Argentina 2-0 Austria — World Cup 2026 Group J Result, Stats & Lineups

⏱️ Match Timeline

38' ⚽ Lionel Messi assist: Facundo Medina following a fast break Argentina

40' 🟨 Stefan Posch Austria

57' 🔄 Nicolás Otamendi Argentina

64' 🔄 Julián Alvarez Argentina

65' 🔄 Nico González Argentina

67' 🔄 Marco Friedl Austria

68' 🔄 Alexander Prass Austria

68' 🔄 Marko Arnautovic Austria

76' 🟨 Facundo Medina Argentina

76' 🟨 Konrad Laimer Austria

78' 🔄 Patrick Wimmer Austria

82' 🔄 Leandro Paredes Argentina

82' 🔄 Nicolás Tagliafico Argentina

85' 🔄 Carney Chukwuemeka Austria

90'+2' 🟨 Leandro Paredes Argentina

90'+5' ⚽ Lionel Messi Argentina

📊 Match Stats

53.6 Possession % 46.4

12 Shots 6

5 Shots on Target 1

1 Corners 3

1 Saves 2

13 Fouls 13

2 Offsides 0

2 Yellow Cards 2

0 Red Cards 0

554 Passes 468

90 Pass Accuracy % 90

4 Crosses 17

21 Tackles 12

8 Interceptions 9

35 Clearances 15

👥 Starting Lineups

🇦🇷 Argentina

4-4-2

23 Emiliano Martínez G

6 Lisandro Martínez CD-L

13 Cristian Romero CD-R

25 Facundo Medina LB

26 Nahuel Molina RB

24 Enzo Fernández CM-L

20 Alexis Mac Allister CM-R

16 Thiago Almada LM

7 Rodrigo De Paul RM

22 Lautaro Martínez CF-L

10 Lionel Messi CF-R

Subs: Gerónimo Rulli, Valentín Barco, Nico Paz, Julián Álvarez, Marcos Senesi, Gonzalo Montiel, Leandro Paredes, Giuliano Simeone, Nico González, Nicolás Otamendi, Nicolás Tagliafico, Exequiel Palacios, José Manuel López, Giovani Lo Celso

🇦🇹 Austria

4-2-3-1

1 Alexander Schlager G

8 David Alaba CD-L

3 Kevin Danso CD-R

20 Konrad Laimer LB

5 Stefan Posch RB

24 Paul Wanner AM

4 Xaver Schlager LM

6 Nicolas Seiwald RM

11 Michael Gregoritsch F

9 Marcel Sabitzer AM-L

18 Romano Schmid AM-R

Subs: Carney Chukwuemeka, Michael Svoboda, Marco Friedl, Florian Wiegele, Phillipp Mwene, Alessandro Schöpf, David Affengruber, Dejan Ljubicic, Patrick Pentz, Philipp Lienhart, Florian Grillitsch, Alexander Prass, Patrick Wimmer, Sasa Kalajdzic