England 1–2 Argentina · 2026 FIFA World Cup

2026 FIFA World Cup · Semi-final · Match 400021540

England

—

Argentina

Atlanta Stadium

15 July 2026 · 19:00 UTC

Attendance —

· Argentina Win

FIFA — Holders Argentina staged a late fightback to defeat England 2-1 and advance to Sunday's final against Spain in New York New Jersey.
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    Argentina come back from brink to set up Spain showdown — Holders Argentina staged a late fightback to defeat England 2-1 and advance to Sunday's final against Spain in New York New Jersey.
  

Match Goals

England 1–2 Argentina

Goal positions — England attacks right

England

Goal Anthony GORDON

55' · Regular goal

Argentina

Goal Enzo FERNANDEZ

85' · Regular goal

Goal Lautaro MARTINEZ

90' · Regular goal

Match Timeline

Key events

37'

Yellow Card Elliot ANDERSON

England

42'

Yellow Card Lisandro MARTINEZ

Argentina

51'

Yellow Card Cristian ROMERO

Argentina

55'

Goal Anthony GORDON

England

64'

Sub Argentina

↑ Nico GONZALEZ ↓ Leandro PAREDES

72'

Sub Argentina

↑ Rodrigo DE PAUL ↓ Giuliano SIMEONE

72'

Sub Argentina

↑ Nicolas OTAMENDI ↓ Lisandro MARTINEZ

72'

Sub Argentina

↑ Gonzalo MONTIEL ↓ Nahuel MOLINA

72'

Sub England

↑ Ezri KONSA ↓ Anthony GORDON

81'

Sub Argentina

↑ Lautaro MARTINEZ ↓ Nicolas TAGLIAFICO

82'

Sub England

↑ Dan BURN ↓ Reece JAMES

82'

Sub England

↑ Nico OREILLY ↓ Declan RICE

85'

Goal Enzo FERNANDEZ

Argentina

90'

Goal Lautaro MARTINEZ

Argentina

90'

Yellow Card Rodrigo DE PAUL

Argentina

90'

Sub England

↑ Ivan TONEY ↓ John STONES

90'

Sub England

↑ Marcus RASHFORD ↓ Djed SPENCE

Team Statistics

Head-to-head metrics

England

Possession37.0%

Passes361

Pass Accuracy80.9%

Shots5

Shots on Target2

Corners1

Yellow Cards1

Offsides1

Defensive Pressures—

Forced Turnovers24

Linebreaks (Att/Comp)— / —

Argentina

Possession54.0%

Passes606

Pass Accuracy89.3%

Shots14

Shots on Target5

Corners6

Yellow Cards3

Offsides3

Defensive Pressures—

Forced Turnovers20

Linebreaks (Att/Comp)— / —

Comparative

ENG 37.0%PossessionARG 54.0%

ENG 361PassesARG 606

ENG 5ShotsARG 14

ENG 2Shots on TargetARG 5

ENG 0Def. PressuresARG 0

ENG 8Counter-PressARG 8

Phase Analytics

Tactical phase aggregates

England · 4-2-3-1

High Press

6.7

Counter-Press

7.7

Mid Block

18.4

Low Block

33.4

Att. Transition

13.1

Final Third

12.3

High Block

5.3

Turnovers

24.0

Argentina · 4-4-2

High Press

6.8

Counter-Press

7.8

Mid Block

18.0

Low Block

53.9

Att. Transition

9.1

Final Third

26.5

High Block

5.2

Turnovers

20.0

Temporal Analytics

Pressing Intelligence & Performance Rates

    These metrics are sourced from temporal team analytics reports generated at intervals throughout the match. Comparing early-match and late-match snapshots reveals how each team's intensity and tactical shape evolved.
  

