Argentina – France 2–1

	1H	2H	T
AR	1	1	2
FR	0	1	1

Match report

Argentina beat France 2–1 at Argentina Stadium in World Cup 2026. Enzo Fernández opened the scoring in the 40th minute. Argentina have 3 wins in their last 5, while France have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

Enzo Fernández

32'

⚽Enzo Fernándezassist De Paul

40'

2H

49'

Saliba

51'

⚽Camavingaassist Tchouaméni

⚽J. Álvarez

63'

⇄Lindqvist↓ Nico González

68'

⇄Bianchi↓ Barcola

⇄Rossi↓ J. Álvarez

77'

⇄Keller↓ Mbappé

Momentum

AR

⚽⚽⚽

FR

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offMay 20, 2025 · 19:00

VenueArgentina Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance51,958 / 61,127 (85%)

RefereeJ. Gil (Pol)

FIFA ranking

#17·

#6

Where to watch

BBCITV

Statistics

55Ball possession %45

1.8Expected goals (xG)1.3

14Total shots11

7Shots on target4

5Shots off target5

4Blocked shots1

8Corner kicks5

3Offsides3

10Fouls13

1Yellow cards4

0Red cards0

3Goalkeeper saves5

525Passes519

79Pass accuracy %77

16Tackles16

Player of the match

Molina

7.8

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