England name unchanged starting XV to face Argentina

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England name unchanged starting XV to face Argentina

BBC Sport · 2 months ago

England
England
1
FIFA WC26
1-2
Finished
Argentina
Argentina
2

Key moments
  1. 37'

    Yellow card
    Elliot ANDERSON (England) is booked by
  2. 42'

    Yellow card
    Lisandro MARTINEZ (Argentina) is booked by
  3. 51'

    Yellow card
    Cristian ROMERO (Argentina) is booked by
  4. 55'

    Goal
    Anthony GORDON (England) scores!!
  5. 85'

    Goal
    Enzo FERNANDEZ (Argentina) scores!!
  6. 90'+2'

    Goal
    Lautaro MARTINEZ (Argentina) scores!!
  7. 90'+4'

    Yellow card
    Rodrigo DE PAUL (Argentina) is booked
Squads
England squad
  • Selected
  • 1 Jordan PICKFORD
    Goalkeeper
  • 4 Declan RICE
    Midfielder
  • 5 John STONES
    Defender
  • 6 Marc GUEHI
    Defender
  • 8 Elliot ANDERSON
    Midfielder
  • 9 Harry KANE
    C Forward
  • 10 Jude BELLINGHAM
    Midfielder
  • 17 Morgan ROGERS
    Midfielder
  • 18 Anthony GORDON
    Forward
  • 24 Reece JAMES
    Defender
  • 25 Djed SPENCE
    Defender
  • 2 Ezri KONSA
    Defender
  • 3 Nico OREILLY
    Defender
  • 7 Bukayo SAKA
    Forward
  • 11 Marcus RASHFORD
    Forward
  • 12 Trevoh CHALOBAH
    Defender
  • 13 Dean Henderson
    Goalkeeper
  • 14 Jordan HENDERSON
    Midfielder
  • 15 Dan BURN
    Defender
  • 16 Kobbie MAINOO
    Midfielder
  • 19 Ollie WATKINS
    Forward
  • 20 Noni MADUEKE
    Forward
  • 21 Eberechi EZE
    Midfielder
  • 22 Ivan TONEY
    Forward
  • 23 James TRAFFORD
    Goalkeeper
  • Full squad
  • 26 Jarell QUANSAH
    Defender
Argentina squad
  • Selected
  • 3 Nicolas TAGLIAFICO
    Defender
  • 5 Leandro PAREDES
    Midfielder
  • 6 Lisandro MARTINEZ
    Defender
  • 9 Julian ALVAREZ
    Forward
  • 10 Lionel MESSI
    C Forward
  • 13 Cristian ROMERO
    Defender
  • 17 Giuliano SIMEONE
    Forward
  • 20 Alexis MAC ALLISTER
    Midfielder
  • 23 Emiliano MARTINEZ
    Goalkeeper
  • 24 Enzo FERNANDEZ
    Midfielder
  • 26 Nahuel MOLINA
    Defender
  • 1 Juan MUSSO
    Goalkeeper
  • 2 Marcos SENESI
    Defender
  • 4 Gonzalo MONTIEL
    Defender
  • 7 Rodrigo DE PAUL
    Midfielder
  • 8 Valentin BARCO
    Midfielder
  • 11 Giovani Lo Celso
    Midfielder
  • 12 Geronimo RULLI
    Goalkeeper
  • 14 Exequiel PALACIOS
    Midfielder
  • 15 Nico GONZALEZ
    Midfielder
  • 16 Thiago ALMADA
    Forward
  • 18 Nico PAZ
    Forward
  • 19 Nicolas OTAMENDI
    Defender
  • 21 Jose Manuel LOPEZ
    Forward
  • 22 Lautaro MARTINEZ
    Forward
  • 25 Facundo MEDINA
    Defender

England will field an unchanged starting XV for their final summer Test against Argentina in Santiago del Estero, with head coach Steve Borthwick opting for continuity over promoting newly capped players Benhard Janse van Rensburg and Noah Caluori or in-form back-row forward Henry Pollock to the run-on side. The match, part of the Nations Championship, follows England's 73-8 thrashing of Fiji and comes shortly after Argentina's football team beat England's in a dramatic World Cup semi-final.

Seb Atkinson and Henry Slade retain their centre partnership, with Tommy Freeman moving back to the wing, while Jack van Poortvliet continues at scrum-half in place of the injured Alex Mitchell. Northampton prop Emmanuel Iyogun is poised for a first cap off the bench, and South Africa-born Janse van Rensburg, only recently cleared to play for England after an eligibility dispute, is expected to feature more prominently in future fixtures. The Pumas clash kicks off a demanding schedule of ten Tests before next year's Rugby World Cup, including autumn fixtures against New Zealand, Australia and Japan.

  • England keep same starting XV to face Argentina in Nations Championship
  • Pollock, Caluori and Janse van Rensburg held back from starting line-up
  • Ten Tests remain before next year's Rugby World Cup

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