England — Pressing Profile

Counter-Press Intensity (score: 7.74 / 20)

High Press (score: 6.74 / 20)

Mid Block (score: 18.44 / 50)

Low Block (score: 33.37 / 50)

Mid Press

Argentina — Pressing Profile

Counter-Press Intensity (score: 7.75 / 20)

High Press (score: 6.78 / 20)

Mid Block (score: 17.97 / 50)

Low Block (score: 53.90 / 50)

Mid Press

England Phase Intensity Over Match Time

Phase aggregate values interpolated from temporal analytics snapshots · Goal events shown as vertical markers

Formations & Tactics

Lineups

England · 4-2-3-1

Goalkeeper

1Jordan PICKFORD

Defender

5John STONES ↓90'

6Marc GUEHI

24Reece JAMES ↓82'

25Djed SPENCE ↓90'

Midfield

4Declan RICE ↓82'

8Elliot ANDERSON 🟨37'

10Jude BELLINGHAM

17Morgan ROGERS

Attack

9Harry KANE (C)

18Anthony GORDON ⚽55' · ↓72'

Substitutions

2Ezri KONSA ↑72'

3Nico OREILLY ↑82'

7Bukayo SAKA

11Marcus RASHFORD ↑90'

15Dan BURN ↑82'

22Ivan TONEY ↑90'

Coach

Assistant Coaches

Argentina · 4-4-2

Goalkeeper

23Emiliano MARTINEZ

Defender

3Nicolas TAGLIAFICO ↓81'

6Lisandro MARTINEZ 🟨42' · ↓72'

13Cristian ROMERO 🟨51'

26Nahuel MOLINA ↓72'

Midfield

5Leandro PAREDES ↓64'

20Alexis MAC ALLISTER

24Enzo FERNANDEZ ⚽85'

Attack

9Julian ALVAREZ

10Lionel MESSI (C)

17Giuliano SIMEONE ↓72'

Substitutions

1Juan MUSSO

2Marcos SENESI

4Gonzalo MONTIEL ↑72'

7Rodrigo DE PAUL 🟨90' · ↑72'

15Nico GONZALEZ ↑64'

19Nicolas OTAMENDI ↑72'

21Jose Manuel LOPEZ

22Lautaro MARTINEZ ⚽90' · ↑81'

Coach

Assistant Coaches

Post-Match Intelligence

Core Players & Final Team Stats

England — Final Stats

Possession37.0%

Passes / Completed361 / 292

Pass Accuracy80.9%

Shots / On Target5 / 2

Corners1

Yellow Cards1

Offsides1

Def. Pressures—

Forced Turnovers24

Linebreaks (Att / Comp)— / —

Counter-Press Score7.74

Argentina — Final Stats

Possession54.0%

Passes / Completed606 / 541

Pass Accuracy89.3%

Shots / On Target14 / 5

Corners6

Yellow Cards3

Offsides3

Def. Pressures—

Forced Turnovers20

Linebreaks (Att / Comp)— / —

Counter-Press Score7.75

Head-to-Head Comparison

ENG 37.0%PossessionARG 54.0%

ENG 361PassesARG 606

ENG 5ShotsARG 14

ENG 2Shots on TargetARG 5

ENG 0Def. PressuresARG 0

ENG 8Counter-PressARG 8

Distance & Speed Comparison

ENG 107,726Total Distance (m)ARG 107,086

ENG 0Total SprintsARG 0

ENG 36.0Max Top Speed (km/h)ARG 33.0

ENG 30.0Avg Top Speed (km/h)ARG 30.3

England — Core Performers

Player	Dist m	Pass	Spr	km/h	Highlight
Morgan ROGERS	11,052	13	—	31.1	🎯
Elliot ANDERSON	10,834	51	—	27.5	YC
Harry KANE	10,695	16	—	30.0
Jude BELLINGHAM	10,521	23	—	32.2
Marc GUEHI	9,165	58	—	32.6
Declan RICE	9,031	29	—	30.5
John STONES	8,864	39	—	27.7
Djed SPENCE	8,737	24	—	36.0

