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Argentina 2-1 Australia · World Cup 2026

Argentina beat Australia 2-1 in the World Cup 2026. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Argentina and Australia met in the World Cup 2026 at Ahmed bin Ali Stadium in Al Rayyan on Saturday, 3 December 2022.

Goalscorers

Argentina: L. Messi 35'; J. Álvarez 57'. Australia: E. Fernández 77'.

How the match went

The referee showed 2 yellow cards (0 for Argentina, 2 for Australia).

Line-ups

Argentina started in a 4-3-3: Emiliano Martínez, Nahuel Molina, Cristian Romero, Nicolás Otamendi, Marcos Acuña, Rodrigo De Paul, Enzo Fernández, Alexis Mac Allister, Julián Alvarez, Lionel Messi, Papu Gómez.

Australia started in a 4-4-2: Mathew Ryan, Miloš Degenek, Harry Souttar, Kye Rowles, Aziz Behich, Mathew Leckie, Keanu Baccus, Aaron Mooy, Riley McGree, Mitchell Duke, Jackson Irvine.

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Minute by minute

  1. 35'Goal! Argentina 1-0 Australia. L. Messi (Argentina) scores, assisted by N. Otamendi.
  2. 45'Half-time. Argentina 1-0 Australia.
  3. 57'Goal! Argentina 2-0 Australia. J. Álvarez (Argentina) scores.
  4. 77'Goal! Argentina 2-1 Australia. Own goal by E. Fernández.
  5. 90'Full-time. Argentina 2-1 Australia.
Full commentary (38 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Argentina vs Australia.
  2. 15'Yellow card for J. Irvine (Australia) for persistent fouling.
  3. 17'Attempt missed. P. Gómez (Argentina), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  4. 29'Attempt blocked. H. Souttar (Australia), header from a corner. xG 0.08.
  5. 35'Goal! Argentina 1-0 Australia. L. Messi (Argentina) scores, assisted by N. Otamendi.
  6. 38'Yellow card for M. Degenek (Australia) for foul.
  7. 45'2 minutes of added time.
  8. 45'Half-time. Argentina 1-0 Australia.
  9. 46'The second half is under way.
  10. 50'Substitution, Argentina: L. Martínez comes on for P. Gómez.
  11. 50'Attempt saved. L. Messi (Argentina), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  12. 57'Goal! Argentina 2-0 Australia. J. Álvarez (Argentina) scores.
  13. 58'Substitution, Australia: A. Hrustić comes on for K. Baccus.
  14. 58'Substitution, Australia: C. Goodwin comes on for R. McGree.
  15. 66'Attempt missed. L. Messi (Argentina), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  16. 71'Substitution, Argentina: L. Martínez comes on for J. Álvarez.
  17. 72'Substitution, Australia: F. Karačić comes on for M. Degenek.
  18. 72'Substitution, Australia: J. MacLaren comes on for M. Duke.
  19. 72'Substitution, Australia: G. Kuol comes on for M. Leckie.
  20. 72'Substitution, Argentina: N. Tagliafico comes on for M. Acuña.
  21. 75'Attempt missed. N. Tagliafico (Argentina), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  22. 77'Goal! Argentina 2-1 Australia. Own goal by E. Fernández.
  23. 77'Attempt missed. C. Goodwin (Australia), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  24. 80'Substitution, Argentina: G. Montiel comes on for A. Mac Allister.
  25. 80'Substitution, Argentina: E. Palacios comes on for N. Molina.
  26. 81'Attempt missed. A. Hrustić (Australia), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.03.
  27. 81'Attempt blocked. A. Behich (Australia), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.
  28. 88'Attempt missed. L. Martínez (Argentina), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  29. 89'Attempt missed. L. Martínez (Argentina), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.35.
  30. 90'7 minutes of added time.
  31. 90+3'Attempt missed. L. Messi (Argentina), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  32. 90+3'Attempt saved. L. Martínez (Argentina), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  33. 90+4'Attempt saved. L. Martínez (Argentina), left-footed shot. xG 0.11.
  34. 90+4'Attempt blocked. L. Messi (Argentina), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  35. 90+4'Attempt blocked. E. Palacios (Argentina), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  36. 90+5'Attempt missed. L. Messi (Argentina), left-footed shot. xG 0.19.
  37. 90+7'Attempt saved. G. Kuol (Australia), right-footed shot. xG 0.38.
  38. 90'Full-time. Argentina 2-1 Australia.
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