Argentina vs Australia — World Cup 2026

FILE No. M-028CLASS: GROUP MATCHSTATUS: GROUP STAGEWC 2026

Argentina

2–0

Austria

Match events

L. Messi9'
L. Messiassist F. Medina38'1–0
C. RomeroOn: N. Otamendi57'
T. AlmadaOn: J. Alvarez64'
L. MartinezOn: N. Gonzalez65'
F. Medina76'
R. de PaulOn: L. Paredes82'
F. MedinaOn: N. Tagliafico82'
L. Paredes90+2'
L. Messi90+5'2–0

40'S. Posch
67'D. AlabaOn: M. Friedl
68'S. PoschOn: A. Prass
68'P. WannerOn: M. Arnautovic
76'K. Laimer
78'R. SchmidOn: P. Wimmer
85'M. GregoritschOn: C. Chukwuemeka

ArgentinaMatch statsAUT

54%Possession46%

12Shots6

5Shots on Target1

1Corners3

13Fouls13

2Yellow Cards2

Argentina — starting XI

4-4-2

Bench

19Nicolás Otamendi
15Nicolás González
9Julián Alvarez
3Nicolás Tagliafico
5Leandro Paredes
1Juan Musso
12Gerónimo Rulli
2Marcos Senesi
4Gonzalo Montiel
8Valentín Barco
18Nico Paz
17Giuliano Simeone
11Giovani Lo Celso
14Exequiel Palacios
21José Manuel López

Austria — starting XI

4-2-3-1

Bench

23Marco Friedl
22Alexander Prass
7Marko Arnautović
21Patrick Wimmer
17Carney Chukwuemeka
13Patrick Pentz
12Florian Wiegele
2David Affengruber
25Michael Svoboda
15Philipp Lienhart
19Dejan Ljubičić
10Florian Grillitsch
26Alessandro Schöpf
16Phillipp Mwene
14Saša Kalajdžić

All-time meetings

Argentina wins

Draws

Austria wins

02 · Tale of the Tape

Tale of the tape.

29.1

Average Age

28.6

03 · The Form Guide

Last five walks into the room.

Who's hotter going in? Latest competitive results, newest first.

Argentina

Apr 19

vs Colombia U17

CONMEBOL - U17 · Final

0–4

Apr 16

at Ecuador U17

CONMEBOL - U17 · Semi-finals · Estadio Carfem

3–1

Apr 12

vs Bolivia U17

CONMEBOL - U17 · 1st Stage - 5 · Estadio Carfem

1–1

Apr 10

vs Brazil U17

CONMEBOL - U17 · 1st Stage - 4 · Estadio Ameliano

0–3

Apr 8

at Venezuela U17

CONMEBOL - U17 · 1st Stage - 3 · Estadio Ameliano

3–2

Australia

Jun 22

at Argentina

World Cup · Group Stage - 2 · AT&T Stadium

0–2

Jun 17

vs Jordan

World Cup · Group Stage - 1 · Levi's Stadium

3–1

Jun 1

vs Tunisia

Friendlies · Friendly International · Ernst Happel Stadion

1–0

Mar 31

vs South Korea

Friendlies · Friendly International · Ernst Happel Stadion

1–0

05 · Key Battles

Three duels that decide it.

// Central midfield · The playmaker duel

Fernández's press resistance and ball-carrying will test Laimer's positional discipline. The Argentine midfielder thrives in congested spaces; Bayern's energizer must suffocate before possession turns lethal.

// Right wing vs Left back · The pace game

González's directness and acceleration will probe Wimmer's recovery speed relentlessly. Wolfsburg's left-back must stay tight; one lapse could gift the Juve winger a cutting angle into the box.

// Centre back vs Striker · The aerial contest

Gregoritsch will challenge Romero's commanding presence in the air and his aggression. The Tottenham centre-back's positioning and physicality must nullify Freiburg's target man; one loose header could shift the balance.

06 · Style Clash