Head to head · Men's national teams
Argentina v England
Argentina and England have met 16 times since 1951: England lead 6–5.
5Argentina wins
5draws
6England wins
Goals: Argentina 20, England 23 · 16 meetings
- The first meeting on record was on Wednesday, 9 May 1951: England 2–1 Argentina in London.
- The most recent was on Wednesday, 15 July 2026: England 1–2 Argentina (FIFA World Cup).
- Argentina's biggest win: Argentina 3–1 England, 1953.
- England's biggest win: Argentina 1–3 England, 1962.
- 7 of the 16 meetings were competitive matches and 9 were friendlies.
Compare their ratings over time
Every meeting
| 2026 | ||
| 15 Jul | England 1–2 Argentina FIFA World Cup · Atlanta, United States (neutral) |
Argentina |
| 2005 | ||
| 12 Nov | England 3–2 Argentina Friendly · Geneva, Switzerland (neutral) |
England |
| 2002 | ||
| 7 Jun | Argentina 0–1 England FIFA World Cup · Sapporo, Japan (neutral) |
England |
| 2000 | ||
| 23 Feb | England 0–0 Argentina Friendly · London, England |
Draw |
| 1998 | ||
| 30 Jun | Argentina 2–2 England (pens) FIFA World Cup · Saint-Étienne, France (neutral) |
Argentina |
| 1991 | ||
| 25 May | England 2–2 Argentina Friendly · London, England |
Draw |
| 1986 | ||
| 22 Jun | Argentina 2–1 England FIFA World Cup · Mexico City, Mexico (neutral) |
Argentina |
| 1980 | ||
| 13 May | England 3–1 Argentina Friendly · London, England |
England |
| 1977 | ||
| 12 Jun | Argentina 1–1 England Friendly · Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Draw |
| 1974 | ||
| 22 May | England 2–2 Argentina Friendly · London, England |
Draw |
| 1966 | ||
| 23 Jul | England 1–0 Argentina FIFA World Cup · London, England |
England |
| 1964 | ||
| 6 Jun | Argentina 1–0 England Taça das Nações · Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (neutral) |
Argentina |
| 1962 | ||
| 2 Jun | Argentina 1–3 England FIFA World Cup · Rancagua, Chile (neutral) |
England |
| 1953 | ||
| 17 May | Argentina 0–0 England Friendly · Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Draw |
| 14 May | Argentina 3–1 England Friendly · Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Argentina |
| 1951 | ||
| 9 May | England 2–1 Argentina Friendly · London, England |
England |
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Results from the open archives maintained by Mart Jürisoo (CC0), with recent results and fixtures from API-Football and some venues from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Penalty shoot-outs count as wins. Every source is listed on Sources & thanks.