World Cup ｜ Semi-final ｜ 2026-07-16 04:00 JST
1 – 2
85' E. Fernández 90' Lisandro Martínez
Match summary The World Cup Semi-final fixture between England and Argentina was played on July 16. Argentina narrowly beat England 2-1. It was 0-0 at half-time. In the second half, Argentina scored 2 and England scored 1, with Argentina coming out on top.
Scorers: England – A. Gordon; Argentina – E. Fernández and Lisandro Martínez. Assists: England – M. Rogers; Argentina – L. Messi.
Argentina controlled the game with 64% possession and 15 shots (5 for their opponents). Argentina scored 2 from 5 shots on target. Yellow cards: England 1, Argentina 3.
Team stats 4-2-3-1 1 Pickfor 25 Spence 6 Guéhi 5 Stones 24 James 8 Anderso 4 Rice 18 Gordon 10 Belling 17 Rogers 9 Kane
4-1-4-1 23 Martíne 3 Tagl iaf 6 Mart íne 13 Romero 26 Molina 5 Paredes 9 Álva rez 20 Alli ste 24 Fern ánd 17 Bald ini 10 Messi
0.53 Expected goals (xG) 1.84
0.02 Goals prevented (xG) 0.02
View as table England Stat Argentina 4-2-3-1 Formation 4-1-4-1 36% Possession 64% 0.53 Expected goals (xG) 1.84 5 Shots 15 2 Shots on target 5 1 Shots off target 7 2 Blocked shots 3 2 Shots inside the box 7 3 Shots outside the box 8 1 Corner kicks 6 1 Offsides 3 11 Fouls 15 324 Passes 590 272 Accurate passes 537 84% Pass accuracy 91% 3 Goalkeeper saves 1 0.02 Goals prevented (xG) 0.02 1 Yellow cards 3 0 Red cards 0
Referee: Ismail Elfath, USA
Player stats England Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK J. Pickford 0 23(55%) 0 0 0 1 6.3 90 1(1) DF R. James 0 1(50%) 1 24(89%) 0 0 0 1 1 6.9 82 1 1 6(4) DF J. Stones 1 0 1 37(100%) 0 0 0 6.7 89 5(4) DF M. Guéhi 0 54(98%) 0 0 0 1 1 6.5 90 1 2(1) DF D. Spence 0 1(25%) 5 14(88%) 0 0 0 1 6.6 89 2 15(7) MF D. Rice 1 1 0 2(100%) 2 23(85%) 0 0 0 7.2 82 2 2 5(4) MF E. Anderson 0 1(100%) 3 43(81%) 0 1 0 2 4 7.3 90 1 17(12) MF M. Rogers 0 1(50%) 1 11(100%) 1 0 0 2 1 7.2 90 1 9(3) MF J. Bellingham 0 1(50%) 1 19(90%) 0 0 0 3 4 6.7 90 1 14(6) MF A. Gordon 1 1 1 9(75%) 0 0 0 1 1 7 72 9(1) FW H. Kane 0 1 9(64%) 0 0 0 1 6.3 90 8(2) DF E. Konsa 0 4(80%) 0 0 0 6 18 1 1(None) DF N. O'Reilly 0 2 0 0 0 1 6.2 8 4(1) DF D. Burn 0 0 0 0 6 8 4(2) FW M. Rashford 0 1(100%) 1(100%) 0 0 0 1 1(1) FW Ivan Toney 0 1(100%) 0 0 0 1 GK J. Trafford 0 0 0 0 GK Dean Henderson 0 0 0 0 DF T. Chalobah 0 0 0 0 MF E. Eze 0 0 0 0 MF J. Henderson 0 0 0 0 MF K. Mainoo 0 0 0 0 FW B. Saka 0 0 0 0 FW N. Madueke 0 0 0 0 FW Ollie Watkins 0 0 0 0
Argentina Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK E. Martínez 0 18(75%) 0 0 0 1 6.6 90 2(2) DF N. Molina 0 2 39(87%) 0 0 0 1 6.2 72 1 4(2) DF Cristian Romero 0 1(100%) 4 1 51(96%) 0 1 0 2 1 7.2 90 2 10(7) DF Lisandro Martínez 0 40(98%) 0 1 0 1 6.5 72 4(1) DF N. Tagliafico 0 2 33(89%) 0 0 0 3 6.2 81 1 7(5) MF Leandro Paredes 1 0 4 68(97%) 0 0 0 2 7.2 64 2 9(6) MF Giuliano Simeone Baldini 0 2 25(81%) 0 0 0 5 1 6.2 72 2 1 14(5) MF E. Fernández 4 1 1 2 82(98%) 0 0 0 3 1 7.6 90 1 10(3) MF A. Mac Allister 2 1 0 1 35(92%) 0 0 0 1 6.2 90 1 7(2) MF Julián Álvarez 3 1 0 2(100%) 37(92%) 0 0 0 1 