FT: Barcelona 2 - 1 Al Ahly

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Info	Details
Competition	2026 Trofeo Joan Gamper
Date	Wed, August 19, 2026
Venue	Spotify Camp Nou, Barcelona, Spain
Referee	Carlos Muñiz Muñoz
Kickoff	2:00 PM EDT / 8:00 PM CEST
Status	FT

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LINE-UPS

Barcelona (4-3-3)

Starting XI	Notes	Subs	Notes
Joan García	🔄 off 73'	Jesse Bisiwu	🔄 on 73'
Gerard Martín	🔄 off 45'	Dani Olmo	🔄 on 45'
Jules Koundé	🔄 off 63'	Orian Goren	🔄 on 45' · 🔄 off 73'
Alejandro Balde	🔄 off 45'	Andreas Christensen	🔄 on 63'
Eric García	🔄 off 63'	Ebrima Tunkara
Marc Bernal	🔄 off 45'	Brian Fariñas	🔄 on 45'
Xavi Espart	🔄 off 45'	Pedri	🔄 on 73'
Fermín López	🔄 off 45'	Wojciech Szczesny	🔄 on 73'
Hamza Abdelkarim	⚽ 29' · 🔄 off 73'	Eder Aller
Raphinha	🔄 off 45' · ⚽ 45'	Gavi	🔄 on 63'
Lamine Yamal	🔄 off 64'	Anthony Gordon	🔄 on 45'
		Álvaro Cortés	🔄 on 45'
		Pau Cubarsí
		Jordi Pesquer	🔄 on 45'
		Karim Adeyemi	🔄 on 64'

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Al Ahly (4-2-3-1)

Starting XI	Notes	Subs	Notes
Mostafa Shoubir	🔄 off 45'	Ali Mahmoud
Amr El Gazar	🔄 off 73'	Hussein El Shahat	🔄 on 73'
Hady Reyad	🔄 off 45'	Aqtay Abdallah	🔄 on 73'
Karim Fouad	🔄 off 59'	Ahmed Reda
Mohamed Hany	🔄 off 73'	Akram Tawfik	🔄 on 72'
Zizo	⚽ 51' · 🔄 off 59'	Mohamed Raafat
Ahmed Koka	🔄 off 78'	Hamza Alaa
Marawan Attia	🔄 off 72'	Monsef Bakrar	🔄 on 45'
Soufiane Benjdida	🔄 off 45'	Yassin Marei	🔄 on 73'
Achraf Bencharki	🔄 off 73'	Yasser Ibrahim	🔄 on 45'
Taher Mohamed	🔄 off 73'	Mohamed Magdy	🔄 on 59'
		Mohamed El Shenawy	🔄 on 45'
		Ahmed Eid	🔄 on 73' · 🟨 89'
		Emam Ashour
		Omar El Saaiy	🔄 on 78'
		Karim El Debes	🔄 on 59'

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MATCH EVENTS | via ESPN

29' ⚽ Hamza Abdelkarim (Barcelona) Goal at 29'

45' ⚽ Raphinha (Barcelona) Penalty - Scored at 45'

45' 🔄 Mohamed El Shenawy (Al Ahly) Substitution at 45'

45' 🔄 Monsef Bakrar (Al Ahly) Substitution at 45'

45' 🔄 Anthony Gordon (Barcelona) Substitution at 45'

45' 🔄 Álvaro Cortés (Barcelona) Substitution at 45'

45' 🔄 Jordi Pesquer (Barcelona) Substitution at 45'

45' 🔄 Yasser Ibrahim (Al Ahly) Substitution at 45'

45' 🔄 Brian Fariñas (Barcelona) Substitution at 45'

45' 🔄 Orian Goren (Barcelona) Substitution at 45'

45' 🔄 Dani Olmo (Barcelona) Substitution at 45'

51' ⚽ Zizo (Al Ahly) Goal at 51'

59' 🔄 Mohamed Magdy (Al Ahly) Substitution at 59'

59' 🔄 Karim El Debes (Al Ahly) Substitution at 59'

63' 🔄 Andreas Christensen (Barcelona) Substitution at 63'

63' 🔄 Gavi (Barcelona) Substitution at 63'

64' 🔄 Karim Adeyemi (Barcelona) Substitution at 64'

72' 🔄 Akram Tawfik (Al Ahly) Substitution at 72'

73' 🔄 Yassin Marei (Al Ahly) Substitution at 73'

73' 🔄 Ahmed Eid (Al Ahly) Substitution at 73'

73' 🔄 Hussein El Shahat (Al Ahly) Substitution at 73'

73' 🔄 Pedri (Barcelona) Substitution at 73'

73' 🔄 Wojciech Szczesny (Barcelona) Substitution at 73'

73' 🔄 Aqtay Abdallah (Al Ahly) Substitution at 73'

73' 🔄 Jesse Bisiwu (Barcelona) Substitution at 73'

78' 🔄 Omar El Saaiy (Al Ahly) Substitution at 78'

89' 🟨 Ahmed Eid (Al Ahly) Yellow Card at 89'

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MATCH STATS

Stat	Barcelona	Al Ahly
Possession	69%	31%
Shots on Goal	7 (35%)	2 (50%)
Accurate Passes	558 (90%)	206 (75%)
Saves	1	4
Fouls Committed	6	7

MATCH ENDED

4': Barcelona 0 - 0 Al Ahly

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Info	Details
Competition	2026 Trofeo Joan Gamper
Date	Wed, August 19, 2026
Venue	Spotify Camp Nou, Barcelona, Spain
Referee	Carlos Muñiz Muñoz
Kickoff	2:00 PM EDT / 8:00 PM CEST
Status	4'

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LINE-UPS

Barcelona (4-3-3)

Starting XI	Notes	Subs	Notes
Joan García		Jesse Bisiwu
Gerard Martín		Dani Olmo
Jules Koundé		Orian Goren
Alejandro Balde		Andreas Christensen
Eric García		Ebrima Tunkara
Marc Bernal		Brian Fariñas
Xavi Espart		Pedri
Fermín López		Wojciech Szczesny
Hamza Abdelkarim		Eder Aller
Raphinha		Gavi
Lamine Yamal		Anthony Gordon
		Álvaro Cortés
		Pau Cubarsí
		Jordi Pesquer
		Karim Adeyemi

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Al Ahly (4-2-3-1)

Starting XI	Notes	Subs	Notes
Mostafa Shoubir		Ali Mahmoud
Amr El Gazar		Hussein El Shahat
Hady Reyad		Aqtay Abdallah
Karim Fouad		Ahmed Reda
Mohamed Hany		Akram Tawfik
Zizo		Mohamed Raafat
Ahmed Koka		Hamza Alaa
Marawan Attia		Monsef Bakrar
Soufiane Benjdida		Yassin Marei
Achraf Bencharki		Yasser Ibrahim
Taher Mohamed		Mohamed Magdy
		Mohamed El Shenawy
		Ahmed Eid
		Emam Ashour
		Omar El Saaiy

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MATCH EVENTS | via ESPN

Kickoff

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MATCH STATS

Stat	Barcelona	Al Ahly
Possession	79%	21%
Shots on Goal	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Accurate Passes	28 (93%)	7 (88%)
Saves	0	0
Fouls Committed	0	0

FT: FC Basel 2 - 5 Barcelona

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Info	Details
Competition	2026 Club Friendly
Date	Sun, August 16, 2026
Venue	St. Jakob Park, Basel, Switzerland
Referee	Anojen Kanagasingam
Kickoff	10:30 AM EDT / 4:30 PM CEST
Status	FT

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LINE-UPS

FC Basel (4-3-3)

Starting XI	Notes	Subs	Notes
Renato Widmer D’Autilia		Keigo Tsunemoto
Nicolas Vouilloz		Asane Sow
Becir Omeragic	🔄 off 45'	Andrej Bacanin
Kevin Ruegg		Mirko Salvi
Evann Senaya		Cyrill Emch
Jonas Harder	🟨 41'	Moyo-Ola Tyrone Uruejoma	🔄 on 61'
Metinho	🔄 off 61'	Ludwig Malachowski	🔄 on 74'
Jean Doucoure	⚽ 43' · 🔄 off 74'	Akpe Victory
Albian Ajeti	🔄 off 45'	Leon White
Aaron Malouda	🟨 67'	Flavius Daniliuc
Philip Otele	🔄 off 74'	Kazeem Olaigbe	🔄 on 74' · ⚽ 84'
		Zan Celar
		Xherdan Shaqiri
		Noah Kakor	🔄 on 45'
		Giacomo Koloto	🔄 on 45'
		Moussa Cissé

