World Cup | Group Stage Matchday 2 | 2026-06-23 02:00 JST
Match summary The World Cup Group Stage Matchday 2 fixture between Argentina and Austria was played on June 23. Argentina won 2-0 without conceding. Argentina led 1-0 at half-time. They added 1 more after the break to pull clear.
Argentina's scorers: L. Messi (2 goals). Assists: Argentina – F. Medina.
Argentina controlled the game with 54% possession and 12 shots (6 for their opponents). Argentina scored 2 from 5 shots on target. Yellow cards: Argentina 2, Austria 2.
Team stats 4-4-2 23 Martíne 25 Medina 6 Mart íne 13 Romero 26 Molina 16 Almada 24 Fern ánd 20 Alli ste 7 Paul 22 Martíne 10 Messi
4-2-3-1 1 Schlage 20 Laimer 8 Alaba 3 Danso 5 Posch 4 Schlage 6 Seiwald 9 Sabitze 24 Wanner 18 Schmid 11 Gregori
2.36 Expected goals (xG) 0.53
-0.49 Goals prevented (xG) -0.49
View as table Argentina Stat Austria 4-4-2 Formation 4-2-3-1 54% Possession 46% 2.36 Expected goals (xG) 0.53 12 Shots 6 5 Shots on target 1 4 Shots off target 5 3 Blocked shots 0 10 Shots inside the box 4 2 Shots outside the box 2 1 Corner kicks 3 2 Offsides 0 13 Fouls 13 554 Passes 468 494 Accurate passes 401 89% Pass accuracy 86% 1 Goalkeeper saves 2 -0.49 Goals prevented (xG) -0.49 2 Yellow cards 2 0 Red cards 0
Referee: Amin Mohamed Omar, Egypt
Player stats Argentina Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK E. Martínez 0 18(75%) 0 0 0 6.9 90 DF N. Molina 0 1(100%) 2 32(86%) 0 0 0 1 6.9 90 2 6(3) DF Cristian Romero 0 1 46(96%) 0 0 0 1 7.3 57 2 6(3) DF Lisandro Martínez 0 1 69(95%) 0 0 0 1 7.2 90 1 6(4) DF F. Medina 0 3 43(91%) 1 1 0 1 1 7 82 1 1 10(5) MF R. De Paul 0 1 44(90%) 0 0 0 6.9 82 2(2) MF A. Mac Allister 0 4 62(94%) 0 0 0 2 1 6.9 90 1 11(5) MF E. Fernández 0 1(100%) 2 63(90%) 0 0 0 2 1 7.3 90 1 1 11(6) MF Thiago Almada 0 3 33(87%) 0 0 0 6.9 64 1 5(3) FW L. Messi 7 4 2 3(75%) 2 30(75%) 0 0 0 4 9.3 90 2 15(9) FW Lisandro Martínez 0 2 8(89%) 0 0 0 2 2 7.3 65 11(4) DF Nicolás Otamendi 0 25(96%) 0 0 0 2 6.6 33 1 2(None) FW Julián Álvarez 1 1 0 8(89%) 0 0 0 6.3 26 1(None) FW Nico González 1 0 1(50%) 4(50%) 0 0 0 2 6.9 25 5(4) DF N. Tagliafico 0 1(100%) 0 0 0 1 6.9 8 4(2) MF Leandro Paredes 0 8(89%) 0 1 0 1 6.9 8 1(None) GK J. Musso 0 0 0 0 GK G. Rulli 0 0 0 0 DF M. Senesi 0 0 0 0 DF Gonzalo Montiel 0 0 0 0 MF V. Barco 0 0 0 0 FW N. Paz 0 0 0 0 FW Giuliano Simeone Baldini 0 0 0 0 MF G. Lo Celso 0 0 0 0 MF E. Palacios 0 0 0 0 FW José Manuel López 0 0 0 0
Austria Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK A. Schlager 0 26(93%) 0 0 0 6.2 90 DF S. Posch 0 10(59%) 0 1 0 1 5.6 68 1 3(None) DF K. Danso 0 1(100%) 2 69(87%) 0 0 0 1 6.6 90 1 10(5) DF D. Alaba 0 1 1 44(94%) 0 0 0 7.9 67 1 3(2) DF K. Laimer 0 1(100%) 1 34(83%) 0 1 0 1 3 6.3 90 1 9(5) MF N. Seiwald 0 3 1 44(98%) 0 0 0 7.6 90 1 3 5(4) MF X. Schlager 0 2 51(93%) 0 0 0 3 6.2 90 1 13(3) MF R. Schmid 0 3(100%) 3 14(67%) 0 0 0 2 4 6.9 78 14(10) MF Paul Wanner 1 0 1(14%) 1 16(84%) 0 0 0 2 1 6.3 68 1 1 16(5) MF M. Sabitzer 3 1 0 1 30(73%) 0 0 0 1 6.7 90 1 1 4(2) FW M. Gregoritsch 1 0 9(53%) 0 0 0 1 