Argentina 2-0 Austria · World Cup 2026
Argentina beat Austria 2-0 in the World Cup 2026. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
Match report
Argentina and Austria met in the World Cup 2026 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington on Monday, 22 June 2026.
Goalscorers
Argentina: L. Messi 38', 90'. Austria did not score.
How the match went
Argentina saw more of the ball, 54% of it. Argentina had 12 shots with 5 on target, Austria 6 with 1 on target. There were 4 corners in total, 1 to Argentina and 3 to Austria. Argentina conceded 13 fouls, Austria 13. The referee showed 4 yellow cards (2 for Argentina, 2 for Austria).
Line-ups
Argentina started in a 4-4-2: Emiliano Martínez, Nahuel Molina, Cristian Romero, Lisandro Martínez, Facundo Medina, Rodrigo De Paul, Alexis Mac Allister, Enzo Fernández, Thiago Almada, Lionel Messi, Lautaro Martínez.
Austria started in a 4-2-3-1: Alexander Schlager, Stefan Posch, Kevin Danso, David Alaba, Konrad Laimer, Nicolas Seiwald, Xaver Schlager, Romano Schmid, Paul Wanner, Marcel Sabitzer, Michael Gregoritsch.
More from this competition: World Cup 2026 fixtures, results and table.