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Barcelona (4-2-3-1)

Starting XI	Notes	Subs	Notes
Joan García	🔄 off 45'	Hamza Abdelkarim	🔄 on 45' · ⚽ 49'
Gerard Martín		Jesse Bisiwu	🔄 on 79' · ⚽ 89' · ⚽ 90'+1'
Andreas Christensen	🔄 off 71'	Jordi Pesquer	🔄 on 45'
Alejandro Balde	🔄 off 45'	Álvaro Cortés
Eric García	🔄 off 45'	Lamine Yamal	🔄 on 65' · ⚽ 81'
Fermín López	🔄 off 64'	Jules Koundé	🔄 on 45'
Xavi Espart	🔄 off 79'	Dani Olmo	🔄 on 64'
Marc Bernal	🔄 off 71'	Brian Fariñas	🔄 on 71'
Raphinha	🔄 off 65'	Eder Aller
Anthony Gordon	🔄 off 45'	Ebrima Tunkara	🔄 on 79'
Karim Adeyemi	⚽ 34' · 🔄 off 79'	Pau Cubarsí	🔄 on 71'
		Wojciech Szczesny	🔄 on 45'
		Orian Goren

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MATCH EVENTS | via ESPN

34' ⚽ Goal! Basel 0, Barcelona 1. Karim Adeyemi (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Raphinha.

41' 🟨 Jonas Harder (Basel) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

43' ⚽ Goal! Basel 1, Barcelona 1. Jean Doucoure (Basel) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jonas Harder.

45' 🔄 Substitution, Basel. Giacomo Koloto replaces Albian Ajeti.

45' 🔄 Substitution, Basel. Noah Kakor replaces Becir Omeragic.

45' 🔄 Substitution, Barcelona. Wojciech Szczesny replaces Joan García.

45' 🔄 Substitution, Barcelona. Hamza Abdelkarim replaces Anthony Gordon.

45' 🔄 Substitution, Barcelona. Jules Koundé replaces Eric García.

45' 🔄 Substitution, Barcelona. Jordi Pesquer replaces Alejandro Balde.

49' ⚽ Goal! Basel 1, Barcelona 2. Hamza Abdelkarim (Barcelona) left footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal.

61' 🔄 Substitution, Basel. Moyo-Ola Uruejoma replaces Metinho.

64' 🔄 Substitution, Barcelona. Dani Olmo replaces Fermín López.

65' 🔄 Substitution, Barcelona. Lamine Yamal replaces Raphinha.

67' 🟨 Aaron Malouda (Basel) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

71' 🔄 Substitution, Barcelona. Pau Cubarsí replaces Andreas Christensen.

71' 🔄 Substitution, Barcelona. Brian Fariñas replaces Marc Bernal.

74' 🔄 Substitution, Basel. Ludwig Malachowski replaces Jean Doucoure.

74' 🔄 Substitution, Basel. Kazeem Olaigbe replaces Philip Otele.

79' 🔄 Substitution, Barcelona. Jesse Bisiwu replaces Xavi Espart.

79' 🔄 Substitution, Barcelona. Ebrima Tunkara replaces Karim Adeyemi.

81' ⚽ Goal! Basel 1, Barcelona 3. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.

84' ⚽ Goal! Basel 2, Barcelona 3. Kazeem Olaigbe (Basel) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.

89' ⚽ Goal! Basel 2, Barcelona 4. Jesse Bisiwu (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Dani Olmo with a through ball.

90'+1' ⚽ Goal! Basel 2, Barcelona 5. Jesse Bisiwu (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lamine Yamal.

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MATCH STATS

Stat	FC Basel	Barcelona
Possession	28%	72%
Shots on Goal	2 (33%)	6 (26%)
Big Chances Created	0	3
Accurate Passes	210 (78%)	625 (92%)
Duels Won	31	39
Saves	1	0
Fouls Committed	12	7

MATCH ENDED

FT: FC Basel 2 - 5 Barcelona

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Info	Details
Competition	2026 Club Friendly
Date	Sun, August 16, 2026
Venue	St. Jakob Park, Basel, Switzerland
Referee	Anojen Kanagasingam
Kickoff	10:30 AM EDT / 4:30 PM CEST
Status	FT

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LINE-UPS

FC Basel (4-3-3)

Starting XI	Notes	Subs	Notes
Renato Widmer D’Autilia		Keigo Tsunemoto
Nicolas Vouilloz		Asane Sow
Becir Omeragic	🔄 off 45'	Andrej Bacanin
Kevin Ruegg		Mirko Salvi
Evann Senaya		Cyrill Emch
Jonas Harder	🟨 41'	Moyo-Ola Tyrone Uruejoma	🔄 on 61'
Metinho	🔄 off 61'	Ludwig Malachowski	🔄 on 74'
Jean Doucoure	⚽ 43' · 🔄 off 74'	Akpe Victory
Albian Ajeti	🔄 off 45'	Leon White
Aaron Malouda	🟨 67'	Flavius Daniliuc
Philip Otele	🔄 off 74'	Kazeem Olaigbe	🔄 on 74' · ⚽ 84'
		Zan Celar
		Xherdan Shaqiri
		Noah Kakor	🔄 on 45'
		Giacomo Koloto	🔄 on 45'
		Moussa Cissé

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Barcelona (4-2-3-1)

Starting XI	Notes	Subs	Notes
Joan García	🔄 off 45'	Hamza Abdelkarim	🔄 on 45' · ⚽ 49'
Gerard Martín		Jesse Bisiwu	🔄 on 79' · ⚽ 89' · ⚽ 90'+1'
Andreas Christensen	🔄 off 71'	Jordi Pesquer	🔄 on 45'
Alejandro Balde	🔄 off 45'	Álvaro Cortés
Eric García	🔄 off 45'	Lamine Yamal	🔄 on 65' · ⚽ 81'
Fermín López	🔄 off 64'	Jules Koundé	🔄 on 45'
Xavi Espart	🔄 off 79'	Dani Olmo	🔄 on 64'
Marc Bernal	🔄 off 71'	Brian Fariñas	🔄 on 71'
Raphinha	🔄 off 65'	Eder Aller
Anthony Gordon	🔄 off 45'	Ebrima Tunkara	🔄 on 79'
Karim Adeyemi	⚽ 34' · 🔄 off 79'	Pau Cubarsí	🔄 on 71'
		Wojciech Szczesny	🔄 on 45'
		Orian Goren

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MATCH EVENTS | via ESPN

34' ⚽ Goal! Basel 0, Barcelona 1. Karim Adeyemi (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Raphinha.

41' 🟨 Jonas Harder (Basel) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

43' ⚽ Goal! Basel 1, Barcelona 1. Jean Doucoure (Basel) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jonas Harder.

45' 🔄 Substitution, Basel. Giacomo Koloto replaces Albian Ajeti.

45' 🔄 Substitution, Basel. Noah Kakor replaces Becir Omeragic.

45' 🔄 Substitution, Barcelona. Wojciech Szczesny replaces Joan García.

45' 🔄 Substitution, Barcelona. Hamza Abdelkarim replaces Anthony Gordon.

45' 🔄 Substitution, Barcelona. Jules Koundé replaces Eric García.

45' 🔄 Substitution, Barcelona. Jordi Pesquer replaces Alejandro Balde.

49' ⚽ Goal! Basel 1, Barcelona 2. Hamza Abdelkarim (Barcelona) left footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal.

61' 🔄 Substitution, Basel. Moyo-Ola Uruejoma replaces Metinho.

64' 🔄 Substitution, Barcelona. Dani Olmo replaces Fermín López.

65' 🔄 Substitution, Barcelona. Lamine Yamal replaces Raphinha.

67' 🟨 Aaron Malouda (Basel) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

71' 🔄 Substitution, Barcelona. Pau Cubarsí replaces Andreas Christensen.