6.3 85 9(6) DF M. Friedl 0 1 30(97%) 0 0 0 6.3 23 1(None) DF A. Prass 0 13(93%) 0 0 0 6.2 22 FW M. Arnautović 0 2(100%) 0 0 0 6.3 22 1(None) MF P. Wimmer 1 0 3(60%) 0 0 0 3 1 6.2 12 1 7(3) MF C. Chukwuemeka 0 6(100%) 0 0 0 1 6.3 13 1(1) GK Patrick Pentz 0 0 0 0 GK F. Wiegele 0 0 0 0 DF D. Affengruber 0 0 0 0 DF M. Svoboda 0 0 0 0 DF P. Lienhart 0 0 0 0 MF D. Ljubičić 0 0 0 0 MF F. Grillitsch 0 0 0 0 MF A. Schöpf 0 0 0 0 DF P. Mwene 0 0 0 0 FW S. Kalajdzic 0 0 0 0
Lineups Argentina Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 23 E. Martínez Starter DF 26 N. Molina Starter DF 13 Cristian Romero Starter DF 6 Lisandro Martínez Starter DF 25 F. Medina Starter MF 7 R. De Paul Starter MF 20 A. Mac Allister Starter MF 24 E. Fernández Starter MF 16 T. Almada Starter FW 10 L. Messi Starter FW 22 Lisandro Martínez Bench DF 19 N. Otamendi Bench MF 5 L. Paredes Bench FW 15 Nico González Bench DF 3 N. Tagliafico Bench FW 9 Julián Álvarez
Show unused substitutes (10) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 12 G. Rulli Bench GK 1 J. Musso Bench MF 14 E. Palacios Bench DF 4 G. Montiel Bench FW 17 Giuliano Simeone Baldini Bench MF 11 G. Lo Celso Bench DF 2 M. Senesi Bench FW 21 J. Lopez Bench MF 8 V. Barco Bench FW 18 N. Paz
Austria Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 1 A. Schlager Starter DF 5 S. Posch Starter DF 3 K. Danso Starter DF 8 D. Alaba Starter DF 20 K. Laimer Starter MF 6 N. Seiwald Starter MF 4 X. Schlager Starter MF 18 R. Schmid Starter MF 24 P. Wanner Starter MF 9 M. Sabitzer Starter FW 11 M. Gregoritsch Bench FW 7 M. Arnautović Bench DF 22 A. Prass Bench DF 23 M. Friedl Bench MF 21 P. Wimmer Bench MF 17 C. Chukwuemeka
Show unused substitutes (10) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 13 P. Pentz Bench GK 12 F. Wiegele Bench MF 10 F. Grillitsch Bench MF 19 D. Ljubičić Bench FW 14 S. Kalajdzic Bench DF 25 M. Svoboda Bench DF 2 D. Affengruber Bench MF 26 A. Schöpf Bench DF 16 P. Mwene Bench DF 15 P. Lienhart
Match events Time Team Event Player Score 1H 7' Argentina 📺 VAR Lisandro Martínez 1H 9' Argentina ❌ Penalty missed L. Messi 1H 38' Argentina ⚽ Goal L. Messi 1-0 1H 40' Austria 🟨 Yellow card S. Posch 2H 12' Argentina 🔄 Substitution OUT Cristian Romero → IN N. Otamendi 2H 19' Argentina 🔄 Substitution OUT T. Almada → IN Julián Álvarez 2H 20' Argentina 🔄 Substitution OUT Lisandro Martínez → IN Nico González 2H 22' Austria 🔄 Substitution OUT D. Alaba → IN M. Friedl 2H 23' Austria 🔄 Substitution OUT P. Wanner → IN M. Arnautović 2H 23' Austria 🔄 Substitution OUT S. Posch → IN A. Prass 2H 31' Argentina 🟨 Yellow card F. Medina 2H 31' Austria 🟨 Yellow card K. Laimer 2H 33' Austria 🔄 Substitution OUT R. Schmid → IN P. Wimmer 2H 37' Argentina 🔄 Substitution OUT R. De Paul → IN L. Paredes 2H 37' Argentina 🔄 Substitution OUT F. Medina → IN N. Tagliafico 2H 40' Austria 🔄 Substitution OUT M. Gregoritsch → IN C. Chukwuemeka 2H 45+2' Argentina 🟨 Yellow card Leandro Paredes 2H 45' Argentina ⚽ Goal L. Messi 2-0
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