World Cup 2026: Argentina lead Austria at halftime (1-0)
Argentina lead Austria 1-0 at halftime in their World Cup 2026 Group J match at AT&T Stadium, thanks to a 38th-minute Lionel Messi goal.
At halftime in the World Cup 2026 Group J match, Argentina lead Austria 1-0 at AT&T Stadium. The only goal of the first half was scored by Lionel Messi in the 38th minute from a Facundo Medina assist. This partial advantage confirms Argentina’s dominance in this meeting between two teams that had already won their opening match in the group stage.
Argentina had beaten Algeria 3-0, while Austria had defeated Jordan 3-1. This duel between two well-started teams is living up to expectations as a direct clash at the top of the group. Messi’s goal came shortly before a turning point, with Austria’s Stefan Posch receiving a yellow card in the 40th minute.
During the first half, Argentina had 48% possession compared with 52% for Austria, who nevertheless conceded from a quick counterattack initiated by Medina. Argentina attempted just one shot on target, Messi’s converted penalty. Austria had more attempts, two off target, but goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez kept his goal intact. The play was hard-fought, with a combined total of seven fouls and one booking.
Argentina’s 4-4-2 formation, led by Lionel Scaloni, features their star forward Messi, supported by Lautaro Martínez and Emiliano Martínez in goal. Austria, coached by Ralf Rangnick, are playing in a 4-2-3-1 with a solid unit built around David Alaba and attacking support from Marcel Sabitzer.
The second half promises to be intense for Austria, who will need to show greater attacking efficiency to get back level, while Argentina will look to strengthen their lead by relying on Messi’s creativity and experience.
Austria- 38'But - L. Messi (passe F. Medina)
- 40'Carton jaune - S. Posch
- 57'Remplacement - C. Romero (remplace N. Otamendi)
- 64'Remplacement - T. Almada (remplace J. Alvarez)
- 65'Remplacement - L. Martinez (remplace N. Gonzalez)
- 67'Remplacement - D. Alaba (remplace M. Friedl)
- 68'Remplacement - S. Posch (remplace A. Prass)
- 68'Remplacement - P. Wanner (remplace M. Arnautovic)
- 76'Carton jaune - F. Medina
- 76'Carton jaune - K. Laimer
- 78'Remplacement - R. Schmid (remplace P. Wimmer)
- 82'Remplacement - R. de Paul (remplace L. Paredes)
- 82'Remplacement - F. Medina (remplace N. Tagliafico)
- 85'Remplacement - M. Gregoritsch (remplace C. Chukwuemeka)
- 90+2'Carton jaune - L. Paredes
- 90+5'But - L. Messi
- Tirs cadres : Argentina 2 / Austria 1
- Tirs : Argentina 6 / Austria 5
- Possession : Argentina 57% / Austria 43%
- Corners : Argentina 1 / Austria 2
- Fautes : Argentina 10 / Austria 10
- Cartons jaunes : Argentina 1 / Austria 2
