Argentina – France 3–2

	1H	2H	T
AR	1	2	3
FR	1	1	2

Match report

Argentina beat France 3–2 at Argentina Stadium in World Cup 2026. Messi opened the scoring in the 28th minute. Argentina have 3 wins in their last 5, while France have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

⚽Messiassist Mac Allister

28'

39'

⚽Dembéléassist Griezmann

2H

⚽Enzo Fernández

51'

Messi

56'

62'

⚽Camavinga

⇄Moreau↓ J. Álvarez

65'

⇄Kovač↓ Mbappé

73'

T. Hernández

⚽J. Álvarezassist Nico González

74'

⇄García↓ Nico González

84'

⇄Vidić↓ Barcola

Momentum

AR

⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽

FR

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offMay 14, 2022 · 19:00

VenueArgentina Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance53,180 / 61,127 (87%)

RefereeF. Brych (Ger)

FIFA ranking

#17·

#6

Where to watch

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Statistics

57Ball possession %43

2.7Expected goals (xG)1.7

15Total shots10

7Shots on target5

6Shots off target3

2Blocked shots3

8Corner kicks6

2Offsides3

11Fouls11

3Yellow cards3

0Red cards0

3Goalkeeper saves4

555Passes477

79Pass accuracy %78

14Tackles18

Player of the match

Tagliafico

7.9

Standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	G	+/-	Pts
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