6.6 90 1 5(3) FW L. Messi 0 9(82%) 1 43(80%) 2 0 0 2 8 90 4 20(12) FW Nico González 1 1 0 2 11(79%) 0 0 0 1 6.6 26 1 1 4(3) DF Nicolás Otamendi 0 1 18(100%) 0 0 0 6.9 18 3(1) DF Gonzalo Montiel 0 10(77%) 0 0 0 6.2 18 2(None) MF R. De Paul 0 27(96%) 0 1 0 7.2 18 2 FW Lisandro Martínez 1 1 1 0 0 0 7.2 9 GK J. Musso 0 0 0 0 GK G. Rulli 0 0 0 0 DF F. Medina 0 0 0 0 DF M. Senesi 0 0 0 0 MF Thiago Almada 0 0 0 0 MF G. Lo Celso 0 0 0 0 MF E. Palacios 0 0 0 0 FW N. Paz 0 0 0 0 MF V. Barco 0 0 0 0 FW José Manuel López 0 0 0 0
Lineups England Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 1 J. Pickford Starter DF 24 R. James Starter DF 5 J. Stones Starter DF 6 M. Guéhi Starter DF 25 D. Spence Starter MF 4 D. Rice Starter MF 8 E. Anderson Starter MF 17 M. Rogers Starter MF 10 J. Bellingham Starter MF 18 A. Gordon Starter FW 9 H. Kane Bench DF 15 D. Burn Bench DF 3 N. O'Reilly Bench FW 22 I. Toney Bench FW 11 M. Rashford Bench DF 2 E. Konsa
Show unused substitutes (9) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 13 D. Henderson Bench GK 23 J. Trafford Bench MF 14 J. Henderson Bench FW 19 O. Watkins Bench DF 12 T. Chalobah Bench FW 20 N. Madueke Bench FW 7 B. Saka Bench MF 16 K. Mainoo Bench MF 21 E. Eze
Argentina Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 23 E. Martínez Starter DF 26 N. Molina Starter DF 13 Cristian Romero Starter DF 6 Lisandro Martínez Starter DF 3 N. Tagliafico Starter MF 5 L. Paredes Starter MF 17 Giuliano Simeone Baldini Starter MF 24 E. Fernández Starter MF 20 A. Mac Allister Starter MF 9 Julián Álvarez Starter FW 10 L. Messi Bench DF 19 N. Otamendi Bench MF 7 R. De Paul Bench DF 4 G. Montiel Bench FW 15 Nico González Bench FW 22 Lisandro Martínez
Show unused substitutes (10) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 12 G. Rulli Bench GK 1 J. Musso Bench MF 14 E. Palacios Bench MF 11 G. Lo Celso Bench DF 2 M. Senesi Bench DF 25 F. Medina Bench MF 16 T. Almada Bench FW 21 J. Lopez Bench MF 8 V. Barco Bench FW 18 N. Paz
Match events Time Team Event Player Score 1H 37' England 🟨 Yellow card E. Anderson 1H 42' Argentina 🟨 Yellow card Lisandro Martínez 2H 6' Argentina 🟨 Yellow card Cristian Romero 2H 10' England ⚽ Goal A. Gordon 1-0 2H 19' Argentina 🔄 Substitution OUT L. Paredes → IN Nico González 2H 27' England 🔄 Substitution OUT A. Gordon → IN E. Konsa 2H 27' Argentina 🔄 Substitution OUT Lisandro Martínez → IN N. Otamendi 2H 27' Argentina 🔄 Substitution OUT Giuliano Simeone Baldini → IN R. De Paul 2H 27' Argentina 🔄 Substitution OUT N. Molina → IN G. Montiel 2H 36' Argentina 🔄 Substitution OUT N. Tagliafico → IN Lisandro Martínez 2H 37' England 🔄 Substitution OUT R. James → IN D. Burn 2H 37' England 🔄 Substitution OUT D. Rice → IN N. O'Reilly 2H 40' Argentina ⚽ Goal E. Fernández 1-1 2H 45+4' Argentina 🟨 Yellow card R. De Paul 2H 45+6' England 🔄 Substitution OUT J. Stones → IN I. Toney 2H 45+6' England 🔄 Substitution OUT D. Spence → IN M. Rashford 2H 45' Argentina ⚽ Goal Lisandro Martínez 1-2
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