Saturday , 14 November 2026

Argentina vs Austria, Worldcup 2026 GROUP STAGE

FIFA World Cup · 2026
Argentina
2 – 0
Full Time
Austria
Mon 22 Jun 2026 · 17:00 UTC AT&T Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Lionel Messi 39' 1–0
Lionel Messi 90+5' 2–0
Y 41' Stefan Posch
Y 67' Konrad Laimer
Facundo Medina 76' Y
Leandro Paredes 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Argentina vs Austria — Worldcup at AT&T Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Amin Omar (Egypt)
  • Assistant 1 Mahmoud Abo El Regal (Egypt)
  • Assistant 2 Ahmed Hossam (Egypt)

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Mexico 3 9
2 South Africa 3 4
3 South Korea 3 3
4 Czechia 3 1
5 Switzerland 3 7
6 Canada 3 4
7 Bosnia-Herzegovina 3 4
8 Qatar 3 1
9 Brazil 3 7
10 Morocco 3 7
11 Scotland 3 3
12 Haiti 3 0
13 United States 3 6
14 Australia 3 4
15 Paraguay 3 4
16 Turkey 3 3
17 Germany 3 6
18 Ivory Coast 3 6
19 Ecuador 3 4
20 Curacao 3 1
21 Netherlands 3 7
22 Japan 3 5
23 Sweden 3 4
24 Tunisia 3 0
25 Belgium 3 5
26 Egypt 3 5
27 Iran 3 3
28 New Zealand 3 1
29 Spain 3 7
30 Cape Verde Islands 3 3
31 Uruguay 3 2
32 Saudi Arabia 3 2
33 France 3 9
34 Norway 3 6
35 Senegal 3 3
36 Iraq 3 0
37 Argentina 3 9
38 Austria 3 4
39 Algeria 3 4
40 Jordan 3 0
41 Colombia 3 7
42 Portugal 3 5
43 Congo DR 3 4
44 Uzbekistan 3 0
45 England 3 7
46 Croatia 3 6
47 Ghana 3 4
48 Panama 3 0

Head-to-Head

1
Argentina 1 games · Avg 2.0 goals Austria
Last 5 meetings
2026-06-22 Argentina 2–0 Austria

Recent Form

Argentina
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Jun Austria H 2–0 W
17 Jun Algeria H 3–0 W
18 Dec France H 7–5 W
13 Dec Croatia H 3–0 W
09 Dec Netherlands A 6–5 W
03 Dec Australia H 2–1 W
Austria
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Jun Argentina A 0–2 L
17 Jun Jordan H 3–1 W
02 Jul Turkey H 1–2 L
25 Jun Netherlands A 3–2 W
21 Jun Poland A 3–1 W
17 Jun France H 0–1 L

Season Stats

Argentina Austria
#37 Position #38
9 Points 4
3 Played 3
3 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 1 / 1 / 1
8 Scored 6
1 Conceded 6
+7 GD +0
3.00 PPG 1.33
100% Win % 33%

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
25% Clean Sheets
Argentina this season
0% Clean Sheets
Austria this season

Argentina are 37th (9 pts). Austria are 38th (4 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Argentina
0-15
1/1
16-30
3/–
31-45
2/–
46-60
1/3
61-75
–/2
76+
12/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Austria
0-15
–/–
16-30
2/–
31-45
–/3
46-60
1/2
61-75
–/1
76+
2/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Argentina
Lionel Messi 8 G 4 A
Lautaro Martinez 3 G 1 A
Austria
Marko Arnautovic 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. austria get us underway at AT&T Stadium.
  • 5' argentina has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 10' argentina seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 15' Both keepers have barely been tested. argentina and austria are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 20' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering austria that had 109 games and scored 20 goals.
  • 25' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with argentina winning 100% of all matches.
  • 30' Nicolas Tagliafico has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 35' Christian Romero is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for austria tonight.
  • 39' GOAL! Lionel Messi scores on 39. Assisted by Facundo Medina
  • 41' That looks like a foul for a card for Stefan Posch.
  • 46' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 51' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 56' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 57' Another substitution for Argentina to replace Christian Romero by Nicolas Otamendi on 57 minute.
  • 62' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 65' Julian Alvarez is replacing Thiago Almada for the Argentina side.
  • 67' The referee has no hesitation. Konrad Laimer is booked for Austria — card on 67.
  • 68' A change in the Austria ranks — David Alaba exits the field as Marco Friedl enters on 68.
  • 73' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His argentina side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 76' Argentina receives a card for a hard tackle on 76.
  • 78' Patrick Wimmer has so much to prove this time. He replaces Romano Schmid on 78 minute.
  • 82' The supporters are chanting for Leandro Paredes. He replaces Rodrigo de Paul on 82 minute.
  • 87' austria come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 90' The referee calls foul for Leandro Paredes. He receives a card.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. argentina take all three points.

Lineups

Argentina Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Lionel Scaloni

Austria Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ralf Rangnick

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
3.28 Argentina xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.65 Austria xG
I would bet for: Argentina to win 78% + Over 2.5 goals 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Argentina78% Draw14% Austria8%
Actual: Argentina win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes46% 0% No54%
Avg goals/match: 3.93
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 89%
11%
± 2.5 73%
27%
± 3.5 53%
47%
± 4.5 34%
66%

Double Chance

Argentina or Draw
92%
Draw or Austria
22%
Argentina or Austria
86%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Argentina66% Draw29% Austria5%
Actual: Argentina win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
3 – 0
11.5%
2 – 0
Actual
4 – 0
9.2%
3 – 1
7.3%
2 – 1
6.8%
1 – 0
6.7%
5 – 0
6%
4 – 1
6%
1 – 1
4.8%
5 – 1
4%
6 – 0
3.4%
0 – 0
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Argentina

Handicap Argentina covers Push Austria covers
-2.5 48% — 52%
-2 48% 21% 31%
-1.5 69% — 31%
-1 69% 16% 15%
-0.5 85% — 15%
+0.5 96% — 4%
+1 96% 3% 1%
+1.5 99% — 1%
+2 99% 1% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Argentina keeps clean sheet
52% ✓
Austria keeps clean sheet
5% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.