71' 🔄 Substitution, Barcelona. Brian Fariñas replaces Marc Bernal.

74' 🔄 Substitution, Basel. Ludwig Malachowski replaces Jean Doucoure.

74' 🔄 Substitution, Basel. Kazeem Olaigbe replaces Philip Otele.

79' 🔄 Substitution, Barcelona. Jesse Bisiwu replaces Xavi Espart.

79' 🔄 Substitution, Barcelona. Ebrima Tunkara replaces Karim Adeyemi.

81' ⚽ Goal! Basel 1, Barcelona 3. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.

84' ⚽ Goal! Basel 2, Barcelona 3. Kazeem Olaigbe (Basel) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.

89' ⚽ Goal! Basel 2, Barcelona 4. Jesse Bisiwu (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Dani Olmo with a through ball.

90'+1' ⚽ Goal! Basel 2, Barcelona 5. Jesse Bisiwu (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lamine Yamal.

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MATCH STATS

Stat	FC Basel	Barcelona
Possession	28%	72%
Shots on Goal	2 (33%)	6 (26%)
Big Chances Created	0	3
Accurate Passes	210 (78%)	625 (92%)
Duels Won	31	39
Saves	1	0
Fouls Committed	12	7

MATCH ENDED

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FT: Udinese 1 - 0 Barcelona

MATCH INFO

Competition: 2026 Friuli Venezia Giulia Triangular Tournament

Date: Saturday, August 8, 2026

Kick-off: 21:00 CEST (Barcelona) | 20:00 BST/WAT (UK & Nigeria) | 15:00 ET | 12:00 PT (USA) | 00:30 IST (India, Sunday)

Venue: Bluenergy Stadium, Udine, Italy

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HOW TO WATCH

TV: TV3 (Spain) | Unite8 Sports 1 (India) | CBS Sports (USA)

Online: FC Barcelona/YouTube (Worldwide, subscription required) | Amazon Prime (USA) | Movistar+ (Spain)

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LINEUPS

Barcelona

Starting XI: Szczesny; Espart, Christensen, Martín, Pesquer; Fariñas, Bernal; Adeyemi, Fermín (Tunkara), Raphinha (Kluivert); Hamza.

Formation: 4-2-3-1

Substitutes: Yaakobishvili (GK), Rodríguez (GK), Fort, Cortés, Balde, Tommy, Guille, Goren, Toni, Tunkara, Bisiwu, Kluivert.

Udinese

TBA

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MATCH EVENTS

Udinese wins the Friuli Venezia Giulia with 6 points (2 wins).

FT: Barcelona 1 - 0 Nottingham Forest

MATCH INFO

Competition: 2026 Friuli Venezia Giulia Triangular Tournament

Date: Saturday, August 8, 2026

Kick-off: 21:00 CEST (Barcelona) | 20:00 BST/WAT (UK & Nigeria) | 15:00 ET | 12:00 PT (USA) | 00:30 IST (India, Sunday)

Venue: Bluenergy Stadium, Udine, Italy

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HOW TO WATCH

TV: TV3 (Spain) | Unite8 Sports 1 (India) | CBS Sports (USA)

Online: FC Barcelona/YouTube (Worldwide, subscription required) | Paramount+ (USA) | Movistar+ (Spain)

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LINEUPS

Barcelona

Starting XI: Szczesny; Espart, Christensen, Martín, Pesquer; Fariñas, Bernal; Adeyemi, Fermín, Raphinha; Hamza.

Formation: 4-2-3-1

Substitutes: Yaakobishvili (GK), Rodríguez (GK), Fort, Cortés, Balde, Tommy, Guille, Goren, Toni, Tunkara, Bisiwu, Kluivert.

Nottingham Forest

Starting XI: Sels; Williams, Murillo, Sangaré, Gibbs-White (C), Ndoye, Igor Jesus, Jair Cunha, McAtee, Milenković, Aina.

Substitutes: John Victor, Willows, Awoniyi, Kalimuendo, Schlager, Richards, Bindon.

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MATCH EVENTS

0' Kick-off!

5' Almost an opening for Raphinha, but Fermín López's cross is intercepted just before it can reach him.

15' Great save from Szczęsny, who reacts sharply to cut out a dangerous cross.

22' Gibbs-White delivers another cross into the box, but McAtee gets his effort all wrong and sends it well over the bar.

23' Pesquer collides with Ndoye inside the box, prompting appeals for a penalty, but the referee waves them away.

25' Adeyemi does well to create space inside the box, but there's no one there to meet his cross.

28' Off the post! Gibbs-White unleashes a powerful strike towards goal, but his effort crashes against the woodwork.

34' Off the post! Fariñas meets Adeyemi's cross but is denied by the woodwork. Abdelkarim pounces on the rebound and nearly finds the net, but his effort is saved.

45' GOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAL! Nottingham Forest 0-1 FC Barcelona, Raphinha! Rapha converts from the spot to give Barça the three points in the dying seconds.

FT

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Exception due to surprise bombaaa. Fabrizio is still a cunt and not preferred.

FT: Birmingham City 2 - 2 Barcelona

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Info	Details
Competition	2026 Club Friendly
Date	Fri, July 31, 2026
Venue	St. Andrew's Stadium, Birmingham, England
Referee	Farai Hallam
Kickoff	2:45 PM EDT / 8:45 PM CEST
Status	FT

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LINE-UPS

Birmingham City (4-2-3-1)

Starting XI	Notes	Subs	Notes
James Beadle		Patrick Roberts	🔄 on 78'
Christoph Klarer	🟨 18' · 🔄 off 78'	Lee Buchanan	🔄 on 78'
Phil Neumann	🔄 off 77'	Luis Vázquez	🔄 on 78'
Alex Cochrane	🔄 off 78'	Ryan Allsop
Bright Osayi-Samuel	🔄 off 77'	Jack Robinson	🔄 on 78'
Kanya Fujimoto	🔄 off 78'	Scott Wright	🔄 on 59'
Jhon Solís	⚽ 68' · 🔄 off 78'	Bradley Mayo
Tomoki Iwata	🔄 off 78'	Ethan Laird	🔄 on 77'
August Priske	⚽ 31' · 🔄 off 78'	Briar Bateman	🔄 on 78'
Jay Stansfield	🟨 50' · 🔄 off 59'	William Burrell
Carlos Vicente	🔄 off 78'	Dael Fry	🔄 on 77'
		Cobi Maddox	🔄 on 78'
		Menzi Mazwi	🔄 on 78'

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Barcelona (4-3-3)

Starting XI	Notes	Subs	Notes
Wojciech Szczesny	🔄 off 62'	Álvaro Cortés	🔄 on 45'
Gerard Martín	🔄 off 45'	Alex González Yanes	🔄 on 45'
Andreas Christensen	🔄 off 62'	Iker Rodríguez
Jofre Torrents	🔄 off 62'	Raphinha
Xavi Espart	🔄 off 62'	Toni Fernández
Marc Bernal	🔄 off 62'	Roony Bardghji	🔄 on 45'
Marc Casadó	🔄 off 62'	Jordi Pesquer	🔄 on 62'
Ebrima Tunkara	🔄 off 45'	Ibrahim Diarra	🔄 on 45'
Hamza Abdelkarim	⚽ 42' · 🟨 44' · ⚽ 60' · 🔄 off 62'	Ronald Araújo
Shane Kluivert	🔄 off 45'	Alejandro Balde
Karim Adeyemi	🔄 off 45'	Òscar Gistau	🔄 on 62'
		Áron Yaakobishvili	🔄 on 62'
		Tomás Marqués
		Guille Fernández	🔄 on 62'
		Fermín López
		Orian Goren	🔄 on 62'
		Héctor Fort	🔄 on 62'
		Brian Fariñas	🔄 on 62'

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MATCH EVENTS | via ESPN

18' 🟨 Christoph Klarer (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

31' ⚽ Goal! Birmingham City 1, Barcelona 0. August Priske (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alex Cochrane with a cross.

42' ⚽ Goal! Birmingham City 1, Barcelona 1. Hamza Abdelkarim (Barcelona) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.

44' 🟨 Hamza Abdelkarim (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

45' 🔄 Substitution, Barcelona. Roony Bardghji replaces Karim Adeyemi.

