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Remontada Argentina vs England in FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup Wed 15/7·22:00
England
1-2 FT
Argentina
  • Gordon55'
  • Fernandez85'
  • Martinez90+2'
Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta)68,239 spectatorsReferee: Ismail Elfath
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Difficulty
71

Argentina trailed by one goal, then came back to win

  1. 55'Trailed by one goal
  2. 85'Equaliser
  3. 90+2'Winner

Why they came back

Pressure after falling behind

From minute 55 to the final whistle: Argentina had 10 shots (4 on target), England only 4.

Changes by coach Scaloni

Martinez came on for Tagliafico (81') and scored, Gonzalez came on for Paredes (64'), Otamendi came on for Martinez (72').

The last 15 minutes

2 goals by Argentina came after the 75th minute. It's not over until the final whistle.

Fan predictions

Before kick-off, 48% of fans backed Argentina to win, but they fell behind by one goal first.

The match in one curve

Ahead by one goalLevelBehind by one goal0153045607590HT55'85'90+2'Substitution 64'Substitution 72'Substitution 72'Substitution 72'Substitution 81'Lowest pointTurnaround
BehindLevelAheadArgentina goal England goalSubstitution Red card

Who pressed more?

Each bar is 5 minutes. Above the line: Argentina chances, below: England. Bar height shows how dangerous the shots were
ArgentinaEngland04590

Match story

  1. 55'

    Gordon opened the scoring for England, assisted by Rogers, putting England ahead 1-0.

  2. 85'

    Fernandez equalised for Argentina, assisted by Messi, to make it 1-1.

  3. 90+2'

    Martinez completed the turnaround for Argentina, assisted by Messi, putting Argentina ahead 2-1.

The match in numbers

EnglandArgentina
36%Possession64%
0.53Chance quality (xG)1.59
5Shots15
2On target5
1Big chances3
1Corners6
325Passes588

Top players

1
MessiArgentina · Right Forward
8.0
2
RiceEngland · Central Midfield
7.5
3
MartinezArgentina · Centre Forward
7.5
Rating out of 10 based on each player's performance

Fan predictions before kick-off

England 45%Draw 7%Argentina 48%
from 456,045 votes

Line-ups

Argentina4-1-4-1
5.9 Pickford 5.7 Spence 6.6 Guéhi 6.7 Stones 6.5 James 6.6 Anderson 7.5 Rice 7.1 Gordon 6.6 Bellingham 7.1 Rogers 6.6 Kane 6.3 Martinez 6.8 Tagliafico 6.2 Martinez 7.0 Romero 6.3 Molina 6.9 Paredes 7.0 Alvarez 7.0 MacAllister 7.2 Fernandez 6.3 Simeone 8.0 Messi
England4-2-3-1
England coach: Tuchel Argentina coach: Scaloni

Match events

EnglandArgentina
  1. AndersonYellow card
    37'
  2. MartinezYellow card
    42'
  3. RomeroYellow card
    51'
  4. GordonGoal · assist: Rogers
    55'
  5. GonzalezSubstitution · for Paredes
    64'
  6. KonsaSubstitution · for Gordon
    72'
  7. OtamendiSubstitution · for Martinez
    72'
  8. De PaulSubstitution · for Simeone
    72'
  9. MontielSubstitution · for Molina
    72'
  10. MartinezSubstitution · for Tagliafico
    81'
  11. BurnSubstitution · for James
    82'
  12. O'ReillySubstitution · for Rice
    82'
  13. FernandezGoal · assist: Messi
    85'
  14. MartinezGoal · assist: Messi
    90+2'
  15. De PaulYellow card
    90+4'
  16. ToneySubstitution · for Stones
    90+6'
  17. RashfordSubstitution · for Spence
    90+6'