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World Cup — Group A

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Away

2 – 0

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Date

Jun 22, 2026

Kick-off

23:00 UTC

Venue

NRG Stadium, Houston

Competition

World Cup — Group A

Match brief

Argentina face Austria at NRG Stadium, Houston on Monday, Jun 22 · 23:00. Full coverage — lineups, live updates and post-match reaction — will appear on this page as the match approaches.

AwayFull-time

A disciplined Austria held out for an hour at NRG Stadium before Lautaro Martínez and Alexis Mac Allister broke the resistance to seal top spot in Group A.

Storylines

  • Ralf Rangnick's mid-block frustrated Argentina's interior runners for the first half.
  • Lautaro Martínez rewarded his start with the breakthrough on 63 minutes.
  • Mac Allister capped the win nine minutes later from a Messi corner.

Player to watch

Alexis Mac Allister

Midfielder · #20

Match-deciding goal and 91% pass completion against Rangnick's press.

Head to head

7

Played

4

Argentina

1

Draws

2

Austria

Team sheets

Confirmed lineups

Argentina

Lionel Scaloni

4-3-3
  1. 23Emiliano MartínezGK
  2. 4Gonzalo MontielRB
  3. 13Cristian RomeroCB
  4. 19Nicolás OtamendiCB
  5. 3Nicolás TagliaficoLB
  6. 7Rodrigo De PaulCM
  7. 5Leandro ParedesCM
  8. 20Alexis Mac AllisterCM
  9. 11Ángel Di MaríaRW
  10. 9Julián ÁlvarezST
  11. 10Lionel MessiRW

Austria

Ralf Rangnick

4-2-3-1
  1. 1Patrick PentzGK
  2. 21Stefan PoschRB
  3. 4Kevin DansoCB
  4. 15Philipp LienhartCB
  5. 16Maximilian WöberLB
  6. 6Nicolas SeiwaldDM
  7. 8Konrad LaimerDM
  8. 24Christoph BaumgartnerRW
  9. 10Florian GrillitschAM
  10. 19Christoph TrimmelLW
  11. 9Marko ArnautovićST

Match timeline

How it unfolded

  1. KO

    Kick-off in Houston.

  2. HT

    Half-time: Argentina 0 — 0 Austria.

  3. 63'Argentina

    Lautaro Martínez fires in a Tagliafico cut-back.

  4. 72'Argentina

    Mac Allister lashes home after a Messi corner.

  5. FT

    Full-time: Argentina 2 — 0 Austria. Group A secured.

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