Match report
France beat Argentina 1–0 at France Stadium in World Cup 2026. Barcola opened the scoring in the 40th minute. France have 3 wins in their last 5, while Argentina have 3 wins in their last 5.
Match events
1H
25'
E. Martínez
⚽Barcolaassist Upamecano
40'
2H
Barcola
62'
⇄Schmidt↓ Barcola
68'
68'
⇄Novak↓ Nico González
T. Hernández
74'
74'
Nico González
⇄Marsh↓ Mbappé
77'
77'
⇄Hansen↓ J. Álvarez
Momentum
FR
⚽
AR
Match info
TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage
Kick-offMay 2, 2021 · 19:00
VenueFrance Stadium · Neutral venue
Attendance25,714 / 28,571 (90%)
RefereeJ. Gil (Pol)
FIFA ranking
#11·
#18
#11·#18Where to watch
BBCITV
Statistics
54Ball possession %46
1Expected goals (xG)0.5
11Total shots11
5Shots on target4
4Shots off target5
4Blocked shots2
6Corner kicks5
2Offsides4
9Fouls13
2Yellow cards3
1Red cards1
4Goalkeeper saves4
510Passes510
80Pass accuracy %76
16Tackles17
Player of the match
Upamecano7.9Standings
| # | 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
2025France2-1ArgentinaUEFA Nations League
2023France0-2ArgentinaInternational Friendly
2022Argentina3-2FranceUEFA Nations League
2021France1-0Argentina