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ArgentinavsEngland
Argentina vs England: head-to-head stats
Since 1951
Argentina
4
wins
draws
6
16 meetings
England
6
wins
Argentina and England have met 16 times since 1951: Argentina won 4, England 6, and 6 matches were drawn. England lead the head-to-head by 2 wins. Goals: Argentina 20, England 23. Last meeting: Argentina 2–1 England (FIFA World Cup, Jul 15, 2026).
- First meeting
- Argentina 1–2 England
- May 9, 1951 · Friendly
- Last meeting
- Argentina 2–1 England
- Jul 15, 2026 · FIFA World Cup
- Biggest Argentina win
- Argentina 3–1 England
- May 14, 1953 · Friendly
- Biggest England win
- Argentina 1–3 England
- May 13, 1980 · Friendly
Match preview and current form
Their 2026 World Cup match
The rivalry, match by match
16 meetings since 1951. Hover or tap a match for the details.
- Argentina win
- Draw
- England win
- World Cup or continental finals
- Bigger = wider margin
ARG=ENG
- 1950
- 1960
- 1970
- 1980
- 1990
- 2000
- 2010
- 2020
ENG +21951 · ENG ahead1–3 · 1980
↑ ARGENG ↓
- 1950s: Argentina 4 goals, England 3 goals
- 1960s: Argentina 2 goals, England 4 goals
- 1970s: Argentina 3 goals, England 3 goals
- 1980s: Argentina 3 goals, England 4 goals
- 1990s: Argentina 4 goals, England 4 goals
- 2000s: Argentina 2 goals, England 4 goals
- 2010s: Argentina 0 goals, England 0 goals
- 2020s: Argentina 2 goals, England 1 goal
By competition
| Competition | P | ARG W | D | ENG W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friendly | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| FIFA World Cup | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Taça das Nações | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
All meetings
16 matches, newest first, with goalscorers where recorded.
- W2–1NFIFA World CupFIFA World Cup
Argentina: Enzo Fernández 85', Lautaro Martínez 90'
England: Anthony Gordon 55'
- L2–3NFriendlyFriendly
- L0–1NFIFA World CupFIFA World Cup
Argentina: —
England: David Beckham 44' (pen.)
- D0–0AFriendlyFriendly
- D2–2NFIFA World CupFIFA World Cup
Argentina: Gabriel Batistuta 5' (pen.), Javier Zanetti 45'
England: Alan Shearer 9' (pen.), Michael Owen 16'
- D2–2AFriendlyFriendly
- W2–1NFIFA World CupFIFA World Cup
Argentina: Diego Maradona 51', Diego Maradona 55'
England: Gary Lineker 81'
- L1–3AFriendlyFriendly
- D1–1HFriendlyFriendly
- D2–2AFriendlyFriendly
Show all 16 meetings
- L0–1AFIFA World CupFIFA World Cup
Argentina: —
England: Geoff Hurst 78'
- W1–0NTaça das NaçõesTaça das Nações
- L1–3NFIFA World CupFIFA World Cup
Argentina: José Sanfilippo 81'
England: Ron Flowers 17' (pen.), Bobby Charlton 42', Jimmy Greaves 67'
- D0–0HFriendlyFriendly
- W3–1HFriendlyFriendly
- L1–2AFriendlyFriendly
Sources: martj42/international_results (international matches since 1872, MIT-licensed open dataset) and ESPN for the latest results and fixtures. Predecessor teams follow FIFA attribution (Yugoslavia → Serbia, Czechoslovakia → Czechia).
