England vs Argentina 1-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions
Argentina beat England 2-1 on Wednesday, 15 July 2026 in World Cup. The match was refereed by Ismail Elfath. It was played at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
First half: No goals were scored in the first half. E. Anderson received a yellow card for England at 37'. Lisandro Martínez received a yellow card for Argentina at 42'.
Second half: C. Romero received a yellow card for Argentina at 51'. England took the lead at 55' when A. Gordon scored, with the assist credited to M. Rogers, making the score 1-0. Argentina made their 1st substitution at 64', with L. Paredes replacing N. González. Argentina made their 2nd substitution at 72', with N. Molina replacing G. Montiel. Argentina made their 3rd substitution at 72', with G. Simeone replacing R. De Paul. Argentina made their 4th substitution at 72', with Lisandro Martínez replacing N. Otamendi. England made their 1st substitution at 72', with A. Gordon replacing E. Konsa. Argentina made their 5th substitution at 81', with N. Tagliafico replacing Lautaro Martínez. England made their 2nd substitution at 82', with R. James replacing D. Burn. England made their 3rd substitution at 82', with D. Rice replacing N. O'Reilly. Argentina leveled the score at 85' when E. Fernández scored, with the assist credited to L. Messi, making the score 1-1. Argentina took the lead at 90' when Lautaro Martínez scored, with the assist credited to L. Messi, making the score 1-2. R. De Paul received a yellow card for Argentina at 90+4'. England made their 4th substitution at 90+6', with J. Stones replacing I. Toney. England made their 5th substitution at 90+6', with D. Spence replacing M. Rashford.
England used 5 substitutions while Argentina used 5 substitutions. England got 1 yellow card, while Argentina got 3 yellow cards.