Argentina – France 2–1

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

Match report

Argentina beat France 2–1 at Argentina Stadium in World Cup 2026. Messi opened the scoring in the 56th minute. Argentina have 3 wins in their last 5, while France have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

2H

E. Martínez

48'

⚽Messiassist Nico González

56'

65'

Griezmann

⇄Haas↓ J. Álvarez

65'

⇄Moreau↓ Mbappé

67'

⚽Dembéléassist Barcola

⚽Enzo Fernández

79'

Otamendi

82'

⇄Walsh↓ Nico González

84'

⇄García↓ Barcola

Momentum

AR

⚽⚽⚽

FR

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offMay 16, 2025 · 19:00

VenueArgentina Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance53,180 / 61,127 (87%)

RefereeJ. Gil (Pol)

FIFA ranking

#3·

#10

Where 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

Otamendi

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