Argentina – France 3–2

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

Match report

Argentina beat France 3–2 at Argentina Stadium in World Cup 2026. Nico González opened the scoring in the 9th minute. Argentina have 3 wins in their last 5, while France have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

⚽Nico González

9'

20'

⚽Barcola

⚽Messiassist Tagliafico

32'

2H

Romero

50'

67'

Mbappé

⚽Mac Allisterassist Molina

70'

⇄Martin↓ Nico González

70'

⇄Romano↓ Barcola

⇄Almeida↓ J. Álvarez

79'

⇄Pereira↓ Mbappé

81'

⚽Griezmannassist Koundé

Momentum

AR

⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽

FR

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offMar 4, 2022 · 17:00

VenueArgentina Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance56,237 / 61,127 (92%)

RefereeM. Oliver (Eng)

FIFA ranking

#5·

#12

Where to watch

BBCITV

Statistics

56Ball possession %44

2.6Expected goals (xG)2.1

16Total shots10

8Shots on target4

6Shots off target4

3Blocked shots2

9Corner kicks5

3Offsides2

11Fouls12

2Yellow cards4

0Red cards0

2Goalkeeper saves5

540Passes468

78Pass accuracy %78

15Tackles17

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