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. Mbappé opened the scoring in the 41st minute. France have 3 wins in their last 5, while Argentina have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

Saliba

37'

⚽Mbappéassist Mbappé

41'

2H

52'

⚽J. Álvarezassist J. Álvarez

⚽Griezmann

64'

Barcola

69'

⇄Almeida↓ Barcola

69'

⇄Pereira↓ Nico González

⇄Bianchi↓ Mbappé

78'

⇄Nielsen↓ J. Álvarez

86'

Enzo Fernández

Momentum

FR

⚽⚽⚽

AR

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offApr 19, 2025 · 20:00

VenueFrance Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance25,714 / 28,571 (90%)

RefereeC. Turpin (Fra)

FIFA ranking

#18·

#7

Where to watch

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Statistics

53Ball possession %47

2.1Expected goals (xG)1.1

12Total shots11

5Shots on target5

5Shots off target4

3Blocked shots3

6Corner kicks6

1Offsides4

10Fouls12

3Yellow cards2

0Red cards0

4Goalkeeper saves3

495Passes501

80Pass accuracy %77

15Tackles18

Player of the match

E. Martínez

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