45' 🔄 Substitution, Barcelona. Alex González replaces Shane Kluivert.

45' 🔄 Substitution, Barcelona. Ibrahim Diarra replaces Ebrima Tunkara.

45' 🔄 Substitution, Barcelona. Álvaro Cortés replaces Gerard Martín.

50' 🟨 Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

59' 🔄 Substitution, Birmingham City. Scott Wright replaces Jay Stansfield.

60' ⚽ Goal! Birmingham City 1, Barcelona 2. Hamza Abdelkarim (Barcelona) left footed shot from very close range to the top left corner.

62' 🔄 Substitution, Barcelona. Guille Fernández replaces Hamza Abdelkarim.

62' 🔄 Substitution, Barcelona. Héctor Fort replaces Andreas Christensen.

62' 🔄 Substitution, Barcelona. Orian Goren replaces Marc Casadó.

62' 🔄 Substitution, Barcelona. Jordi Pesquer replaces Xavi Espart.

62' 🔄 Substitution, Barcelona. Brian Fariñas replaces Marc Bernal.

62' 🔄 Substitution, Barcelona. Áron Yaakobishvili replaces Wojciech Szczesny.

62' 🔄 Substitution, Barcelona. Óscar Gistau replaces Jofre Torrents.

68' ⚽ Goal! Birmingham City 2, Barcelona 2. Jhon Solís (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Christoph Klarer with a headed pass following a set piece situation.

77' 🔄 Substitution, Birmingham City. Ethan Laird replaces Bright Osayi-Samuel.

77' 🔄 Substitution, Birmingham City. Dael Fry replaces Phil Neumann.

78' 🔄 Substitution, Birmingham City. Luis Vázquez replaces Tomoki Iwata.

78' 🔄 Substitution, Birmingham City. Menzi Mazwi replaces Jhon Solís.

78' 🔄 Substitution, Birmingham City. Briar Bateman replaces August Priske.

78' 🔄 Substitution, Birmingham City. Patrick Roberts replaces Carlos Vicente.

78' 🔄 Substitution, Birmingham City. Lee Buchanan replaces Alex Cochrane.

78' 🔄 Substitution, Birmingham City. Jack Robinson replaces Christoph Klarer.

78' 🔄 Substitution, Birmingham City. Cobi Maddox replaces Kanya Fujimoto.

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MATCH STATS

Stat	Birmingham City	Barcelona
Possession	32%	68%
Shots on Goal	4 (50%)	6 (46%)
Big Chances Created	3	0
Accurate Passes	159 (68%)	416 (83%)
Duels Won	51	45
Saves	4	2
Fouls Committed	18	9

MATCH ENDED

FT: Birmingham City 2 - 2 Barcelona

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Info	Details
Competition	2026 Club Friendly
Date	Fri, July 31, 2026
Venue	St. Andrew's Stadium, Birmingham, England
Referee	Farai Hallam
Kickoff	2:45 PM EDT / 8:45 PM CEST
Status	FT

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LINE-UPS

Birmingham City (4-2-3-1)

Starting XI	Notes	Subs	Notes
James Beadle		Patrick Roberts	🔄 on 78'
Christoph Klarer	🟨 18' · 🔄 off 78'	Lee Buchanan	🔄 on 78'
Phil Neumann	🔄 off 77'	Luis Vázquez	🔄 on 78'
Alex Cochrane	🔄 off 78'	Ryan Allsop
Bright Osayi-Samuel	🔄 off 77'	Jack Robinson	🔄 on 78'
Kanya Fujimoto	🔄 off 78'	Scott Wright	🔄 on 59'
Jhon Solís	⚽ 68' · 🔄 off 78'	Bradley Mayo
Tomoki Iwata	🔄 off 78'	Ethan Laird	🔄 on 77'
August Priske	⚽ 31' · 🔄 off 78'	Briar Bateman	🔄 on 78'
Jay Stansfield	🟨 50' · 🔄 off 59'	William Burrell
Carlos Vicente	🔄 off 78'	Dael Fry	🔄 on 77'
		Cobi Maddox	🔄 on 78'
		Menzi Mazwi	🔄 on 78'

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Barcelona (4-3-3)

Starting XI	Notes	Subs	Notes
Wojciech Szczesny	🔄 off 62'	Álvaro Cortés	🔄 on 45'
Gerard Martín	🔄 off 45'	Alex González Yanes	🔄 on 45'
Andreas Christensen	🔄 off 62'	Iker Rodríguez
Jofre Torrents	🔄 off 62'	Raphinha
Xavi Espart	🔄 off 62'	Toni Fernández
Marc Bernal	🔄 off 62'	Roony Bardghji	🔄 on 45'
Marc Casadó	🔄 off 62'	Jordi Pesquer	🔄 on 62'
Ebrima Tunkara	🔄 off 45'	Ibrahim Diarra	🔄 on 45'
Hamza Abdelkarim	⚽ 42' · 🟨 44' · ⚽ 60' · 🔄 off 62'	Ronald Araújo
Shane Kluivert	🔄 off 45'	Alejandro Balde
Karim Adeyemi	🔄 off 45'	Òscar Gistau	🔄 on 62'
		Áron Yaakobishvili	🔄 on 62'
		Tomás Marqués
		Guille Fernández	🔄 on 62'
		Fermín López
		Orian Goren	🔄 on 62'
		Héctor Fort	🔄 on 62'
		Brian Fariñas	🔄 on 62'

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MATCH EVENTS | via ESPN

18' 🟨 Christoph Klarer (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

31' ⚽ Goal! Birmingham City 1, Barcelona 0. August Priske (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alex Cochrane with a cross.

42' ⚽ Goal! Birmingham City 1, Barcelona 1. Hamza Abdelkarim (Barcelona) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.

44' 🟨 Hamza Abdelkarim (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

45' 🔄 Substitution, Barcelona. Roony Bardghji replaces Karim Adeyemi.

45' 🔄 Substitution, Barcelona. Alex González replaces Shane Kluivert.

45' 🔄 Substitution, Barcelona. Ibrahim Diarra replaces Ebrima Tunkara.

45' 🔄 Substitution, Barcelona. Álvaro Cortés replaces Gerard Martín.

50' 🟨 Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

59' 🔄 Substitution, Birmingham City. Scott Wright replaces Jay Stansfield.

60' ⚽ Goal! Birmingham City 1, Barcelona 2. Hamza Abdelkarim (Barcelona) left footed shot from very close range to the top left corner.

62' 🔄 Substitution, Barcelona. Guille Fernández replaces Hamza Abdelkarim.

62' 🔄 Substitution, Barcelona. Héctor Fort replaces Andreas Christensen.

62' 🔄 Substitution, Barcelona. Orian Goren replaces Marc Casadó.

62' 🔄 Substitution, Barcelona. Jordi Pesquer replaces Xavi Espart.

62' 🔄 Substitution, Barcelona. Brian Fariñas replaces Marc Bernal.

62' 🔄 Substitution, Barcelona. Áron Yaakobishvili replaces Wojciech Szczesny.

62' 🔄 Substitution, Barcelona. Óscar Gistau replaces Jofre Torrents.

68' ⚽ Goal! Birmingham City 2, Barcelona 2. Jhon Solís (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Christoph Klarer with a headed pass following a set piece situation.

77' 🔄 Substitution, Birmingham City. Ethan Laird replaces Bright Osayi-Samuel.

77' 🔄 Substitution, Birmingham City. Dael Fry replaces Phil Neumann.

78' 🔄 Substitution, Birmingham City. Luis Vázquez replaces Tomoki Iwata.

78' 🔄 Substitution, Birmingham City. Menzi Mazwi replaces Jhon Solís.

78' 🔄 Substitution, Birmingham City. Briar Bateman replaces August Priske.

78' 🔄 Substitution, Birmingham City. Patrick Roberts replaces Carlos Vicente.

78' 🔄 Substitution, Birmingham City. Lee Buchanan replaces Alex Cochrane.

78' 🔄 Substitution, Birmingham City. Jack Robinson replaces Christoph Klarer.

78' 🔄 Substitution, Birmingham City. Cobi Maddox replaces Kanya Fujimoto.

