Match report
Argentina beat France 2–0 at France Arena in World Cup 2026. Messi opened the scoring in the 15th minute. France have 3 wins in their last 5, while Argentina have 3 wins in their last 5.
Match events
1H
15'
⚽Messiassist Molina
38'
⚽Enzo Fernández
2H
Saliba
50'
67'
J. Álvarez
⇄Moreau↓ Mbappé
69'
69'
⇄Kovač↓ J. Álvarez
⇄García↓ Barcola
88'
88'
⇄Vidić↓ Nico González
Momentum
FR
⚽⚽
AR
Match info
TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage
Kick-offMay 19, 2026 · 18:00
VenueFrance Arena · Neutral venue
Attendance23,143 / 28,571 (81%)
RefereeF. Brych (Ger)
FIFA ranking
#17·
#6
#17·#6Where to watch
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Statistics
21Attempts18
13Successful11
6Errors9
Player of the match
Molina7.9Standings
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | G | +/- | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8:2 | +6 | 9 | |
| 2 | Argentina | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8:2 | +6 | 7 | |
| 3 |  England | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7:3 | +4 | 7 | |
| 4 |  Brazil | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7:2 | +5 | 6 | |
| 5 |  Spain | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6:3 | +3 | 6 | |
| 6 |  Germany | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6:3 | +3 | 4 | |
| 7 |  Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5:4 | +1 | 4 | |
| 8 |  Portugal | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5:4 | +1 | 3 | |
| 9 |  Italy | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4:4 | 0 | 3 | |
| 10 |  Croatia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4:5 | -1 | 1 | |
| 11 |  Poland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3:5 | -2 | 1 | |
| 12 |  Morocco | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2:6 | -4 | 1 | |
| 13 |  USA | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1:7 | -6 | 1 | |
| 14 |  Belgium | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3:5 | -2 | 0 | |
| 15 |  Uruguay | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2:6 | -4 | 0 | |
| 16 |  Japan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1:6 | -5 | 0 |
European qualification Relegation
World Cup
2025France2-1ArgentinaUEFA Nations League
2023France0-2ArgentinaInternational Friendly
2022Argentina3-2FranceUEFA Nations League
2021France1-0Argentina