Group · Match 43FIFA World Cup 2026
Argentina
Manager: Lionel Scaloni
FT2 – 0
Austria
Manager: Ralf Rangnick
38' L. Messi90+5' L. Messi
Dallas Stadium · Monday, 22 June 2026 · 18:00 · FT · Argentina won after full-time.
Argentina4-4-2
Confirmed lineupAustria4-2-3-1
247.0
E. Fernández
257.1↓82'
F. Medina
266.9
N. Molina
10★9.5
L. Messi
⚽⚽
67.3
L. Martínez
76.8↓82'
R. Paul
166.8↓64'
T. Almada
226.8↓65'
L. Martínez
236.8
E. Martínez
136.7↓57'
C. Romero
207.1
A. Allister
16.2
A. Schlager
206.3
K. Laimer
246.1↓68'
P. Wanner
186.9↓78'
R. Schmid
67.5
N. Seiwald
116.7↓85'
M. Gregoritsch
36.8
K. Danso
46.3
X. Schlager
56.2↓68'
S. Posch
87.2↓67'
D. Alaba
97.0
M. Sabitzer
Substitutions
57' ▲ Nicolás Otamendi ▼ Cristian Romero
64' ▲ Julián Álvarez ▼ Thiago Almada
65' ▲ Nico González ▼ Lautaro Martínez
82' ▲ Leandro Paredes ▼ Rodrigo De Paul
82' ▲ Nicolás Tagliafico ▼ Facundo Medina
67' ▲ Marco Friedl ▼ David Alaba
68' ▲ Marko Arnautovic ▼ Paul Wanner
68' ▲ Alexander Prass ▼ Stefan Posch
78' ▲ Patrick Wimmer ▼ Romano Schmid
85' ▲ Carney Chukwuemeka ▼ Michael Gregoritsch
Match stats
Team totals
Argentina v Austria · full-time
State
FULL-TIME
ArgentinaAustria
54.2%45.8%
Possession
116
Shots
51
Shots on target
02
Corners
1312
Fouls
22
Cards
Full-time
Match report
Argentina Grabs 2-0 Victory Against Austria in World Cup Matchup
Argentina secured a win at Dallas Stadium against Austria in the World Cup. The match concluded with a 2-0 scoreline, with the first half ending 1-0.
The game was scoreless until Lionel Messi found the net for Argentina in the 38th minute after a feed from Facundo Medina.
The 2-0 goal came in extra time when Lionel Messi netted for Argentina.
The next World Cup games for Argentina are Jordan on 28 June and Argentina on 4 July. Austria play Algeria on 28 June.
Match stats
Advanced
Argentina v Austria · full-time
State
FULL-TIME
2.750.64
Expected goals (xG)
1.540.04
xG on target
31
Big chances created
Match stats
Player Ratings
32 players · ★ man of the match
Source
MATCH DATA
Argentina
Austria
Dugout
Coaches in focus
Scaloni v Rangnick · head coaches
Record
Last 12 months with club, all competitions. Penalty shootouts count at the score after extra time.
Nations oddsTournament · Group
Argentina
3 markets
vs
Austria
3 markets
11.00Oddschecker (best price)
Tournament Winner
151Oddschecker (best price)
1.36Oddschecker (best price)
Group Winner
5.50Oddschecker (best price)
1.02Oddschecker (best price)
Qualify Top 2
1.20Oddschecker (best price)
Qualifying statsCampaign · Overall
Argentina vs Austria
18 qualifiers · 8 qualifiers
ArgentinaAustria
1.7Goals for2.8
0.6Goals ag.0.5
28%BTTS %38%
39%Over 2.5 %50%
61%Clean sheet50%
11%Failed to score13%
Referee
A. Omar
Profile on Cards tab
Recent Results · Qualifying Games
Win Draw Loss
Argentina
- 3-0HAlgeria17 Jun
- 0-1AEcuador10 Sept
- 3-0HVenezuela5 Sept
- 1-1HColombia11 Jun
- 1-0AChile6 Jun
- 4-1HBrazil26 Mar
- 1-0AUruguay21 Mar
- 1-0HPeru20 Nov
- 1-2AParaguay14 Nov
- 6-0HBolivia16 Oct
Austria
- 3-1HJordan17 Jun
- 1-1HBosnia and Herzegovina18 Nov
- 2-0ACyprus15 Nov
- 0-1ARomania12 Oct
- 10-0HSan Marino9 Oct
- 2-1ABosnia and Herzegovina9 Sept
- 1-0HCyprus6 Sept
- 4-0ASan Marino10 Jun
- 2-1HRomania7 Jun
Market streaksLast 10 · hit / miss
BTTS YesBoth teams to score
League avg53%
Argentina
overall
3/10
Austria
overall
4/9
Over 2.5 goalsTotal goals 3+
League avg57%
Argentina
overall
5/10
Austria
overall
5/9
Over 1.5 goalsTotal goals 2+
Argentina
overall
6/10
Austria
overall
7/9
Group JView group
| Team | PL | W | D | L | +/− | GD | PTS | Next | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8-1 | +7 | 9 | |
| 2 | Austria | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6-6 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | Algeria | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5-7 | -2 | 4 | |
| 4 | Jordan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3-8 | -5 | 0 |
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