Saturday , 14 November 2026

France vs Argentina, Worldcup 2018 ROUND OF 16

FIFA World Cup · 2018
France
4 – 3
Full Time
Argentina
Sat 30 Jun 2018 · 14:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 11' Marcos Rojo
Y 19' Nicolas Tagliafico
Y 43' Javier Mascherano
Y 49' Ever Banega
Blaise Matuidi 72' Y
Benjamin Pavard 73' Y
Y 90' Nicolas Otamendi
Olivier Giroud 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

France vs Argentina — Worldcup .

Match Details

  • Referee Paolo Valeri
  • Referee Massimiliano Irrati
  • Referee Carlos Astroza
  • Referee Pawel Gil
  • Referee Julio Bascunan
  • Referee Christian Schiemann
  • Referee Alireza Faghani
  • Referee Reza Sokhandan
  • Referee Mohammadreza Mansouri

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
1
France 2 games · Avg 9.5 goals Argentina
Last 5 meetings
2018-06-30 France 4–3 Argentina

Recent Form

France
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Jun Argentina H 4–3 W
26 Jun Denmark A 0–0 D
21 Jun Peru H 1–0 W
16 Jun Australia H 2–1 W
05 May Paris Saint-Germain FC H 1–1 D
28 Apr Shaftesbury FC A 2–0 W
Argentina
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Jun France A 3–4 L
26 Jun Nigeria A 2–1 W
21 Jun Croatia H 0–3 L
16 Jun Iceland H 1–1 D
20 Aug Karlsruher SC H 0–7 L

Season Stats

France Argentina
#33 Position #37
9 Points 9
3 Played 3
3 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 3 / 0 / 0
10 Scored 8
2 Conceded 1
+8 GD +7
3.00 PPG 3.00
100% Win % 100%

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
France this season
25% Clean Sheets
Argentina this season

France are 33rd (9 pts). Argentina are 37th (9 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

France
0-15
2/1
16-30
1/3
31-45
2/2
46-60
5/1
61-75
6/–
76+
4/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Argentina
0-15
1/1
16-30
3/–
31-45
2/–
46-60
1/3
61-75
–/2
76+
12/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

France
Kylian Mbappe 10 G 4 A
Ousmane Dembele 6 G 2 A
Bradley Barcola 3 G 1 A
Argentina
Lionel Messi 8 G 4 A
Lautaro Martinez 3 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! France welcome Argentina for this crunch clash at .
  • 5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 10' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 11' Marcos Rojo was booked on 11.
  • 13' A goal from the France international Antoine Griezmann! He fires home on 13 to make it 1-0!
  • 18' The energy levels are beginning to show. Didier Deschamps might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 19' Nicolas Tagliafico catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 19.
  • 24' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 29' It’s high time Didier Deschamps made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 34' Argentina are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 39' France is showing some good football. However, France are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 41' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Angel di Maria makes it 1-1.
  • 43' Javier Mascherano is having his name booked by the referee on 43.
  • 46' Marcos Rojo makes way for Federico Fazio at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from Argentina.
  • 48' Gabriel Mercado puts Argentina on the lead.
  • 49' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Ever Banega.
  • 54' Argentina are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 57' Brilliant from the defender! Benjamin Pavard makes it 2-2 with a superb finish on 57.
  • 62' Both keepers have barely been tested. France and Argentina are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 64' What composure from Kylian Mbappe! The France international strokes it home. 3-2.
  • 66' Another substitution for Argentina to replace Enzo Perez by Sergio Aguero on 66 minute.
  • 68' A goal from the France international Kylian Mbappe! He fires home on 68 to make it 4-2!
  • 72' The referee shows France player a Yellow card on 72.
  • 73' Controversy at the stadium! Benjamin Pavard argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 75' Time for substitution for Argentina. Cristian Pavon is replaced by Maximiliano Meza.
  • 80' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Jorge Sampaoli will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 83' Time for substitution for France. Antoine Griezmann is replaced by Nabil Fekir.
  • 88' N'Golo Kante needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 89' France make a change. Kylian Mbappe trudges off to be replaced by Florian Thauvin on 89 minutes.
  • 90' A stunning finish from Sergio Aguero — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 90' Nicolas Otamendi catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 90.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for France players.

Lineups

France Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Didier Deschamps

Argentina Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jorge Sampaoli

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.01 France xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.81 Argentina xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 72% + Both teams to score 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct
France48% Draw22% Argentina30%
Actual: France win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes72% 0% No28%
Avg goals/match: 3.82
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 89%
11%
± 2.5 72%
28%
± 3.5 52%
48%
± 4.5 33%
67%

Double Chance

France or Draw
70%
Draw or Argentina
52%
France or Argentina
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
France33% Draw39% Argentina28%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–3 not predicted
4 – 3
Actual
1 – 1
8.8%
2 – 1
7.8%
1 – 2
7%
2 – 2
6.9%
3 – 1
5.2%
3 – 2
4.6%
2 – 0
4.5%
1 – 3
4.2%
2 – 3
4.2%
1 – 0
3.9%
0 – 2
3.7%
0 – 1
3.5%

Asian Handicap — France

Handicap France covers Push Argentina covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 13% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 18% 58%
-0.5 42% — 58%
+0.5 65% — 35%
+1 65% 16% 18%
+1.5 82% — 18%
+2 82% 10% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

France keeps clean sheet
17% ✓
Argentina keeps clean sheet
14% ✓

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