{"id":22651,"date":"2026-07-16T07:09:58","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T11:09:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/us\/?post_type=news&#038;p=22651"},"modified":"2026-07-16T09:09:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T13:09:16","slug":"england-vs-argentina-player-ratings","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/us\/news\/england-vs-argentina-player-ratings\/","title":{"rendered":"England 1-2 Argentina: Player Ratings as Argentina Reach the World Cup 2026 Final"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The holders are back in the final. Argentina came from a goal down to beat England 2-1 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, <a href=\"\/us\/news\/will-lionel-messi-play-at-the-2026-world-cup\/\">Lionel Messi<\/a> pulling the strings as <a href=\"\/us\/news\/enzo-fernandez-stats\/\">Enzo Fern\u00e1ndez<\/a> equalised late and substitute <a href=\"\/us\/news\/lautaro-martinez-stats\/\">Lautaro Mart\u00ednez<\/a> struck a 92nd-minute winner. Here are our Argentina player ratings. For more, see our <a href=\"\/us\/world-cup-2026\/\">World Cup 2026<\/a> hub.<\/p>\n\n<h2>Key match stats<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>Stat<\/th><th style=\"text-align:center\">Argentina<\/th><th style=\"text-align:center\">England<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Shots<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\">15<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\">5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Shots on target<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\">5<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\">2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Big chances created<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\">3<\/td><td style=\"text-align:center\">1<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n<h2>Argentina player ratings vs England<\/h2>\n<ul><li><strong>GK &mdash; <a href=\"\/us\/news\/emiliano-martinez-stats\/\">Emiliano Mart\u00ednez<\/a>:<\/strong> 7\/10 &mdash; Beaten only by Gordon, one save, and calm as Argentina turned it around.<\/li><li><strong>RB &mdash; Nahuel Molina:<\/strong> 6.5\/10 &mdash; Steady down the right before being withdrawn.<\/li><li><strong>CB &mdash; <a href=\"\/us\/news\/cristian-romero-stats\/\">Cristian Romero<\/a>:<\/strong> 7\/10 &mdash; Combative and booked, but held firm after the break.<\/li><li><strong>CB &mdash; Lisandro Mart\u00ednez:<\/strong> 6.5\/10 &mdash; Booked and replaced on 72, otherwise solid.<\/li><li><strong>LB &mdash; Nicol\u00e1s Tagliafico:<\/strong> 6.5\/10 &mdash; Willing down the left before making way.<\/li><li><strong>DM &mdash; Leandro Paredes:<\/strong> 6.5\/10 &mdash; Dictated early before being replaced on 64.<\/li><li><strong>CM &mdash; Enzo Fern\u00e1ndez:<\/strong> 8.5\/10 &mdash; The driving force. Equalised on 85 minutes with one of his four shots.<\/li><li><strong>CM &mdash; <a href=\"\/us\/news\/alexis-mac-allister-stats\/\">Alexis Mac Allister<\/a>:<\/strong> 7.5\/10 &mdash; Tireless in the middle with three efforts.<\/li><li><strong>RW &mdash; Giuliano Simeone:<\/strong> 6.5\/10 &mdash; Energetic on the right before being subbed.<\/li><li><strong>FW &mdash; <a href=\"\/us\/news\/will-lionel-messi-play-at-the-2026-world-cup\/\">Lionel Messi<\/a> (C):<\/strong> 7.5\/10 &mdash; Dropped deep to conduct everything across 90 minutes.<\/li><li><strong>FW &mdash; <a href=\"\/us\/news\/julian-alvarez-stats\/\">Juli\u00e1n \u00c1lvarez<\/a>:<\/strong> 7\/10 &mdash; A persistent threat with three shots.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n<h2>Substitutes<\/h2>\n<ul><li><strong><a href=\"\/us\/news\/lautaro-martinez-stats\/\">Lautaro Mart\u00ednez<\/a>:<\/strong> 8\/10 &mdash; Off the bench to win it, lashing home the 92nd-minute winner &mdash; his second knockout clincher as a substitute.<\/li><li><strong>Nico Gonz\u00e1lez:<\/strong> 6.5\/10 &mdash; Fresh legs and an effort on goal.<\/li><li><strong>Rodrigo De Paul:<\/strong> 6.5\/10 &mdash; Helped see it out after coming on.<\/li><li><strong>Nicol\u00e1s Otamendi:<\/strong> N\/A &mdash; Late defensive reinforcement.<\/li><li><strong>Gonzalo Montiel:<\/strong> N\/A &mdash; On late at right-back.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n<h2>England vs Argentina: how it unfolded<\/h2>\n<p>England took the lead through Anthony Gordon on 55 minutes, and Jordan Pickford&rsquo;s three saves kept them in front. But Argentina, orchestrated by <a href=\"\/us\/news\/will-lionel-messi-play-at-the-2026-world-cup\/\">Lionel Messi<\/a>, turned it late: Enzo Fern\u00e1ndez drilled in the equaliser on 85 and substitute <a href=\"\/us\/news\/lautaro-martinez-stats\/\">Lautaro Mart\u00ednez<\/a> struck the winner on 92. <a href=\"\/us\/news\/jude-bellingham-stats\/\">Jude Bellingham<\/a> and <a href=\"\/us\/news\/harry-kane-stats\/\">Harry Kane<\/a> could not conjure a reply. Through <a href=\"\/us\/news\/lionel-scaloni\/\">Lionel Scaloni<\/a>, Argentina march into the World Cup 2026 final to face Spain; <a href=\"\/us\/news\/thomas-tuchel\/\">Thomas Tuchel<\/a>&rsquo;s England are out.<\/p>\n\n<p><em>Must be 21+ and present in a state where betting is legal. Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER.<\/em><\/p>\n\n<div class=\"schema-faq wp-block-yoast-faq-block\"><div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-engargus1\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">What was the score in England vs Argentina?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Argentina beat England 2-1 in the World Cup 2026 semi-final at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-engargus2\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">Who scored in England vs Argentina?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Anthony Gordon put England ahead (55&#8242;), before Enzo Fern\u00e1ndez (85&#8242;) and Lautaro Mart\u00ednez (92&#8242;) won it for Argentina.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-engargus3\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">Have Argentina reached the World Cup 2026 final?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Yes. Argentina came from behind to beat England 2-1 and will face Spain in the final.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-engargus4\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">Who was Argentina&#8217;s best player against England?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Enzo Fern\u00e1ndez drove the comeback and scored the equaliser, while substitute Lautaro Mart\u00ednez struck the winner.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The holders are back in the final. Argentina came from a goal down to beat England 2-1 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Lionel Messi pulling the strings as Enzo Fern\u00e1ndez equalised late and substitute Lautaro Mart\u00ednez struck a 92nd-minute winner. Here are our Argentina player ratings. For more, see our World Cup 2026 hub. 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