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Argentina vs Austria — FIFA World Cup 2026 Group Stage

← Schedule Group J · Matchday 2
Argentina
2–0
Match Finished
Austria
🗓 Tuesday 23 June 2026 📍 AT&T Stadium, Arlington 🧑‍⚖️ Amin Mohamed Omar, Egypt

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Result: Argentina won · Held ✓ · RPS 0.100

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Match recap

Argentina beat Austria 2–0.

Scorers — Argentina: L. Messi 38', 95'

Possession: Argentina 54% – Austria 46%.

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Timeline

  1. GOALArgentina90+5'
    Argentina2–0Austria
    L

    L. MessiST

    Argentina

  2. YELLOW CARDArgentina90+2'
    L

    L. Paredes

    Argentina

  3. SUBSTITUTIONAustria85'
    CC. ChukwuemekaSTM. GregoritschM
  4. SUBSTITUTIONArgentina82'
    NN. TagliaficoLBF. MedinaF
  5. SUBSTITUTIONArgentina82'
    LL. ParedesRMR. de PaulR
  6. SUBSTITUTIONAustria78'
    PP. WimmerRMR. SchmidR
  7. YELLOW CARDAustria76'
    K

    K. LaimerLB

    Austria

  8. YELLOW CARDArgentina76'
    F

    F. MedinaLB

    Argentina

  9. SUBSTITUTIONAustria68'
    MM. ArnautovicCAMP. WannerP
  10. SUBSTITUTIONAustria68'
    AA. PrassRBS. PoschS
  11. SUBSTITUTIONAustria67'
    MM. FriedlCBD. AlabaD
  12. SUBSTITUTIONArgentina65'
    NN. GonzalezSTL. MartinezL
  13. SUBSTITUTIONArgentina64'
    JJ. AlvarezLMT. AlmadaT
  14. SUBSTITUTIONArgentina57'
    NN. OtamendiCBC. RomeroC
  15. YELLOW CARDAustria40'
    S

    S. PoschRB

    Austria

  16. GOALArgentina38'
    Argentina1–0Austria
    L

    L. MessiST

    Argentina · assist: F. Medina

  17. PENALTY MISSEDArgentina9'
    L

    L. MessiST

    Argentina

Match stats

54%Ball Possession46%
2.65Expected goals (xG)0.50
12Total Shots6
5Shots on Goal1
1Corner Kicks3
2Offsides0
13Fouls13
2Yellow Cards2
1Goalkeeper Saves2

Lineups

L
Player of the match Lionel Messi Argentina
9.3
Argentina4-4-2
236.7MartínezGK
256.9MedinaLB
67.2MartínezCB
136.9RomeroCB
266.7MolinaRB
166.9AlmadaLM
247.3FernándezCM
206.9Mac AllisterCM
76.6De PaulRM
227.2MartínezST
10★9.3MessiST
Austria4-2-3-1
16.3SchlagerGK
206.2LaimerLB
87.9AlabaCB
36.9DansoCB
55.9PoschRB
46.3SchlagerCDM
66.6SeiwaldCDM
96.6SabitzerLM
246.3WannerCAM
186.9SchmidRM
116.7GregoritschST
Argentina4-4-2

Substitutes

  • NNicolás Otamendi#1957'6.3
  • NNicolás González#1565'6.9
  • JJulián Alvarez#964'7.0
  • NNicolás Tagliafico#382'6.7
  • LLeandro Paredes#582'6.9
  • JJuan Musso#1
  • GGerónimo Rulli#12
  • MMarcos Senesi#2
  • GGonzalo Montiel#4
  • VValentín Barco#8
  • NNico Paz#18
  • GGiuliano Simeone#17
  • GGiovani Lo Celso#11
  • EExequiel Palacios#14
  • JJosé Manuel López#21
LCoachLionel Scaloni
Austria4-2-3-1

Substitutes

  • MMarco Friedl#2367'7.3
  • AAlexander Prass#2268'6.2
  • MMarko Arnautović#768'6.5
  • PPatrick Wimmer#2178'6.5
  • CCarney Chukwuemeka#1785'6.3
  • PPatrick Pentz#13
  • FFlorian Wiegele#12
  • DDavid Affengruber#2
  • MMichael Svoboda#25
  • PPhilipp Lienhart#15
  • DDejan Ljubičić#19
  • FFlorian Grillitsch#10
  • AAlessandro Schöpf#26
  • PPhillipp Mwene#16
  • SSaša Kalajdžić#14
RCoachRalf Rangnick
Goal Yellow card Red card Subbed off Player of the match Own goal