Completed 2026 World Cup · Group Stage

Argentina 2–0 Austria: match result

Match 41 · Group Stage · Group JJune 22, 2026

Argentina2

Lionel Messi38'
Lionel Messi90'+5'

2–0

Argentina won in normal time

Austria0

53.6%Possession46.4%

12Shots6

5On target1

Dallas StadiumDallasFT

Attendance70,649

RefereeAmin Omar

ARG4-4-2

AUT4-2-3-1

Result statusFull time

Match intelligence

What separated the teams

01 · Finishing

Argentina had the scoring edge

16.7%Goal conversion0.0%

02 · Territory

Argentina controlled more of the ball

53.6%Possession46.4%

03 · Defensive workload

Argentina made more recorded interventions

44Saves, interceptions, clearances26

Straight from the completed match report — no xG, tracking or player ratings.

Team comparison

Complete performance breakdown

ARGAUT

Attacking output

Volume, accuracy and finishing from the recorded attempts.

12Attempts6

5On target1

3Blocked shots0

41.7%Shot accuracy16.7%

16.7%Goal conversion0.0%

Goals divided by attempts

Possession & passing

Control, circulation and progression of the ball.

53.6%Possession46.4%

494Passes completed401

90%Pass accuracy90%

1Crosses completed3

12Long balls completed11

Defensive work

Interventions made without treating workload as quality by itself.

1Saves2

11Tackles won7

50%Tackle success60%

8Interceptions9

35Clearances15

Discipline & pressure

Fouls, cards, offsides and set-piece pressure.

13Fouls committed13

2Offsides0

2Yellow cards2

0Red cards0

1Corners3

Player leaders

Who led the recorded actions

Goals

Lionel Messi

Assists

Facundo Medina

Shots

Lionel Messi

On target

Lionel Messi

Fouls won

Lionel Messi

Romano Schmid

Saves

Alexander Schlager

Minute by minute

Everything that happened, in order

Goals, cards, penalties and substitutions as recorded.

G Goal! CardP Penalty↕ Substitution

Argentina2 goals·2 cards·5 changes

Austria0 goals·2 cards·5 changes

Key events

Goals, cards and penalties

9'
Lionel MessiPenalty - Missed
Penalty missed. Lionel Messi (Argentina) left footed shot is close, but misses to the right
38'
Lionel MessiGoal
Left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner
Assist Facundo Medina · following a fast break
40'
Stefan PoschYellow Card
Is shown the yellow card
76'
Facundo MedinaYellow Card
Is shown the yellow card
76'
Konrad LaimerYellow Card
Is shown the yellow card
90'+2'
Leandro ParedesYellow Card
Is shown the yellow card for a bad foul
90'+5'
Lionel MessiGoal
Left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal following a fast break

Lineup & influence

Argentina

4-4-2Lionel Scaloni

Confirmed XI

LowerHigher↑ Attacking

Emiliano Martínez

ARG · #23 · Goalkeeper

Starter

Involvement48%

1Saves

0Conceded

0Shots faced

0Fouls

0Yellow

Influence model uses assigned role plus real ESPN involvement, not fabricated tracking coordinates.

Impact changes

5 used

Tournament path

How both teams reached this match

Argentina

2W · 0D · 0L · 5–0

M19 · GroupALGW 3–0

M41 · GroupAUTW 2–0

Austria

1W · 0D · 1L · 3–3

M20 · GroupJORW 3–1

M41 · GroupARGL 0–2

Group J impact

Table immediately after this result

3 of 6 group matches included.

PosTeamPGDPts

Argentina12+56

Austria2203

Jordan31-20

Algeria41-30

Snapshot ordering uses points, goal difference and goals scored. It is contextual, not a replacement for FIFA's complete tie-break procedure.

All-time World Cup meetings

Argentina vs Austria, across editions

1ARG wins

0Draws

0AUT wins

1meetings

2–0goal balance

0knockout meetings

2026Argentina 2–0 AustriaGroup Stage

Source: ESPN completed match report, retrieved Aug 18, 2026. Derived percentages are calculated from the displayed source values; missing fields are omitted rather than estimated.

Adjacent archive results

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Archived match data: ESPN completed match report. Tournament context cross-checked against FIFA sources listed in the dataset.