Sunday , 16 August 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 Curaçao 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' We are underway at AT&T Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 10' Michael Gregoritsch has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
  • 15' Argentina are deployed in a 4-4-2 today, looking to exploit space against Austria's 4-2-3-1 shape.
  • 20' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 25' Austria is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 30' Austria is showing some good football. However, Austria are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 35' Argentina are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Austria backline.
  • 39' Argentina is taking the lead after the goal scored by Lionel Messi on 39.
  • 41' It’s a booking for Austria player. Stefan Posch gets a card.
  • 46' It looks surprising Argentina does not make any changes. Xaver Schlager has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 51' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 56' Over 56 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 57' Nicolas Otamendi has so much to prove this time. He replaces Christian Romero on 57 minute.
  • 62' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Austria needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 65' The supporters are chanting for Julian Alvarez. He replaces Thiago Almada on 65 minute.
  • 67' Konrad Laimer catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 67.
  • 68' Marco Friedl has so much to prove this time. He replaces David Alaba on 68 minute.
  • 73' A quiet spell here at AT&T Stadium. Austria seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 76' Controversy at the stadium! Facundo Medina argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 78' Another substitution for Austria to replace Romano Schmid by Patrick Wimmer on 78 minute.
  • 82' Leandro Paredes is ready to make an impact after coming on for Rodrigo de Paul at the 82 minute mark.
  • 87' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 90' That is a card for Argentina. Leandro Paredes will be fuming at that decision.
  • That’s it! Another goalless match for Argentina and Austria (для сухой ничьи).

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.