Match report
France beat Argentina 2–1 at France Stadium in World Cup 2026. Dembélé opened the scoring in the 27th minute. France have 3 wins in their last 5, while Argentina have 3 wins in their last 5.
Match events
1H
⚽Dembéléassist Griezmann
27'
38'
⚽Messiassist Mac Allister
2H
⚽Camavinga
50'
⇄Schmidt↓ Mbappé
64'
64'
⇄Novak↓ J. Álvarez
Dembélé
67'
⇄Costa↓ Barcola
83'
83'
⇄Rossi↓ Nico González
Momentum
FR
⚽⚽⚽
AR
Match info
TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage
Kick-offJun 17, 2025 · 18:00
VenueFrance Stadium · Neutral venue
Attendance22,571 / 28,571 (79%)
RefereeA. Taylor (Eng)
FIFA ranking
#16·
#5
#16·#5Where to watch
BBCITV
Statistics
57Ball possession %43
2Expected goals (xG)1
14Total shots9
6Shots on target4
6Shots off target3
2Blocked shots3
7Corner kicks5
2Offsides3
11Fouls11
3Yellow cards3
0Red cards0
3Goalkeeper saves4
555Passes477
79Pass accuracy %78
14Tackles18
Player of the match
Maignan7.9Standings
| # | 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
2025Argentina2-1FranceUEFA Nations League
2023Argentina0-2FranceInternational Friendly
2022France3-2ArgentinaUEFA Nations League
2021Argentina1-0France