England vs Argentina — World Cup 2026

Tale of the tape.

The auto-generated comparison for England vs Argentina. Editorial detail lands closer to kickoff.

Win probability.

A first-pass split off the FIFA rankings — replace with the live model once the form data lands.

The bench faceoff.

England · Head coach

T. Tuchel

Argentina · Head coach

L. Scaloni

Where to watch.

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Both line-ups.

Every name in the frame — tap a player for their dossier, or a crest for the full team.

England

ENG · Full dossier →

Goalkeepers9

–M. Young1J. Pickford1S. Proctor13F. Herrick13D. Henderson23J. Trafford35T. Setford50Elyh Harrison50Max Merrick

Defenders25

2E. Konsa2L. Samuel3N. Oreilly3I. Samuels-Smith3Max Alleyne5J. Stones6M. Guéhi12T. Livramento12K. Fisher12T. Chalobah12B. Norton-Cuffy14Harrison Murray-Campbell15D. Burn21Kieran Morgan21J. Meghoma24R. James25D. Spence26A. Heaven26J. Quansah26B. Nelson30O. Scarles34M. Jemide35A. Phillips42K. Casey44Z. Abbott

Midfield23

–L. McCabe–Sydie Peck4D. Rice6Jacob Wright7B. Saka7Harrison Mcmahon8E. Anderson10J. Bellingham14J. Henderson16K. Mainoo17M. Rogers18A. Gordon18D. Gyabi19O. Watkins20N. Madueke21R. Esse21E. Eze42T. Nyoni43Tobias Christopher Collyer45A. Cozier-Duberry53J. McConnell56J. Jimoh61L. Orford

Attack12

–Raees Bangura-Williams8J. Oboavwoduo9E. Wheatley9H. Kane11Joel Tshisanga Ndala11M. Rashford17T. Watson22I. Toney27S. Amo-Ameyaw44D. Scarlett72D. Mubama76J. Danns

Argentina

ARG · Full dossier →

Goalkeepers6

1J. Musso1V. Reigia12G. Rulli12T. Parga23E. Martínez23F. Ortellado

Defenders16

2A. Guich2L. Balerdi3S. Escobar3N. Tagliafico4G. Montiel6Lisandro Martínez6J. Coria13C. Romero13M. Mendizabal14B. Salinas14E. Palacios16F. Echenique17A. Cardozo19N. Otamendi25F. Medina26N. Molina

Midfield17

2M. Senesi4T. Pérez5M. Benitez5L. Paredes7R. De Paul8M. Ortiz8V. Barco9A. Alcaraz10G. Baroni11G. Lo Celso15S. Mambrin16T. Almada17G. Simeone18G. Escobar20T. Dominguez20A. Mac Allister24E. Fernández

Attack11

7T. Goytia9J. Álvarez10L. Messi11J. Policella15N. González18N. Paz19F. Salinas21E. Barrionuevo21J. López22B. Tapia22Lautaro Martínez