France – Argentina 3–2

	1H	2H	T
FR	1	2	3
AR	1	1	2

Match report

France beat Argentina 3–2 at France Stadium in World Cup 2026. Messi opened the scoring in the 14th minute. France have 3 wins in their last 5, while Argentina have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

14'

⚽Messi

⚽Camavingaassist Upamecano

26'

Koundé

38'

2H

55'

Messi

⚽Barcolaassist Maignan

64'

⇄Schmidt↓ Barcola

64'

⇄Novak↓ Nico González

⇄Marsh↓ Mbappé

73'

⇄Hansen↓ J. Álvarez

75'

⚽Nico Gonzálezassist E. Martínez

⚽Dembélé

87'

Momentum

FR

⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽

AR

Match info

TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage

Kick-offMay 14, 2022 · 19:00

VenueFrance Stadium · Neutral venue

Attendance26,571 / 28,571 (93%)

RefereeJ. Gil (Pol)

FIFA ranking

#5·

#12

Where to watch

BBCITV

Statistics

54Ball possession %46

2.4Expected goals (xG)1.9

13Total shots13

7Shots on target6

4Shots off target5

4Blocked shots2

8Corner kicks7

2Offsides4

9Fouls13

2Yellow cards3

0Red cards0

4Goalkeeper saves4

510Passes510

80Pass accuracy %76

16Tackles17

Player of the match

Romero

7.8

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