Argentina beat Austria 2-0. The winner had to work for it: 2 from 12 shots. Lionel Messi scored 2 goals. Best on the pitch was Lionel Messi, rated 9.3.

1. 0'
   ⚽Kick-off
   World Cup 2026
   ARG 4-4-2·4-2-3-1 AUT
   Coach: Lionel Scaloni · Ralf RangnickReferee: Amin Mohamed Omar, Egypt📍 AT&T Stadium
2. 1. First half
   2. 7'
      

      ARG
      VAR review
      Lautaro Martínez
   3. 9'
      

      ARG
      Penalty missed
      Lionel Messi
   4. 38'
      

      ARG
      GOOOAL!Lionel MessiAssist: F. Medina
   5. 40'
      

      AUT
      Yellow card
      Stefan Posch
3. 1. Second half
   2. 57'
      

      ARG
      Substitution
      ▲Nicolás Otamendi▼Cristian Romero
   3. 64'
      

      ARG
      Substitution
      ▲Julián Álvarez▼Thiago Almada
   4. 65'
      

      ARG
      Substitution
      ▲Nicolás González▼Lautaro Martínez
   5. 67'
      

      AUT
      Substitution
      ▲M. Friedl▼David Alaba
   6. 68'
      

      AUT
      Substitution
      ▲Marko Arnautović▼Stefan Posch
   7. 68'
      

      AUT
      Substitution
      ▲A. Prass▼P. Wanner
   8. 76'
      

      AUT
      Yellow card
      Konrad Laimer
   9. 76'
      

      ARG
      Yellow card
      Facundo Medina
   10. 78'
       

       AUT
       Substitution
       ▲P. Wimmer▼Romano Schmid
   11. 82'
       

       ARG
       Substitution
       ▲L. Paredes▼Facundo Medina
   12. 82'
       

       ARG
       Substitution
       ▲Nicolás Tagliafico▼Rodrigo De Paul
   13. 85'
       

       AUT
       Substitution
       ▲C. Chukwuemeka▼Michael Gregoritsch
   14. 90'
       

       ARG
       GOOOAL!Lionel Messi
   15. 90+2'
       

       ARG
       Yellow card
       L. Paredes