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Argentina vs Austria – Lineups & Match Details

Argentina beat Austria 2-0. Goals: L. Messi (9'), L. Messi (38'), L. Messi (90'). Argentina had 54% possession against Austria's 46%. Shots on target: 5-1.

World Cup · Group Stage - 2

Monday, 22 June 2026

ArgentinaArgentina

2 - 0

Full Time

HT: 1 - 0

AustriaAustria

Referee: Amin Mohamed Omar, Egypt

Lineups

ArgentinaArgentina
Emiliano MartĂ­nez23Emiliano MartĂ­nezG
Nahuel Molina26Nahuel MolinaD
Cristian Romero13Cristian RomeroD
Lisandro MartĂ­nez6Lisandro MartĂ­nezD
Facundo Medina25Facundo MedinaD
Rodrigo De Paul7Rodrigo De PaulM
Alexis Mac Allister20Alexis Mac AllisterM
Enzo Fernández24Enzo FernándezM
Thiago Almada16Thiago AlmadaM
Lionel Messi10Lionel MessiF
Lautaro MartĂ­nez22Lautaro MartĂ­nezF

Substitutes

19Nicolás OtamendiD
15Nicolás GonzálezF
9Julián AlvarezF
3Nicolás TagliaficoD
5Leandro ParedesM
1Juan MussoG
12GerĂłnimo RulliG
2Marcos SenesiD
4Gonzalo MontielD
8ValentĂ­n BarcoM
18Nico PazF
17Giuliano SimeoneF
11Giovani Lo CelsoM
14Exequiel PalaciosM
21José Manuel LópezF
AustriaAustria
Alexander Schlager1Alexander SchlagerG
Stefan Posch5Stefan PoschD
Kevin Danso3Kevin DansoD
David Alaba8David AlabaD
Konrad Laimer20Konrad LaimerD
Nicolas Seiwald6Nicolas SeiwaldM
Xaver Schlager4Xaver SchlagerM
Romano Schmid18Romano SchmidM
Paul Wanner24Paul WannerM
Marcel Sabitzer9Marcel SabitzerM
Michael Gregoritsch11Michael GregoritschF

Substitutes

23Marco FriedlD
22Alexander PrassD
7Marko ArnautovićF
21Patrick WimmerM
17Carney ChukwuemekaM
13Patrick PentzG
12Florian WiegeleG
2David AffengruberD
25Michael SvobodaD
15Philipp LienhartD
19Dejan LjubičićM
10Florian GrillitschM
26Alessandro SchöpfM
16Phillipp MweneD
14Saša KalajdžićF

Match Events

9'G

L. Messi

Assist: L. Messi

38'G

L. Messi

Assist: F. Medina

40'Y

S. Posch

57'S

C. Romero

Substitution 1

64'S

T. Almada

Substitution 2

65'S

Lautaro MartĂ­nez

Substitution 3

67'S

D. Alaba

Substitution 1

68'S

S. Posch

Substitution 2

68'S

P. Wanner

Substitution 3

76'Y

F. Medina

76'Y

K. Laimer

78'S

R. Schmid

Substitution 4

82'S

R. De Paul

Substitution 4

82'S

F. Medina

Substitution 5

85'S

M. Gregoritsch

Substitution 5

90'+2Y

L. Paredes

90'+5G

L. Messi

Statistics

Argentina
54%46%
Austria
2.65Expected Goals (xG)0.5
12Total Shots6
5Shots on Target1
1Corners3
13Fouls13
2Offsides0
89Pass Accuracy (%)86
2Yellow Cards2
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Argentina host Austria on Monday, 22 June 2026. The kick-off time is 17:00 local. The fixture is part of the World Cup schedule. Argentina go into the match 1st in the table; Austria sit 2nd. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Argentina have taken 3 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 1 win. Austria have collected 1 win, 0 draws and 0 losses over the same span. Recent run: 1 win.

Match recap

Argentina beat Austria 2-0. Argentina scored through L. Messi 9' (pen.), L. Messi 38', L. Messi 90'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 90 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Argentina held 54% of the ball against 46% for Austria. Shots on target finished 5-1. Expected goals read 2.65 for Argentina, 0.50 for Austria.

Verdict

The win nudges Argentina forward and leaves Austria with work to do. Argentina sat 1st and Austria 2nd before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.