01
12 Nov 2005
International friendly
Stade de Genève, Geneva
Argentina 2–3 England England won
England: Rooney 39', Owen 87', Owen 90+2'
Argentina: Crespo 35', Samuel 54'
England men · FIFA World Cup · Semi-final
England
v Argentina: England football, 15 July 2026
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
- Competition
- FIFA World Cup · Semi-final
Last checked 4 November 2026
Team sheets
Line-ups
England Formation 4-2-3-1
Starting XI
- No. 1, Jordan Pickford GK
- No. 24, Reece James RB Off in the 82'
- No. 5, John Stones CB Off in the 90+6'
- No. 6, Marc Guéhi CB
- No. 25, Djed Spence LB Off in the 90+6'
- No. 4, Declan Rice RM Off in the 82'
- No. 8, Elliot Anderson LM Yellow card 37'
- No. 17, Morgan Rogers RW
- No. 10, Jude Bellingham AM
- No. 18, Anthony Gordon LW Off in the 72'
- No. 9, Harry Kane FW
Substitutes
- No. 2, Ezri Konsa On in the 72'
- No. 3, Nico O'Reilly On in the 82'
- No. 15, Dan Burn On in the 82'
- No. 11, Marcus Rashford On in the 90+6'
- No. 22, Ivan Toney On in the 90+6'
- No. 7, Bukayo Saka (not used)
- No. 12, Trevoh Chalobah (not used)
- No. 13, Dean Henderson (not used)
- No. 14, Jordan Henderson (not used)
- No. 16, Kobbie Mainoo (not used)
- No. 19, Ollie Watkins (not used)
- No. 20, Noni Madueke (not used)
- No. 21, Eberechi Eze (not used)
- No. 23, James Trafford (not used)
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
02
7 Jun 2002
FIFA World Cup · Group F
Sapporo Dome, Sapporo
Argentina 0–1 England England won
England: Beckham 44' pen
Argentina: None
03
23 Feb 2000
International friendly
Wembley, London
England 0–0 Argentina England drew
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'
05
25 May 1991
International friendly
Wembley, London
England 2–2 Argentina England drew
England: Lineker 15', Platt 50'
Argentina: García 66', Franco 70'
Official meetings since 1951
England v Argentina stats
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
3Owen
3 goals against Argentina in matches we hold scorer data for.
Argentina · Fixture leader
2Maradona
Argentina's leading scorer against England in matches we hold scorer data for.