- Passes : Argentina 498 / Austria 377
- Precision des passes : Argentina 89% / Austria 84%
- xG : Argentina 1.36 / Austria 0.41
- 8'VAR - F. Chaibi
- 17'But - L. Messi1-0
- 46'Remplacement - G. Montiel (remplace N. Molina)
- 55'Remplacement - L. Martinez (remplace J. Alvarez)
- 55'Remplacement - T. Almada (remplace N. Gonzalez)
- 60'But - L. Messi2-0
- 64'Remplacement - H. Boudaoui (remplace H. Aouar)
- 64'Remplacement - A. Gouiri (remplace M. Amoura)
- 64'Remplacement - A. Hadj Moussa (remplace R. Mahrez)
- 76'But - L. Messi3-0
- 80'Remplacement - L. Messi (remplace N. Paz)
- 80'Remplacement - C. Romero (remplace N. Otamendi)
- 81'Remplacement - N. Bentaleb (remplace A. Boulbina)
- 82'Remplacement - I. Maza (remplace R. Zerrouki)
- 8'But - F. Chaibi0-1
- 23 Emiliano Martínez Goalkeeper
- 4 Gonzalo Montiel Defender
- 13 Cristian Romero Defender
- 6 Lisandro Martínez Defender
- 25 Facundo Medina Defender
- 7 Rodrigo De Paul Midfielder
- 20 Alexis Mac Allister Midfielder
- 24 Enzo Fernández Midfielder
- 16 Thiago Almada Midfielder
- 10 Lionel Messi Forward
- 22 Lautaro Martínez Forward
- 26 Nahuel Molina
- 15 Nicolás González
- 9 Julián Alvarez
- 1 Juan Musso
- 12 Gerónimo Rulli
- 3 Nicolás Tagliafico
- 19 Nicolás Otamendi
- 2 Marcos Senesi
- 5 Leandro Paredes
- 8 Valentín Barco
- 11 Giovani Lo Celso
- 14 Exequiel Palacios
- 17 Giuliano Simeone
- 18 Nico Paz
- 21 José Manuel López
- 23 Luca Zidane Goalkeeper
- 17 Rafik Belghali Defender
- 2 Aïssa Mandi Defender
- 21 Ramy Bensebaini Defender
- 15 Rayan Aït-Nouri Defender
- 14 Hicham Boudaoui Midfielder
- 19 Nabil Bentaleb Midfielder
- 22 Ibrahim Maza Midfielder
- 11 Anis Hadj Moussa Forward
- 9 Amine Gouiri Forward
- 10 Farès Chaïbi Forward
- 8 Houssem Aouar
- 7 Riyad Mahrez
- 18 Mohamed Amoura
- 1 Melvin Mastil
- 16 Oussama Benbot
- 3 Achref Abada
- 4 Mohamed Tougai
- 5 Zineddine Belaid
- 13 Jaouen Hadjam
- 26 Samir Sophian Chergui
- 6 Ramiz Zerrouki
- 24 Yassine Titraoui
- 20 Adil Boulbina
- 12 Ahmed Nadhir Benbouali
- 25 Farès Ghedjemis
- Tirs cadres : Argentina 6 / Algeria 0
- Tirs : Argentina 10 / Algeria 7
- Possession : Argentina 48% / Algeria 52%
- Corners : Argentina 2 / Algeria 2
- Fautes : Argentina 12 / Algeria 7
- Passes : Argentina 561 / Algeria 595
- Precision des passes : Argentina 90% / Algeria 92%
- xG : Argentina 1.23 / Algeria 0.31
- Lionel Messi (Argentina) : note 10, 3 but(s)
- Rodrigo De Paul (Argentina) : note 7.3, 1 passe(s) decisive(s)
- Nicolás González (Argentina) : note 6.9, 1 passe(s) decisive(s)
- Luca Zidane (Algeria) : note 6.2, 3 arret(s)
- Cristian Romero (Argentina) : note 7.3
- Lisandro Martínez (Argentina) : note 7.3
- Aïssa Mandi (Algeria) : note 7.2
- Facundo Medina (Argentina) : note 7
No confirmed absence yet.
