France – Argentina 2–1

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

Match report

France beat Argentina 2–1 at France Stadium in World Cup 2026. Barcola opened the scoring in the 7th minute. France have 3 wins in their last 5, while Argentina have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

⚽Barcola

7'

T. Hernández

30'

2H

47'

E. Martínez

Griezmann

64'

⚽Griezmannassist Upamecano

68'

⇄Andersen↓ Barcola

68'

⇄Martin↓ Nico González

⇄Lopez↓ Mbappé

77'

⇄Almeida↓ J. Álvarez

79'

⚽Mac Allisterassist Otamendi

Barcola

84'

Momentum

FR

⚽⚽⚽

AR

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offMay 2, 2025 · 19:00

VenueFrance Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance21,143 / 28,571 (74%)

RefereeF. Brych (Ger)

FIFA ranking

#15·

#4

Where to watch

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Statistics

56Ball possession %44

1.9Expected goals (xG)1.4

15Total shots9

7Shots on target3

6Shots off target4

3Blocked shots2

8Corner kicks4

3Offsides2

11Fouls12

2Yellow cards4

1Red cards0

2Goalkeeper saves5

540Passes468

78Pass accuracy %78

15Tackles17

Player of the match

Tchouaméni

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