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MATCH STATS

Stat	Birmingham City	Barcelona
Possession	32%	68%
Shots on Goal	4 (50%)	6 (46%)
Big Chances Created	3	0
Accurate Passes	159 (68%)	416 (83%)
Duels Won	51	45
Saves	4	2
Fouls Committed	18	9

MATCH ENDED

FT: Spain 1 - 0 Argentina

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Info	Details
Competition	2026 FIFA World Cup, Final
Date	Sun, July 19, 2026
Venue	MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA
Referee	Slavko Vincici
Kickoff	3:00 PM EDT / 9:00 PM CEST
Status	AET

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LINE-UPS

Spain (4-2-3-1)

Starting XI	Notes	Subs	Notes
Unai Simón		Alejandro Grimaldo
Aymeric Laporte	🔄 off 99'	Martín Zubimendi	🔄 on 99'
Pau Cubarsí		Nico Williams	🔄 on 75'
Marc Cucurella		Borja Iglesias
Pedro Porro		Ferran Torres	🔄 on 62' · ⚽ 106'
Dani Olmo	🔄 off 75'	Víctor Muñoz
Fabián Ruiz	🔄 off 62'	Pedri	🔄 on 62'
Rodri	🔄 off 99'	Mikel Merino	🔄 on 75'
Mikel Oyarzabal	🔄 off 62'	Marc Pubill
Álex Baena	🔄 off 75'	Gavi
Lamine Yamal		David Raya
		Marcos Llorente
		Yéremy Pino
		Joan García
		Eric García	🔄 on 99'

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Argentina (4-4-2)

Starting XI	Notes	Subs	Notes
Emiliano Martínez		Exequiel Palacios
Lisandro Martínez	🟨 41' · 🔄 off 44'	Leandro Paredes	🔄 on 45' · 🟨 52'
Cristian Romero	🔄 off 70' · 🟨 90'+2'	Valentín Barco
Nicolás Tagliafico		Gerónimo Rulli
Gonzalo Montiel	🔄 off 58'	Nicolás Otamendi	🔄 on 44'
Alexis Mac Allister	🟨 111'	Nahuel Molina	🔄 on 58'
Enzo Fernández	🟨 82' · 🟥 90'+3'	Giovani Lo Celso
Nico González	🔄 off 45'	Giuliano Simeone	🔄 on 70'
Rodrigo De Paul	🔄 off 70'	José Manuel López
Julián Álvarez	🔄 off 102'	Thiago Almada
Lionel Messi		Marcos Senesi	🔄 on 102'
		Lautaro Martínez
		Juan Musso
		Facundo Medina	🔄 on 70'
		Nico Paz

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MATCH EVENTS | via ESPN

41' 🟨 Lisandro Martínez (Argentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

44' 🔄 Substitution, Argentina. Nicolás Otamendi replaces Lisandro Martínez because of an injury.

45' 🔄 Substitution, Argentina. Leandro Paredes replaces Nico González.

52' 🟨 Leandro Paredes (Argentina) is shown the yellow card.

58' 🔄 Substitution, Argentina. Nahuel Molina replaces Gonzalo Montiel.

62' 🔄 Substitution, Spain. Ferran Torres replaces Mikel Oyarzabal.

62' 🔄 Substitution, Spain. Pedri replaces Fabián Ruiz.

70' 🔄 Substitution, Argentina. Facundo Medina replaces Cristian Romero because of an injury.

70' 🔄 Substitution, Argentina. Giuliano Simeone replaces Rodrigo De Paul.

75' 🔄 Substitution, Spain. Nico Williams replaces Álex Baena.

75' 🔄 Substitution, Spain. Mikel Merino replaces Dani Olmo.

82' 🟨 Enzo Fernández (Argentina) is shown the yellow card.

90'+2' 🟨 Cristian Romero (Argentina) is shown the yellow card.

90'+3' 🟥 Second yellow card to Enzo Fernández (Argentina) for a bad foul.

99' 🔄 Substitution, Spain. Martín Zubimendi replaces Rodri.

99' 🔄 Substitution, Spain. Eric García replaces Aymeric Laporte.

102' 🔄 Substitution, Argentina. Marcos Senesi replaces Julián Alvarez.

106' ⚽ Goal! Spain 1, Argentina 0. Ferran Torres (Spain) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Nico Williams with a headed pass.

111' 🟨 Alexis Mac Allister (Argentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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MATCH STATS

Stat	Spain	Argentina
Expected Goals	1.94	0.22
Possession	65%	35%
Shots on Goal	12 (60%)	0 (0%)
Big Chances Created	4	0
Big Chances Missed	3	0
Accurate Passes	762 (89%)	357 (77%)
Duels Won	61	59
Saves	0	11
Fouls Committed	21	25

MATCH ENDED

FT: Spain 1 - 0 Argentina

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Info	Details
Competition	2026 FIFA World Cup, Final
Date	Sun, July 19, 2026
Venue	MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA
Referee	Slavko Vincici
Kickoff	3:00 PM EDT / 9:00 PM CEST
Status	AET

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LINE-UPS

Spain (4-2-3-1)

Starting XI	Notes	Subs	Notes
Unai Simón		Alejandro Grimaldo
Aymeric Laporte	🔄 off 99'	Martín Zubimendi	🔄 on 99'
Pau Cubarsí		Nico Williams	🔄 on 75'
Marc Cucurella		Borja Iglesias
Pedro Porro		Ferran Torres	🔄 on 62' · ⚽ 106'
Dani Olmo	🔄 off 75'	Víctor Muñoz
Fabián Ruiz	🔄 off 62'	Pedri	🔄 on 62'
Rodri	🔄 off 99'	Mikel Merino	🔄 on 75'
Mikel Oyarzabal	🔄 off 62'	Marc Pubill
Álex Baena	🔄 off 75'	Gavi
Lamine Yamal		David Raya
		Marcos Llorente
		Yéremy Pino
		Joan García
		Eric García	🔄 on 99'

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Argentina (4-4-2)

Starting XI	Notes	Subs	Notes
Emiliano Martínez		Exequiel Palacios
Lisandro Martínez	🟨 41' · 🔄 off 44'	Leandro Paredes	🔄 on 45' · 🟨 52'
Cristian Romero	🔄 off 70' · 🟨 90'+2'	Valentín Barco
Nicolás Tagliafico		Gerónimo Rulli
Gonzalo Montiel	🔄 off 58'	Nicolás Otamendi	🔄 on 44'
Alexis Mac Allister	🟨 111'	Nahuel Molina	🔄 on 58'
Enzo Fernández	🟨 82' · 🟥 90'+3'	Giovani Lo Celso
Nico González	🔄 off 45'	Giuliano Simeone	🔄 on 70'
Rodrigo De Paul	🔄 off 70'	José Manuel López
Julián Álvarez	🔄 off 102'	Thiago Almada
Lionel Messi		Marcos Senesi	🔄 on 102'
		Lautaro Martínez
		Juan Musso
		Facundo Medina	🔄 on 70'
		Nico Paz

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MATCH EVENTS | via ESPN

41' 🟨 Lisandro Martínez (Argentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

44' 🔄 Substitution, Argentina. Nicolás Otamendi replaces Lisandro Martínez because of an injury.

45' 🔄 Substitution, Argentina. Leandro Paredes replaces Nico González.

52' 🟨 Leandro Paredes (Argentina) is shown the yellow card.

58' 🔄 Substitution, Argentina. Nahuel Molina replaces Gonzalo Montiel.

62' 🔄 Substitution, Spain. Ferran Torres replaces Mikel Oyarzabal.

62' 🔄 Substitution, Spain. Pedri replaces Fabián Ruiz.

70' 🔄 Substitution, Argentina. Facundo Medina replaces Cristian Romero because of an injury.

70' 🔄 Substitution, Argentina. Giuliano Simeone replaces Rodrigo De Paul.

75' 🔄 Substitution, Spain. Nico Williams replaces Álex Baena.

75' 🔄 Substitution, Spain. Mikel Merino replaces Dani Olmo.

82' 🟨 Enzo Fernández (Argentina) is shown the yellow card.

90'+2' 🟨 Cristian Romero (Argentina) is shown the yellow card.

