ArgentinaArgentina vs Austria — World Cup
2-0
AustriaAT&T Stadium, Arlington
Going into the match, Argentina had won 6, drawn 2, lost 2 in their previous 10, scoring 2.2 goals a game; Austria had won 4, drawn 3, lost 3 in 10, scoring 1.5.
Match report
Home form going in: Argentina
Last 10 completed: won 6, drawn 2, lost 2 (W D W D W). 2.2 scored per game, 1.2 conceded, 80% over 2.5 goals, 60% both teams scored, 40% clean sheets.
- W 3-0 vs Algeria · 17 Jun 2026
- D 2-2 vs France · 18 Dec 2022
- W 3-0 vs Croatia · 13 Dec 2022
- D 2-2 at Netherlands · 9 Dec 2022
- W 2-1 vs Australia · 3 Dec 2022
- W 0-2 at Poland · 30 Nov 2022
Away form going in: Austria
Last 10 completed: won 4, drawn 3, lost 3 (W W W D L). 1.5 scored per game, 1.2 conceded, 40% over 2.5 goals, 60% both teams scored, 20% clean sheets.
- W 3-1 vs Jordan · 17 Jun 2026
- W 0-1 at Moldova · 10 Oct 2017
- W 3-2 vs Serbia · 7 Oct 2017
- D 1-1 vs Georgia · 6 Sept 2017
- L 1-0 at Wales · 3 Sept 2017
- D 1-1 at Ireland · 11 Jun 2017
How it unfolded
- 9' Missed Penalty — L. Messi (Argentina)
Match statistics
| Argentina | Metric | Austria |
|---|---|---|
| 54 | Ball possession | 46 |
| 2.36 | Expected goals (xG) | 0.53 |
| 12 | Total shots | 6 |
| 5 | Shots on target | 1 |
| 4 | Shots off target | 5 |
| 3 | Blocked shots | 0 |
| 10 | Attempts inside box | 4 |
| 2 | Attempts outside box | 2 |
| 1 | Corner kicks | 3 |
| 2 | Offsides | 0 |
| 554 | Total passes | 468 |
| 494 | Accurate passes | 401 |
| 89 | Pass accuracy | 86 |
| 1 | Goalkeeper saves | 2 |
| -0.49 | Goals prevented | -0.49 |
| 5 | Substitutions | 5 |
World Cup table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| 2 | South Africa | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 |
| 3 | South Korea | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 4 | Czech Republic | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 1 |