- 17/06/2026 Argentina 3-0 Algeria (World Cup)
- 21'But - R. Schmid1-0
- 46'Remplacement - S. Kalajdzic (remplace M. Arnautovic)
- 50'But - A. Olwan1-1
- 59'Remplacement - X. Schlager (remplace C. Chukwuemeka)
- 59'Remplacement - D. Alaba (remplace K. Danso)
- 59'Remplacement - P. Mwene (remplace P. Wanner)
- 67'VAR - M. Arnautovic
- 72'Remplacement - M. Abualnadi (remplace S. Obaid)
- 76'But - Y. Al Arab2-1
- 77'Carton jaune - M. Sabitzer
- 81'Remplacement - A. Nasib (remplace S. Al Rosan)
- 81'Remplacement - E. Haddad (remplace M. Al Mardi)
- 83'Remplacement - R. Schmid (remplace P. Wimmer)
- 88'Remplacement - M. Tamari (remplace M. Al Daoud)
- 89'Remplacement - O. Al Fakhouri (remplace A. Azaizeh)
- 90+12'But - M. Arnautovic3-1
- 67'But - M. Arnautovic2-1
- 1 Alexander Schlager Goalkeeper
- 5 Stefan Posch Defender
- 15 Philipp Lienhart Defender
- 8 David Alaba Defender
- 16 Phillipp Mwene Defender
- 6 Nicolas Seiwald Midfielder
- 4 Xaver Schlager Midfielder
- 18 Romano Schmid Midfielder
- 20 Konrad Laimer Midfielder
- 9 Marcel Sabitzer Midfielder
- 14 Saša Kalajdžić Forward
- 7 Marko Arnautović
- 3 Kevin Danso
- 17 Carney Chukwuemeka
- 24 Paul Wanner
- 12 Florian Wiegele
- 13 Patrick Pentz
- 2 David Affengruber
- 23 Marco Friedl
- 25 Michael Svoboda
- 10 Florian Grillitsch
- 19 Dejan Ljubičić
- 22 Alexander Prass
- 26 Alessandro Schöpf
- 21 Patrick Wimmer
- 11 Michael Gregoritsch
- 1 Yazeed Abu Laila Goalkeeper
- 3 Abdallah Nasib Defender
- 5 Yazan Al-Arab Defender
- 16 Mo Abualnadi Defender
- 23 Ehsan Haddad Midfielder
- 21 Nizar Al-Rashdan Midfielder
- 8 Noor Al-Deen Al Rawabdeh Midfielder
- 20 Mohannad Abu Taha Midfielder
- 11 Odeh Fakhoury Forward
- 9 Ali Olwan Forward
- 10 Mousa Tamari Forward
- 22 Abdallah Al-Fakhouri
- 12 Noureddin Zaid
- 4 Husam Ali Mohammad Abudahab
- 17 Saleem Obaid
- 19 Saad Al Rousan
- 26 Anas Badawi
- 18 Mohammad Abu Ghoush
- 2 Mohammad Ali Hasheesh
- 6 Amer Jamous
- 14 Rajaei Ayed
- 15 Ibrahim Sadeh
- 25 Mohammad Al Daoud
- 7 Mohammad Abu Zrayq
- 13 Mahmoud Al-Mardi
- 24 Ali Al Azaizah
- Tirs cadres : Austria 2 / Jordan 4
- Tirs : Austria 8 / Jordan 10
- Possession : Austria 65% / Jordan 35%
- Corners : Austria 3 / Jordan 3
- Fautes : Austria 10 / Jordan 6
- Cartons jaunes : Austria 1 / Jordan 0
- Passes : Austria 522 / Jordan 280
- Precision des passes : Austria 85% / Jordan 75%
- xG : Austria 0.54 / Jordan 0.51
- Ali Olwan (Jordan) : note 7.9, 1 but(s)
- Romano Schmid (Austria) : note 7.3, 1 but(s)
- Xaver Schlager (Austria) : note 7.2, 1 passe(s) decisive(s)
- Alexander Schlager (Austria) : note 7.5, 3 arret(s)
- Noor Al-Deen Al Rawabdeh (Jordan) : note 6.9, 1 passe(s) decisive(s)
- Mohannad Abu Taha (Jordan) : note 7.3
- Philipp Lienhart (Austria) : note 7.2
- Nicolas Seiwald (Austria) : note 7.2
No confirmed absence yet.
No reliable head-to-head available yet.
