Match report
France beat Argentina 2–0 at Argentina Stadium in World Cup 2026. Mbappé opened the scoring in the 20th minute. Argentina have 3 wins in their last 5, while France have 3 wins in their last 5.
Match events
1H
20'
⚽Mbappé
Enzo Fernández
32'
2H
49'
Saliba
⇄Lindqvist↓ Nico González
70'
70'
⇄Bianchi↓ Barcola
⇄Rossi↓ J. Álvarez
79'
79'
⇄Keller↓ Mbappé
81'
⚽Camavingaassist Tchouaméni
Momentum
AR
⚽⚽
FR
Match info
TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage
Kick-offMar 22, 2023 · 17:00
VenueArgentina Stadium · Neutral venue
Attendance59,904 / 61,127 (98%)
RefereeM. Oliver (Eng)
FIFA ranking
#5·
#12
#5·#12Where to watch
BBCITV
Statistics
40Ball possession %60
0.4Expected goals (xG)2
12Total shots12
5Shots on target5
5Shots off target5
4Blocked shots1
6Corner kicks6
3Offsides3
10Fouls13
1Yellow cards4
0Red cards0
3Goalkeeper saves5
480Passes564
79Pass accuracy %77
16Tackles16
Player of the match
Maignan7.8Standings
| # | 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
2025Argentina2-1FranceUEFA Nations League
2023Argentina0-2FranceInternational Friendly
2022France3-2ArgentinaUEFA Nations League
2021Argentina1-0France