90'+3' 🟥 Second yellow card to Enzo Fernández (Argentina) for a bad foul.

99' 🔄 Substitution, Spain. Martín Zubimendi replaces Rodri.

99' 🔄 Substitution, Spain. Eric García replaces Aymeric Laporte.

102' 🔄 Substitution, Argentina. Marcos Senesi replaces Julián Alvarez.

106' ⚽ Goal! Spain 1, Argentina 0. Ferran Torres (Spain) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Nico Williams with a headed pass.

111' 🟨 Alexis Mac Allister (Argentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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MATCH STATS

Stat	Spain	Argentina
Expected Goals	1.94	0.22
Possession	65%	35%
Shots on Goal	12 (60%)	0 (0%)
Big Chances Created	4	0
Big Chances Missed	3	0
Accurate Passes	762 (89%)	357 (77%)
Duels Won	61	59
Saves	0	11
Fouls Committed	21	25

MATCH ENDED

90'+5': Spain 0 - 0 Argentina

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Info	Details
Competition	2026 FIFA World Cup, Final
Date	Sun, July 19, 2026
Venue	MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA
Referee	Slavko Vincici
Kickoff	3:00 PM EDT / 9:00 PM CEST
Status	90'+5'

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LINE-UPS

Spain (4-2-3-1)

Starting XI	Notes	Subs	Notes
Unai Simón		Alejandro Grimaldo
Aymeric Laporte		Martín Zubimendi
Pau Cubarsí		Nico Williams	🔄 on 75'
Marc Cucurella		Borja Iglesias
Pedro Porro		Ferran Torres	🔄 on 62'
Dani Olmo	🔄 off 75'	Víctor Muñoz
Fabián Ruiz	🔄 off 62'	Pedri	🔄 on 62'
Rodri		Mikel Merino	🔄 on 75'
Mikel Oyarzabal	🔄 off 62'	Marc Pubill
Álex Baena	🔄 off 75'	Gavi
Lamine Yamal		David Raya
		Marcos Llorente
		Yéremy Pino
		Joan García
		Eric García

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Argentina (4-4-2)

Starting XI	Notes	Subs	Notes
Emiliano Martínez		Exequiel Palacios
Lisandro Martínez	🟨 41' · 🔄 off 44'	Leandro Paredes	🔄 on 45' · 🟨 52'
Cristian Romero	🔄 off 70' · 🟨 90'+2'	Valentín Barco
Nicolás Tagliafico		Gerónimo Rulli
Gonzalo Montiel	🔄 off 58'	Nicolás Otamendi	🔄 on 44'
Alexis Mac Allister		Nahuel Molina	🔄 on 58'
Enzo Fernández	🟨 82' · 🟥 90'+3'	Giovani Lo Celso
Nico González	🔄 off 45'	Giuliano Simeone	🔄 on 70'
Rodrigo De Paul	🔄 off 70'	José Manuel López
Julián Álvarez		Thiago Almada
Lionel Messi		Marcos Senesi
		Lautaro Martínez
		Juan Musso
		Facundo Medina	🔄 on 70'
		Nico Paz

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MATCH EVENTS | via ESPN

41' 🟨 Lisandro Martínez (Argentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

44' 🔄 Substitution, Argentina. Nicolás Otamendi replaces Lisandro Martínez because of an injury.

45' 🔄 Substitution, Argentina. Leandro Paredes replaces Nico González.

52' 🟨 Leandro Paredes (Argentina) is shown the yellow card.

58' 🔄 Substitution, Argentina. Nahuel Molina replaces Gonzalo Montiel.

62' 🔄 Substitution, Spain. Ferran Torres replaces Mikel Oyarzabal.

62' 🔄 Substitution, Spain. Pedri replaces Fabián Ruiz.

70' 🔄 Substitution, Argentina. Facundo Medina replaces Cristian Romero because of an injury.

70' 🔄 Substitution, Argentina. Giuliano Simeone replaces Rodrigo De Paul.

75' 🔄 Substitution, Spain. Nico Williams replaces Álex Baena.

75' 🔄 Substitution, Spain. Mikel Merino replaces Dani Olmo.

82' 🟨 Enzo Fernández (Argentina) is shown the yellow card.

90'+2' 🟨 Cristian Romero (Argentina) Yellow Card at 90'+2'

90'+3' 🟥 Second yellow card to Enzo Fernández (Argentina) for a bad foul.

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MATCH STATS

Stat	Spain	Argentina
Expected Goals	1.12	0.00
Possession	66%	34%
Shots on Goal	9 (64%)	0 (0%)
Big Chances Created	1	0
Big Chances Missed	1	0
Accurate Passes	569 (90%)	268 (80%)
Duels Won	47	38
Saves	0	9
Fouls Committed	13	18

45'+4': Spain 0 - 0 Argentina

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Info	Details
Competition	2026 FIFA World Cup, Final
Date	Sun, July 19, 2026
Venue	MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA
Referee	Slavko Vincici
Kickoff	3:00 PM EDT / 9:00 PM CEST
Status	45'+4'

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LINE-UPS

Spain (4-2-3-1)

Starting XI	Notes	Subs	Notes
Unai Simón		Alejandro Grimaldo
Aymeric Laporte		Martín Zubimendi
Pau Cubarsí		Nico Williams
Marc Cucurella		Borja Iglesias
Pedro Porro		Ferran Torres
Dani Olmo		Víctor Muñoz
Fabián Ruiz		Pedri
Rodri		Mikel Merino
Mikel Oyarzabal		Marc Pubill
Álex Baena		Gavi
Lamine Yamal		David Raya
		Marcos Llorente
		Yéremy Pino
		Joan García
		Eric García

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Argentina (4-4-2)

Starting XI	Notes	Subs	Notes
Emiliano Martínez		Exequiel Palacios
Lisandro Martínez	🟨 41' · 🔄 off 44'	Leandro Paredes
Cristian Romero		Valentín Barco
Nicolás Tagliafico		Gerónimo Rulli
Gonzalo Montiel		Nicolás Otamendi	🔄 on 44'
Alexis Mac Allister		Nahuel Molina
Enzo Fernández		Giovani Lo Celso
Nico González		Giuliano Simeone
Rodrigo De Paul		José Manuel López
Julián Álvarez		Thiago Almada
Lionel Messi		Marcos Senesi
		Lautaro Martínez
		Juan Musso
		Facundo Medina
		Nico Paz

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MATCH EVENTS | via ESPN

41' 🟨 Lisandro Martínez (Argentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

44' 🔄 Substitution, Argentina. Nicolás Otamendi replaces Lisandro Martínez because of an injury.

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MATCH STATS

Stat	Spain	Argentina
Expected Goals	0.23	0.00
Possession	65%	35%
Shots on Goal	2 (67%)	0 (0%)
Big Chances Created	0	0
Big Chances Missed	0	0
Accurate Passes	313 (90%)	155 (79%)
Duels Won	24	23
Saves	0	2
Fouls Committed	7	9

FT: France 4 - 6 England

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Info	Details
Competition	2026 FIFA World Cup, 3rd-Place Match
Date	Sat, July 18, 2026
Venue	Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida, USA
Referee	Jesús Valenzuela
Kickoff	5:00 PM EDT / 11:00 PM CEST
Status	FT

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LINE-UPS

France (4-2-3-1)

Starting XI	Notes	Subs	Notes
Mike Maignan		Marcus Thuram
Maxence Lacroix		Robin Risser
Ibrahima Konaté	🔄 off 45'	Manu Koné
Theo Hernández	🔄 off 45'	Maghnes Akliouche
Malo Gusto	🔄 off 90'+1'	Bradley Barcola	🔄 on 45' · ⚽ 54'
Rayan Cherki	🔄 off 45'	Jean-Philippe Mateta
Adrien Rabiot		Jules Koundé	🔄 on 90'+1'
Warren Zaïre-Emery		Brice Samba
Kylian Mbappé	⚽ 48' · ⚽ 66'	William Saliba
Désiré Doué	🔄 off 45'	Dayot Upamecano	🔄 on 45'
Michael Olise		Ousmane Dembélé	🔄 on 45' · ⚽ 90'+6'
		N'Golo Kanté
		Lucas Digne	🔄 on 45'
		Lucas Hernández
		Aurélien Tchouaméni

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England (4-1-4-1)

Starting XI	Notes	Subs	Notes
Dean Henderson		Jordan Pickford
Marc Guéhi	🔄 off 90'+3'	Jude Bellingham	🔄 on 79' · ⚽ 90'+8'
Ezri Konsa	⚽ 18'	Harry Kane
Declan Rice	⚽ 3'	Nico O'Reilly
Djed Spence		Trevoh Chalobah	🔄 on 90'+3'
Jarell Quansah	🔄 off 83'	Elliot Anderson	🔄 on 79'
Eberechi Eze	🔄 off 79'	James Trafford
Morgan Rogers		John Stones
Marcus Rashford	🔄 off 45'	Dan Burn
Bukayo Saka	⚽ 37' · ⚽ 45'+1' · ⚽ 87'	Jordan Henderson
Ivan Toney	🔄 off 79'	Noni Madueke
		Anthony Gordon
		Reece James	🔄 on 83'
		Ollie Watkins	🔄 on 45'

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MATCH EVENTS | via ESPN

3' ⚽ Goal! France 0, England 1. Declan Rice (England) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.

