Argentina vs Austria match stats & report
2–0 Full time
Argentina beat Austria 2–0 in the World Cup (Group Stage - 2) on 22 June 2026. Expected goals finished 2.36–0.53. Argentina had 54% of the ball.
Argentina vs Austria match statistics
- 54% Ball possession 46%
- 2.36 Expected goals (xG) 0.53
- 12 Total shots 6
- 5 Shots on target 1
- 4 Shots off target 5
- 3 Blocked shots 0
- 10 Shots inside the box 4
- 1 Corners 3
- 13 Fouls 13
- 2 Offsides 0
- 2 Yellow cards 2
- 554 Passes 468
- 89% Pass accuracy 86%
- 1 Goalkeeper saves 2
Goals and cards
- 9' Penalty missed L. Messi Argentina
- 38' Goal L. Messi (assist F. Medina) Argentina
- 40' Yellow card S. Posch Austria
- 76' Yellow card F. Medina Argentina
- 76' Yellow card K. Laimer Austria
- 90' Goal L. Messi Argentina
- 90+2' Yellow card L. Paredes Argentina
The Ghost's call
The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.
Team news & lineups
Argentina
Bench G. Rulli , J. Musso , N. Otamendi , L. Paredes , E. Palacios , G. Montiel , N. González , G. Simeone , N. Tagliafico , G. Lo Celso , M. Senesi , J. Alvarez , J. Lopez , V. Barco , N. Paz
Austria
Bench P. Pentz , F. Wiegele , Marko Arnautović , F. Grillitsch , D. Ljubicic , S. Kalajdzic , M. Svoboda , A. Prass , D. Affengruber , A. Schöpf , P. Mwene , Philipp Lienhart , M. Friedl , P. Wimmer , C. Chukwuemeka
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.
Austria away
1–3–3 in 7 matches
- Scored
- 1.1 per game
- Conceded
- 1.7 per game
- Clean sheets
- 1 / 7
- Corners
- 3.3 per game
- Shots on target
- 3.1 per game
38% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.
Based on 7 matches — treat these numbers lightly.