Argentina – France 0–2

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

Match report

France beat Argentina 2–0 at Argentina Stadium in World Cup 2026. Barcola opened the scoring in the 55th minute. Argentina have 3 wins in their last 5, while France have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

Tagliafico

30'

2H

47'

Maignan

55'

⚽Barcolaassist Upamecano

Mac Allister

64'

Nico González

72'

⇄Janssen↓ Nico González

72'

⇄Schmidt↓ Barcola

78'

⚽Dembélé

⇄Johnson↓ J. Álvarez

81'

⇄Marsh↓ Mbappé

Momentum

AR

⚽⚽

FR

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offMay 16, 2023 · 19:00

VenueArgentina Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance47,068 / 61,127 (77%)

RefereeF. Brych (Ger)

FIFA ranking

#3·

#10

Where to watch

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Statistics

39Ball possession %61

0.3Expected goals (xG)1.9

10Total shots13

4Shots on target6

4Shots off target5

4Blocked shots2

5Corner kicks7

2Offsides4

9Fouls13

2Yellow cards3

1Red cards0

4Goalkeeper saves4

465Passes555

80Pass accuracy %76

16Tackles17

Player of the match

Romero

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