- 38'But - L. Messi (passe F. Medina)
- 40'Carton jaune - S. Posch
- 57'Remplacement - C. Romero (remplace N. Otamendi)
- 64'Remplacement - T. Almada (remplace J. Alvarez)
- 65'Remplacement - L. Martinez (remplace N. Gonzalez)
- 67'Remplacement - D. Alaba (remplace M. Friedl)
- 68'Remplacement - S. Posch (remplace A. Prass)
- 68'Remplacement - P. Wanner (remplace M. Arnautovic)
- 76'Carton jaune - F. Medina
- 76'Carton jaune - K. Laimer
- 78'Remplacement - R. Schmid (remplace P. Wimmer)
- 82'Remplacement - R. de Paul (remplace L. Paredes)
- 82'Remplacement - F. Medina (remplace N. Tagliafico)
- 85'Remplacement - M. Gregoritsch (remplace C. Chukwuemeka)
- 90+2'Carton jaune - L. Paredes
- 90+5'But - L. Messi
- 23 Emiliano Martínez Goalkeeper
- 26 Nahuel Molina Defender
- 13 Cristian Romero Defender
- 6 Lisandro Martínez Defender
- 25 Facundo Medina Defender
- 7 Rodrigo De Paul Midfielder
- 20 Alexis Mac Allister Midfielder
- 24 Enzo Fernández Midfielder
- 16 Thiago Almada Midfielder
- 10 Lionel Messi Forward
- 22 Lautaro Martínez Forward
- 19 Nicolás Otamendi
- 15 Nicolás González
- 9 Julián Alvarez
- 1 Juan Musso
- 12 Gerónimo Rulli
- 3 Nicolás Tagliafico
- 2 Marcos Senesi
- 4 Gonzalo Montiel
- 8 Valentín Barco
- 18 Nico Paz
- 5 Leandro Paredes
- 17 Giuliano Simeone
- 11 Giovani Lo Celso
- 14 Exequiel Palacios
- 21 José Manuel López
- 1 Alexander Schlager Goalkeeper
- 5 Stefan Posch Defender
- 3 Kevin Danso Defender
- 8 David Alaba Defender
- 20 Konrad Laimer Defender
- 6 Nicolas Seiwald Midfielder
- 4 Xaver Schlager Midfielder
- 18 Romano Schmid Midfielder
- 24 Paul Wanner Midfielder
- 9 Marcel Sabitzer Midfielder
- 11 Michael Gregoritsch Forward
- 13 Patrick Pentz
- 12 Florian Wiegele
- 2 David Affengruber
- 23 Marco Friedl
- 25 Michael Svoboda
- 15 Philipp Lienhart
- 22 Alexander Prass
- 19 Dejan Ljubičić
- 21 Patrick Wimmer
- 10 Florian Grillitsch
- 17 Carney Chukwuemeka
- 26 Alessandro Schöpf
- 16 Phillipp Mwene
- 14 Saša Kalajdžić
- 7 Marko Arnautović
- Tirs cadres : Argentina 2 / Austria 1
- Tirs : Argentina 6 / Austria 5
- Possession : Argentina 57% / Austria 43%
- Corners : Argentina 1 / Austria 2
- Fautes : Argentina 10 / Austria 10
- Cartons jaunes : Argentina 1 / Austria 2
- Passes : Argentina 498 / Austria 377
- Precision des passes : Argentina 89% / Austria 84%
- xG : Argentina 1.36 / Austria 0.41
- Lionel Messi (Argentina) : note 7.5, 1 but(s)
- Facundo Medina (Argentina) : note 7, 1 passe(s) decisive(s), 1 carton(s) jaune(s)
- David Alaba (Austria) : note 7.9
- Emiliano Martínez (Argentina) : note 6.7, 1 arret(s)
- Lautaro Martínez (Argentina) : note 7.2
- Enzo Fernández (Argentina) : note 7
- Cristian Romero (Argentina) : note 6.9
- Lisandro Martínez (Argentina) : note 6.9
No confirmed absence yet.
No reliable head-to-head available yet.
Le fil du match s affichera au coup d envoi.
Line-ups will be published before kickoff.
Aucune statistique collective n est encore disponible dans les donnees du match.
Key players will be highlighted during the match.
No confirmed absence yet.
No reliable head-to-head available yet.
Le fil du match s affichera au coup d envoi.
Line-ups will be published before kickoff.
Aucune statistique collective n est encore disponible dans les donnees du match.
Key players will be highlighted during the match.
No confirmed absence yet.
No reliable head-to-head available yet.
Le fil du match s affichera au coup d envoi.
Line-ups will be published before kickoff.
Aucune statistique collective n est encore disponible dans les donnees du match.
Key players will be highlighted during the match.
No confirmed absence yet.
No reliable head-to-head available yet.
| Team | J | G | N | P | BP | BC | Diff | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| Austria | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Jordan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
| Algeria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
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