Argentina vs Burkina Faso 7-0

Argentina swept Burkina Faso aside 7-0 in Buenos Aires, with the game decided by a first-half burst after a chaotic opening. Lionel Martinez scored early, missed a penalty in the same minute, and Argentina then pulled away from a brief setback to finish with seven.

Martinez opened the scoring in the 4th minute, but his penalty was saved moments later. Burkina Faso levelled in the 8th minute when M. Diallo put through his own net, before G. Prestianni restored Argentina's lead in the 12th minute from a Martinez assist. N. Paz made it 3-1 on 35 minutes and J. Alvarez, set up by Prestianni, made it 4-1 on 36 minutes. It was 4-1 at half-time.

Argentina made five changes at the break and still kept control, with Burkina Faso also making three. F. Mastantuono, who had come on in the 46th minute, scored on 57 minutes from another Martinez assist to make it 5-1. Argentina then made two changes on 69 minutes, and G. Simeone, who had come on in the 64th minute, sealed it in the 90th minute and three minutes into stoppage time after V. Barco, introduced in the 69th minute, set him up. Burkina Faso had already made three changes on 58 minutes, but the score never moved again in their favour.

The numbers matched the scoreline. Argentina had 77% of the ball and 832 passes with 93% accuracy, compared with Burkina Faso's 23% and 246 passes at 70%. They also had 25 shots to 3, 14 on target to 1, six corners to none, and gave up only one save while Burkina Faso made nine. Argentina committed 9 fouls to 4 and had 1 offside to none.

M. Diallo was booked in the 3rd minute for Burkina Faso, the only yellow card of the match.