England v Argentina, 15 July 2026
| Score | 2-1 to Argentina |
| Referee | Ismail Elfath |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Semi-final |
| Venue | Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta GA |
| Attendance | 68,239 |
View England v Argentina head to head
Kick-off: 3.00pm local (8.00pm BST)
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Head to Head
Played: 15
England won: 6
Drawn: 5
Argentina won: 4
England scored: 22
Argentina scored: 17
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FIFA World Ranking: England 4th, Argentina 1st
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This was the first competitive meeting since England’s 1-0 win with a penalty by David Beckham in a group game at the FIFA World Cup tournament in Sapporo, Japan in 2002.
1
England
Manager: Thomas Tuchel
Goals:
| Anthony Gordon | 55 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Jordan Pickford
Defender
Marc Guéhi
Defender
Djed Spence
Defender/Midfielder
Reece James
Defender/Midfielder
Declan Rice
Defender/Midfielder
John Stones
Midfielder
Elliott Anderson
Midfielder
Jude Bellingham
Midfielder/Forward
Anthony Gordon
Midfielder/Forward
Morgan Rogers
Forward
Harry Kane
(captain)
Substitutions:
| Ezri Konsa for Anthony Gordon | 72 |
| Dan Burn for Reece James | 82 |
| Nico O'Reilly for Declan Rice | 82 |
| Marcus Rashford for Djed Spence | 90+6 |
| Ivan Toney for John Stones | 90+6 |
Cards:
| Elliott Anderson | 37 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Dean Henderson
Goalkeeper
James Trafford
Defender
Dan Burn
Defender
Trevoh Chalobah
Defender/Midfielder
Jordan Henderson
Defender/Midfielder
Ezri Konsa
Defender/Midfielder
Nico O'Reilly
Defender/Midfielder/Forward
Bukayo Saka
Midfielder
Kobbie Mainoo
Midfielder/Forward
Eberechi Eze
Midfielder/Forward
Noni Madueke
Midfielder/Forward
Marcus Rashford
Forward
Ivan Toney
Forward
Ollie Watkins
Comments:
In their fourth Semi-final, England failed in their attempt to reach the Final of the FIFA World Cup for the second time: previously in 1966 when the tournament was held in England. . The Three Lions had now lost their three games in the knockout phase at a FIFA World Cup finals against a nation in the top four of the FIFA World Rankings: also Quarter-finals versus Brazil (2nd) in 2002 and France (4th) in 2022. . They had now scored 14 or more goals in an edition of a FIFA World Cup tournament for the first time: previously 13 in Qatar in 2022. . England named 14 of a possible 15 substitutes. Jarell Quansah was unavailable due to serving a suspension.
2
Argentina
Manager: Lionel Scaloni
Goals:
| Enzo Fernández | 85 |
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| Lautaro Martínez | 90+2 |
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Starting lineup:
Emiliano Martínez
Goalkeeper
Lisandro Martínez
Defender
Cristian Romero
Defender
Nicolás Tagliafico
Defender
Nahuel Molina
Defender/Midfielder
Enzo Fernández
Midfielder
Alexis Mac Allister
Midfielder
Leandro Paredes
Midfielder
Julián Alvarez
Midfielder/Forward
Lionel Messi
Midfielder/Forward
(captain)
Giuliano Simeone
Forward
Substitutions:
| Nico González for Leandro Paredes | 64 |
| Rodrigo De Paul for Giuliano Simeone | 72 |
| Gonzalo Montiel for Nahuel Molina | 72 |
| Nicolás Otamendi for Lisandro Martínez | 72 |
| Lautaro Martínez for Nicolás Tagliafico | 81 |
Cards:
| Lisandro Martínez | 42 | Y |
| Cristian Romero | 51 | Y |
| Rodrigo De Paul | 90+4 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Juan Musso
Goalkeeper
Gerónimo Rulli
Defender
Facundo Medina
Defender
Gonzalo Montiel
Defender
Nicolás Otamendi
Defender
Marcos Senesi
Defender/Midfielder
Valentín Barco
Defender/Midfielder
Nico González
Midfielder
Thiago Almada
Midfielder
Rodrigo De Paul
Midfielder
Giovani Lo Celso
Midfielder
Exequiel Palacios
Midfielder
Nico Paz
Forward
José Manuel López
Forward
Lautaro Martínez