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Argentina vs Austria — World Cup 2026 Group J

Group JFull Time
🇦🇷ArgentinaFIFA #1
2–0
🇦🇹AustriaFIFA #24
✗ L. Messi 9'⚽ L. Messi 38'🟨 F. Medina 76'🟨 L. Paredes 90'⚽ L. Messi 90'
40' S. Posch 🟨76' K. Laimer 🟨

WC Pedigree

Titles
Apps
18
Goals
137
Best: Winner (1978, 1986, 2022)
Titles
Apps
7
Goals
43
Best: 3rd Place (1954)
AT&T Stadium, Arlington, TX

Match Recap

Argentina defeated Austria 2-0 in their opening Group J fixture, which also features Algeria and Jordan. L. Messi was the top scorer, netting both goals for Argentina in the 38th and 90+5th minutes.

Generated 2026-07-17 01:27 UTC

AI-assisted analysis — may contain inaccuracies

Performers

Player of the Match

Lionel Messi

🇦🇷Argentina·F·Captain

2 goals

9.3Rating

Minutes

95'

Goals

2

Shots

4/6

Passes

40 · 30%

Key passes

2

Duels won

8/13

Dribbles

3

Tackles

2

🇦🇷ArgentinaTop 3
  1. 1

    Lionel Messi

    F · 2 goals

    9.3
  2. 2

    Enzo Fernández

    M · 1 key passes

    7.3
  3. 3

    Lisandro Martínez

    D · 1 key passes

    7.2
🇦🇹AustriaTop 3
  1. 1

    David Alaba

    D · 67 mins

    7.9
  2. 2

    Marco Friedl

    D · 28 mins

    7.3
  3. 3

    Kevin Danso

    D · 1 key passes

    6.9

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