Argentina — Core Performers

Player	Dist m	Pass	Spr	km/h	Highlight
Enzo FERNANDEZ	11,170	87	—	28.8	⚽ 4 shots
Alexis MAC ALLISTER	10,859	39	—	29.7	3 shots
Julian ALVAREZ	10,691	44	—	30.4
Cristian ROMERO	8,910	58	—	32.4	YC
Nicolas TAGLIAFICO	8,372	39	—	30.8
Lionel MESSI	8,216	48	—	29.6	🎯
Giuliano SIMEONE	7,876	30	—	32.3
Nahuel MOLINA	7,506	47	—	33.0

Player Physical & Goal Metrics

All player analytics from the post-match snapshot

SPARQL · Player Analytics

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PREFIX rdfs: 
PREFIX xsd: 

SELECT ?playerName ?teamName ?goals ?assists ?totalDistance ?passes ?sprints ?topSpeed ?timePlayed
FROM 
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WHERE {
  ?m a fifa:Match ; fifa:matchId "400021540" .
  ?m fifa:hasPlayerAnalyticsReport ?report .
  ?report fifa:player ?player .
  ?player rdfs:label ?playerName .
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:team ?team . ?team rdfs:label ?teamName }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:goals ?goals }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:assists ?assists }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:totalDistance ?totalDistance }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:passes ?passes }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:sprints ?sprints }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:topSpeed ?topSpeed }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:timePlayed ?timePlayed }
}
ORDER BY ?teamName DESC(?totalDistance)

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SPARQL Queries

Knowledge graph exploration

Match Overview

England vs Argentina — core match metadata

SPARQL · Match Overview

PREFIX fifa: 
PREFIX rdfs: 

SELECT ?homeTeam ?awayTeam ?homeScore ?awayScore ?date ?stadium ?attendance
FROM 
WHERE {
  ?match a fifa:Match ; fifa:matchId "400021540" .
  ?match fifa:homeTeam ?ht ; fifa:awayTeam ?at ;
         fifa:homeTeamScore ?homeScore ; fifa:awayTeamScore ?awayScore ;
         fifa:date ?date ; fifa:stadium ?s ; fifa:attendance ?attendance .
  ?ht rdfs:label ?homeTeam . ?at rdfs:label ?awayTeam . ?s rdfs:label ?stadium .
}

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Goals

All goal events with scorer and assist

SPARQL · Goals

PREFIX fifa: 
PREFIX rdfs: 

SELECT ?minute ?playerName ?teamName ?goalType ?assistName
FROM 
WHERE {
  ?m a fifa:Match ; fifa:matchId "400021540" .
  ?m fifa:hasGoal ?goal .
  ?goal fifa:goalMinute ?minute .
  OPTIONAL { ?goal fifa:player ?p . ?p rdfs:label ?playerName }
  OPTIONAL { ?goal fifa:team ?t . ?t rdfs:label ?teamName }
  OPTIONAL { ?goal fifa:goalType ?gt . ?gt rdfs:label ?goalType }
  OPTIONAL { ?goal fifa:assistPlayer ?a . ?a rdfs:label ?assistName }
}
ORDER BY xsd:integer(?minute)

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Team Analytics + Pressing Phases

Full tactical phase breakdown for both teams

SPARQL · Team Analytics

PREFIX fifa: 
PREFIX rdfs: 

SELECT ?teamName ?possession ?passes ?passesCompleted ?goals ?shots ?shotsOnTarget
       ?corners ?yellowCards ?offsides ?defPress ?turnovers ?highPress ?counterPress
FROM 
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WHERE {
  ?m a fifa:Match ; fifa:matchId "400021540" .
  ?m fifa:hasTeamAnalyticsReport ?report .
  ?report fifa:team ?team .
  ?team rdfs:label ?teamName .
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:possession ?possession }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:passes ?passes }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:passesCompleted ?passesCompleted }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:goals ?goals }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:attemptAtGoal ?shots }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:attemptAtGoalOnTarget ?shotsOnTarget }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:corners ?corners }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:yellowCards ?yellowCards }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:offsides ?offsides }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:defensivePressuresApplied ?defPress }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:forcedTurnovers ?turnovers }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:phaseAggregateHighPress ?highPress }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:phaseAggregateCounterPress ?counterPress }
}
ORDER BY ?teamName

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