18' ⚽ Goal! France 0, England 2. Ezri Konsa (England) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Declan Rice with a cross following a corner.

37' ⚽ Goal! France 0, England 3. Bukayo Saka (England) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Marcus Rashford following a fast break.

45' 🔄 Substitution, France. Ousmane Dembélé replaces Rayan Cherki.

45' 🔄 Substitution, France. Bradley Barcola replaces Désiré Doué.

45' 🔄 Substitution, France. Lucas Digne replaces Théo Hernández.

45' 🔄 Substitution, France. Dayot Upamecano replaces Ibrahima Konaté.

45' 🔄 Substitution, England. Ollie Watkins replaces Marcus Rashford.

45'+1' ⚽ Goal! France 0, England 4. Bukayo Saka (England) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Eberechi Eze with a through ball.

48' ⚽ Goal! France 1, England 4. Kylian Mbappé (France) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Michael Olise with a through ball following a fast break.

54' ⚽ Goal! France 2, England 4. Bradley Barcola (France) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé with a through ball.

66' ⚽ Goal! France 3, England 4. Kylian Mbappé (France) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Michael Olise.

79' 🔄 Substitution, England. Elliot Anderson replaces Ivan Toney.

79' 🔄 Substitution, England. Jude Bellingham replaces Eberechi Eze.

83' 🔄 Substitution, England. Reece James replaces Jarell Quansah because of an injury.

87' ⚽ Goal! France 3, England 5. Bukayo Saka (England) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.

90'+1' 🔄 Substitution, France. Jules Koundé replaces Malo Gusto because of an injury.

90'+3' 🔄 Substitution, England. Trevoh Chalobah replaces Marc Guéhi.

90'+6' ⚽ Goal! France 4, England 5. Ousmane Dembélé (France) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dayot Upamecano following a fast break.

90'+8' ⚽ Goal! France 4, England 6. Jude Bellingham (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a fast break.

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MATCH STATS

Stat	France	England
Expected Goals	2.80	3.06
Possession	46%	54%
Shots on Goal	9 (47%)	11 (58%)
Big Chances Created	6	6
Big Chances Missed	2	5
Accurate Passes	404 (91%)	467 (91%)
Duels Won	40	64
Saves	4	5
Fouls Committed	14	8

MATCH ENDED

FT: France 4 - 6 England

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Info	Details
Competition	2026 FIFA World Cup, 3rd-Place Match
Date	Sat, July 18, 2026
Venue	Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida, USA
Referee	Jesús Valenzuela
Kickoff	5:00 PM EDT / 11:00 PM CEST
Status	FT

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France (4-2-3-1)

Starting XI	Notes	Subs	Notes
Mike Maignan		Marcus Thuram
Maxence Lacroix		Robin Risser
Ibrahima Konaté	🔄 off 45'	Manu Koné
Theo Hernández	🔄 off 45'	Maghnes Akliouche
Malo Gusto	🔄 off 90'+1'	Bradley Barcola	🔄 on 45' · ⚽ 54'
Rayan Cherki	🔄 off 45'	Jean-Philippe Mateta
Adrien Rabiot		Jules Koundé	🔄 on 90'+1'
Warren Zaïre-Emery		Brice Samba
Kylian Mbappé	⚽ 48' · ⚽ 66'	William Saliba
Désiré Doué	🔄 off 45'	Dayot Upamecano	🔄 on 45'
Michael Olise		Ousmane Dembélé	🔄 on 45' · ⚽ 90'+6'
		N'Golo Kanté
		Lucas Digne	🔄 on 45'
		Lucas Hernández
		Aurélien Tchouaméni

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England (4-1-4-1)

Starting XI	Notes	Subs	Notes
Dean Henderson		Jordan Pickford
Marc Guéhi	🔄 off 90'+3'	Jude Bellingham	🔄 on 79' · ⚽ 90'+8'
Ezri Konsa	⚽ 18'	Harry Kane
Declan Rice	⚽ 3'	Nico O'Reilly
Djed Spence		Trevoh Chalobah	🔄 on 90'+3'
Jarell Quansah	🔄 off 83'	Elliot Anderson	🔄 on 79'
Eberechi Eze	🔄 off 79'	James Trafford
Morgan Rogers		John Stones
Marcus Rashford	🔄 off 45'	Dan Burn
Bukayo Saka	⚽ 37' · ⚽ 45'+1' · ⚽ 87'	Jordan Henderson
Ivan Toney	🔄 off 79'	Noni Madueke
		Anthony Gordon
		Reece James	🔄 on 83'
		Ollie Watkins	🔄 on 45'

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MATCH EVENTS | via ESPN

3' ⚽ Goal! France 0, England 1. Declan Rice (England) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.

18' ⚽ Goal! France 0, England 2. Ezri Konsa (England) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Declan Rice with a cross following a corner.

37' ⚽ Goal! France 0, England 3. Bukayo Saka (England) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Marcus Rashford following a fast break.

45' 🔄 Substitution, France. Ousmane Dembélé replaces Rayan Cherki.

45' 🔄 Substitution, France. Bradley Barcola replaces Désiré Doué.

45' 🔄 Substitution, France. Lucas Digne replaces Théo Hernández.

45' 🔄 Substitution, France. Dayot Upamecano replaces Ibrahima Konaté.

45' 🔄 Substitution, England. Ollie Watkins replaces Marcus Rashford.

45'+1' ⚽ Goal! France 0, England 4. Bukayo Saka (England) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Eberechi Eze with a through ball.

48' ⚽ Goal! France 1, England 4. Kylian Mbappé (France) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Michael Olise with a through ball following a fast break.

54' ⚽ Goal! France 2, England 4. Bradley Barcola (France) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé with a through ball.

66' ⚽ Goal! France 3, England 4. Kylian Mbappé (France) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Michael Olise.

79' 🔄 Substitution, England. Elliot Anderson replaces Ivan Toney.

79' 🔄 Substitution, England. Jude Bellingham replaces Eberechi Eze.

83' 🔄 Substitution, England. Reece James replaces Jarell Quansah because of an injury.

87' ⚽ Goal! France 3, England 5. Bukayo Saka (England) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.

90'+1' 🔄 Substitution, France. Jules Koundé replaces Malo Gusto because of an injury.

90'+3' 🔄 Substitution, England. Trevoh Chalobah replaces Marc Guéhi.

90'+6' ⚽ Goal! France 4, England 5. Ousmane Dembélé (France) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dayot Upamecano following a fast break.

90'+8' ⚽ Goal! France 4, England 6. Jude Bellingham (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a fast break.

