Match report
France beat Argentina 2–0 at Argentina Stadium in World Cup 2026. Barcola opened the scoring in the 47th minute. Argentina have 3 wins in their last 5, while France have 3 wins in their last 5.
Match events
2H
47'
⚽Barcolaassist Maignan
⇄Novak↓ Nico González
64'
64'
⇄Janssen↓ Barcola
70'
⚽Dembélé
⇄Hansen↓ J. Álvarez
73'
73'
⇄Johnson↓ Mbappé
Molina
82'
82'
Griezmann
Momentum
AR
⚽⚽
FR
Match info
TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage
Kick-offMay 20, 2023 · 19:00
VenueArgentina Stadium · Neutral venue
Attendance47,068 / 61,127 (77%)
RefereeF. Brych (Ger)
FIFA ranking
#7·
#14
#7·#14Where to watch
BBCITV
Statistics
39Ball possession %61
0.3Expected goals (xG)1.9
10Total shots13
4Shots on target6
4Shots off target5
4Blocked shots2
5Corner kicks7
2Offsides4
9Fouls13
2Yellow cards3
0Red cards1
4Goalkeeper saves4
465Passes555
80Pass accuracy %76
16Tackles17
Player of the match
Enzo Fernández7.8Standings
| # | 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