Argentina vs Zambia match stats & report
5–0 Full time
Argentina beat Zambia 5–0 in a friendly (Friendly International) on 31 March 2026. Argentina had 75% of the ball.
Argentina vs Zambia match statistics
- 75% Ball possession 25%
- 1 Total shots 1
- 1 Shots on target 0
- 0 Shots off target 0
- 0 Blocked shots 1
- 1 Shots inside the box 0
- 1 Corners 3
- 1 Fouls 2
- 143 Passes 41
- 94% Pass accuracy 90%
Goals and cards
- 4' Goal J. Alvarez (assist T. Almada) Argentina
- 43' Goal L. Messi (assist A. Mac Allister) Argentina
- 50' Penalty scored N. Otamendi Argentina
- 68' Own goal D. Chanda Argentina
- 89' Yellow card O. Tembo Zambia
- 90' Goal V. Barco (assist N. González) Argentina
The Ghost's call
The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.
Team news & lineups
Argentina
- 23 E. Martinez Goalkeeper
- 26 N. Molina Defender
- 13 C. Romero Defender
- 19 N. Otamendi Defender
- 3 N. Tagliafico Defender
- 5 L. Paredes Midfielder
- 24 E. Fernandez Midfielder
- 20 A. Mac Allister Midfielder
- 10 L. Messi Midfielder
- 11 T. Almada Midfielder
- 9 J. Alvarez Attacker
Bench J. Musso , G. Rulli , M. Acuña , A. Giay , L. Martínez , V. Barco , R. de Paul , E. Palacios , N. Paz , M. Perrone , N. González , J. Lopez , Franco Mastantuono , G. Prestianni , G. Simeone
Zambia
- 16 W. Mwanza Goalkeeper
- 13 F. Mwimanzi —
- 5 T. Sinkala —
- 21 D. Chanda Defender
- 3 O. Chisala —
- 15 G. Kalusa Midfielder
- 12 W. Chisala Midfielder
- 10 F. Sakala Midfielder
- 28 D. Simukonda Midfielder
- 7 A. Kangwanda —
- 9 K. Mutandwa Attacker
Bench M. Banda , V. Chabu , C. Kondwani , B. Chilimina , O. Mwamba , Fredrick Mulambia , P. Mumba , Kelvin Mwanza , O. Tembo , P. Daka , P. Phiri , C. Zimba
Form guide
Argentina at home
8–2–0 in 10 matches
- Scored
- 2.9 per game
- Conceded
- 0.4 per game
- Clean sheets
- 7 / 10
- Corners
- 4.6 per game
- Shots on target
- 7.4 per game
28% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.
Zambia away
1–1–5 in 7 matches
- Scored
- 0.9 per game
- Conceded
- 2.4 per game
- Clean sheets
- 1 / 7
- Corners
- 5.0 per game
- Shots on target
- 1.3 per game
33% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.
Based on 7 matches — treat these numbers lightly.