
20:00 UK
Venue
Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta

Last checked 29 October 2026

Team sheets

Line-ups

England Formation 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Substitutes

Argentina Formation 4-1-4-1

Starting XI

  • No. 23, Emiliano Martínez GK
  • No. 26, Nahuel Molina RB Off in the 72'
  • No. 13, Cristian Romero CB Yellow card 51'
  • No. 6, Lisandro Martínez CB Yellow card 42' Off in the 72'
  • No. 3, Nicolás Tagliafico LB Off in the 81'
  • No. 5, Leandro Paredes DM Off in the 64'
  • No. 17, Giuliano Simeone RM Off in the 72'
  • No. 24, Enzo Fernández CM
  • No. 20, Alexis Mac Allister CM
  • No. 9, Julián Álvarez LM
  • No. 10, Lionel Messi FW

Substitutes

  • No. 15, Nico González On in the 64'
  • No. 4, Gonzalo Montiel On in the 72'
  • No. 7, Rodrigo De Paul Yellow card 90+4' On in the 72'
  • No. 19, Nicolás Otamendi On in the 72'
  • No. 22, Lautaro Martínez On in the 81'
  • No. 1, Juan Musso (not used)
  • No. 2, Marcos Senesi (not used)
  • No. 8, Valentín Barco (not used)
  • No. 11, Giovani Lo Celso (not used)
  • No. 12, Gerónimo Rulli (not used)
  • No. 14, Exequiel Palacios (not used)
  • No. 16, Thiago Almada (not used)
  • No. 18, Nico Paz (not used)
  • No. 21, José Manuel López (not used)
  • No. 25, Facundo Medina (not used)

Referee: Ismail Elfath.

Men's senior internationals · Newest first

The 5 meetings before this one

1991 – 2005

04 30 Jun 1998
FIFA World Cup · Round of 16 Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne

Argentina 2–2 England England drew

a.e.t., 4–3 pens

England: Shearer 10' pen, Owen 16'

Argentina: Batistuta 6' pen, Zanetti 45+1'

Match page: Argentina v England, 30 June 1998

Official meetings since 1951

England v Argentina stats

Full head-to-head

Meetings14In our results database
England wins6England perspective
Draws5Level at full time
Argentina wins3Argentina victories

England have scored 22 goals to Argentina's 17 across these meetings.

Individual fixture records

Who has scored most?

England · Fixture leader

3

Owen

3 goals against Argentina in matches we hold scorer data for.

Argentina · Fixture leader

2

Kempes

Argentina's leading scorer against England in matches we hold scorer data for.

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