England vs Argentina Head-to-Head — FIFA World Cup 2026
Match Report
Match Events ?
37'Elliot Anderson England
42'Lisandro Martínez Argentina
51'Cristian Romero Argentina
55'Anthony Gordon (Morgan Rogers)England
86'Enzo Fernández (Lionel Messi)Argentina
90'Lautaro Martínez (Lionel Messi)Argentina
90'Rodrigo De Paul Argentina
Match Statistics ?
England
Argentina
36%
Possession
64%
2
Shots on Target
5
5
Total Shots
15
1
Corners
6
11
Fouls
15
0.53
xG
1.84
Player Ratings ?
Starting Lineups ?
England · 4-2-3-1
1G
24D
5D
6D
25D
4M
8M
17M
10M
18M
9F
Argentina · 4-1-4-1
23G
26D
13D
6D
3D
5M
17M
24M
20M
9M
10F
Predictions
Match Prediction ?
Favoured: No clear favourite
Expected: Tight game — likely a one-goal margin
Confidence: Low
England 27%Draw 27%Argentina 46%
xG: 1.03Expected goalsxG: 1.42
England vs Argentina looks like a balanced matchup based on our pre-tournament model. There is no clear favourite from our model data, so this fixture is better treated as a tight game. This prediction should be used as general match context rather than a guaranteed outcome.
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Win Probability (Market) ?
35%
England to Win
Home: 35% Draw: 33% Away: 31%
Model Rating Edge ?
Evenly Matched
Evenly Matched
England: 1674 (#5) · Argentina: 1718 (#3)
H2H Record ?
4–5–1
England leads
Avg 2.8 goals/game · 10 meetings
England
Argentina
#1
Position ?
#1
7
Points ?
9
2W 1D 0L
Record ?
3W 0D 0L
6
Goals For ?
8
2
Goals Against ?
1
+4
Goal Diff
+7
#4
FIFA Rank ?
#3
7.8%
Win Prob ?
15.4%
L W W W W
Form ?
W W W W W
Head-to-Head History
Previous World Cup Meetings
7 Jun 2002FIFA World CupArgentina0–1NEngland
30 Jun 1998FIFA World CupArgentina2–2NEngland
23 Jul 1966FIFA World CupEngland1–0Argentina
22 Jun 1986FIFA World CupArgentina2–1NEngland
2 Jun 1962FIFA World CupArgentina1–3NEngland
Last 10 Meetings (All Competitions)
12 Nov 2005FriendlyEngland3–2NArgentina
7 Jun 2002World CupArgentina0–1NEngland
23 Feb 2000FriendlyEngland0–0Argentina
30 Jun 1998World CupArgentina2–2NEngland
25 May 1991FriendlyEngland2–2Argentina
22 Jun 1986World CupArgentina2–1NEngland
13 May 1980FriendlyEngland3–1Argentina
12 Jun 1977FriendlyArgentina1–1England
22 May 1974FriendlyEngland2–2Argentina
23 Jul 1966World CupEngland1–0Argentina
💡 Betting Angles
Key Angles for this Match
England in excellent form — 12 pts from last 5 tournament matches.
Argentina in excellent form — 15 pts from last 5 tournament matches.
Injuries & Absences
England — Injuries
R. James
Injury
J. Quansah
Injury
J. Henderson
Injury
Argentina — Injuries
No injuries reported.