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MATCH STATS

Stat	France	England
Expected Goals	2.80	3.06
Possession	46%	54%
Shots on Goal	9 (47%)	11 (58%)
Big Chances Created	6	6
Big Chances Missed	2	5
Accurate Passes	404 (91%)	467 (91%)
Duels Won	40	64
Saves	4	5
Fouls Committed	14	8

MATCH ENDED

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FT: England 1 - 2 Argentina

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Info	Details
Competition	2026 FIFA World Cup, Semifinals
Date	Wed, July 15, 2026
Venue	Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Referee	Ismail Elfath
Kickoff	3:00 PM EDT / 9:00 PM CEST
Status	FT

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LINE-UPS

England (4-2-3-1)

Starting XI	Notes	Subs	Notes
Jordan Pickford		Jordan Henderson
Marc Guéhi		Noni Madueke
John Stones	🔄 off 90'+6'	Eberechi Eze
Djed Spence	🔄 off 90'+6'	Ollie Watkins
Reece James	🔄 off 82'	Bukayo Saka
Jude Bellingham		Trevoh Chalobah
Elliot Anderson	🟨 37'	James Trafford
Declan Rice	🔄 off 82'	Dan Burn	🔄 on 82'
Harry Kane		Dean Henderson
Anthony Gordon	⚽ 55' · 🔄 off 72'	Marcus Rashford	🔄 on 90'+6'
Morgan Rogers		Ivan Toney	🔄 on 90'+6'
		Ezri Konsa	🔄 on 72'
		Kobbie Mainoo
		Nico O'Reilly	🔄 on 82'

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Argentina (4-1-4-1)

Starting XI	Notes	Subs	Notes
Emiliano Martínez		Gonzalo Montiel	🔄 on 72'
Lisandro Martínez	🟨 42' · 🔄 off 72'	Lautaro Martínez	🔄 on 81' · ⚽ 90'+2'
Cristian Romero	🟨 51'	Marcos Senesi
Leandro Paredes	🔄 off 64'	Facundo Medina
Nicolás Tagliafico	🔄 off 81'	Nico González	🔄 on 64'
Nahuel Molina	🔄 off 72'	Juan Musso
Alexis Mac Allister		Valentín Barco
Enzo Fernández	⚽ 85'	Gerónimo Rulli
Julián Álvarez		Giovani Lo Celso
Giuliano Simeone	🔄 off 72'	Nicolás Otamendi	🔄 on 72'
Lionel Messi		Nico Paz
		Thiago Almada
		Exequiel Palacios
		Rodrigo De Paul	🔄 on 72' · 🟨 90'+4'
		José Manuel López

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MATCH EVENTS | via ESPN

37' 🟨 Elliot Anderson (England) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

42' 🟨 Lisandro Martínez (Argentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

51' 🟨 Cristian Romero (Argentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

55' ⚽ Goal! England 1, Argentina 0. Anthony Gordon (England) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Morgan Rogers with a cross.

64' 🔄 Substitution, Argentina. Nico González replaces Leandro Paredes.

72' 🔄 Substitution, England. Ezri Konsa replaces Anthony Gordon.

72' 🔄 Substitution, Argentina. Gonzalo Montiel replaces Nahuel Molina.

72' 🔄 Substitution, Argentina. Rodrigo De Paul replaces Giuliano Simeone.

72' 🔄 Substitution, Argentina. Nicolás Otamendi replaces Lisandro Martínez.

81' 🔄 Substitution, Argentina. Lautaro Martínez replaces Nicolás Tagliafico.

82' 🔄 Substitution, England. Dan Burn replaces Reece James because of an injury.

82' 🔄 Substitution, England. Nico O'Reilly replaces Declan Rice.

85' ⚽ Goal! England 1, Argentina 1. Enzo Fernández (Argentina) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lionel Messi following a corner.

90'+2' ⚽ Goal! England 1, Argentina 2. Lautaro Martínez (Argentina) header from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Lionel Messi with a cross.

90'+4' 🟨 Rodrigo De Paul (Argentina) is shown the yellow card.

90'+6' 🔄 Substitution, England. Ivan Toney replaces John Stones.

90'+6' 🔄 Substitution, England. Marcus Rashford replaces Djed Spence.

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MATCH STATS

Stat	England	Argentina
Expected Goals	0.53	1.84
Possession	36%	64%
Shots on Goal	2 (40%)	5 (33%)
Big Chances Created	1	3
Big Chances Missed	0	2
Accurate Passes	272 (84%)	537 (91%)
Duels Won	49	52
Saves	3	1
Fouls Committed	11	15

MATCH ENDED

FT: England 1 - 2 Argentina

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Info	Details
Competition	2026 FIFA World Cup, Semifinals
Date	Wed, July 15, 2026
Venue	Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Referee	Ismail Elfath
Kickoff	3:00 PM EDT / 9:00 PM CEST
Status	FT

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LINE-UPS

England (4-2-3-1)

Starting XI	Notes	Subs	Notes
Jordan Pickford		Jordan Henderson
Marc Guéhi		Noni Madueke
John Stones	🔄 off 90'+6'	Eberechi Eze
Djed Spence	🔄 off 90'+6'	Ollie Watkins
Reece James	🔄 off 82'	Bukayo Saka
Jude Bellingham		Trevoh Chalobah
Elliot Anderson	🟨 37'	James Trafford
Declan Rice	🔄 off 82'	Dan Burn	🔄 on 82'
Harry Kane		Dean Henderson
Anthony Gordon	⚽ 55' · 🔄 off 72'	Marcus Rashford	🔄 on 90'+6'
Morgan Rogers		Ivan Toney	🔄 on 90'+6'
		Ezri Konsa	🔄 on 72'
		Kobbie Mainoo
		Nico O'Reilly	🔄 on 82'

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Argentina (4-1-4-1)

Starting XI	Notes	Subs	Notes
Emiliano Martínez		Gonzalo Montiel	🔄 on 72'
Lisandro Martínez	🟨 42' · 🔄 off 72'	Lautaro Martínez	🔄 on 81' · ⚽ 90'+2'
Cristian Romero	🟨 51'	Marcos Senesi
Leandro Paredes	🔄 off 64'	Facundo Medina
Nicolás Tagliafico	🔄 off 81'	Nico González	🔄 on 64'
Nahuel Molina	🔄 off 72'	Juan Musso
Alexis Mac Allister		Valentín Barco
Enzo Fernández	⚽ 85'	Gerónimo Rulli
Julián Álvarez		Giovani Lo Celso
Giuliano Simeone	🔄 off 72'	Nicolás Otamendi	🔄 on 72'
Lionel Messi		Nico Paz
		Thiago Almada
		Exequiel Palacios
		Rodrigo De Paul	🔄 on 72' · 🟨 90'+4'
		José Manuel López

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MATCH EVENTS | via ESPN

37' 🟨 Elliot Anderson (England) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

42' 🟨 Lisandro Martínez (Argentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

51' 🟨 Cristian Romero (Argentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

55' ⚽ Goal! England 1, Argentina 0. Anthony Gordon (England) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Morgan Rogers with a cross.

64' 🔄 Substitution, Argentina. Nico González replaces Leandro Paredes.

72' 🔄 Substitution, England. Ezri Konsa replaces Anthony Gordon.

72' 🔄 Substitution, Argentina. Gonzalo Montiel replaces Nahuel Molina.

72' 🔄 Substitution, Argentina. Rodrigo De Paul replaces Giuliano Simeone.

72' 🔄 Substitution, Argentina. Nicolás Otamendi replaces Lisandro Martínez.

81' 🔄 Substitution, Argentina. Lautaro Martínez replaces Nicolás Tagliafico.

82' 🔄 Substitution, England. Dan Burn replaces Reece James because of an injury.

82' 🔄 Substitution, England. Nico O'Reilly replaces Declan Rice.

85' ⚽ Goal! England 1, Argentina 1. Enzo Fernández (Argentina) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lionel Messi following a corner.

90'+2' ⚽ Goal! England 1, Argentina 2. Lautaro Martínez (Argentina) header from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Lionel Messi with a cross.

90'+4' 🟨 Rodrigo De Paul (Argentina) is shown the yellow card.

90'+6' 🔄 Substitution, England. Ivan Toney replaces John Stones.

90'+6' 🔄 Substitution, England. Marcus Rashford replaces Djed Spence.

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MATCH STATS

Stat	England	Argentina
Expected Goals	0.53	1.84
Possession	36%	64%
Shots on Goal	2 (40%)	5 (33%)
Big Chances Created	1	3
Big Chances Missed	0	2
Accurate Passes	272 (84%)	537 (91%)
Duels Won	49	52
Saves	3	1
Fouls Committed	11	15

MATCH ENDED