Match report
Argentina and France shared the points in a 1–1 draw at Argentina Stadium in World Cup 2026. Messi opened the scoring in the 69th minute. Argentina have 3 wins in their last 5, while France have 3 wins in their last 5.
Match events
1H
De Paul
31'
2H
⚽Messiassist Tagliafico
69'
⇄Costa↓ Nico González
69'
69'
⇄Rossi↓ Barcola
⇄Schmidt↓ J. Álvarez
78'
78'
⇄Novak↓ Mbappé
80'
⚽Dembéléassist T. Hernández
Momentum
AR
⚽⚽
FR
Match info
TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage
Kick-offApr 7, 2024 · 20:00
VenueArgentina Stadium · Neutral venue
Attendance53,180 / 61,127 (87%)
RefereeC. Turpin (Fra)
FIFA ranking
#16·
#5
#16·#5Where to watch
BBCITV
Statistics
52Ball possession %48
1.3Expected goals (xG)1
13Total shots9
5Shots on target4
6Shots off target3
2Blocked shots3
6Corner kicks5
2Offsides3
11Fouls11
3Yellow cards3
0Red cards0
3Goalkeeper saves4
540Passes492
79Pass accuracy %78
14Tackles18
Player of the match
Molina7.8Standings
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | G | +/- | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
European qualification Relegation
World Cup
2025France2-1ArgentinaUEFA Nations League
2023France0-2ArgentinaInternational Friendly
2022Argentina3-2FranceUEFA Nations League
2021France1-0Argentina