Argentina v Austria: World Cup Group J Live
Live coverage of Argentina against Austria from Dallas Stadium, with minute-by-minute updates from the official FIFA match feed.
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Full time: Argentina 2-0 Austria
Full time at Dallas Stadium. Argentina 2, Austria 0. Thanks for following our live coverage.
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Yellow card: Leandro Paredes (90'+2')
Leandro Paredes is shown a yellow card for Argentina in the 90'+2' minute.
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GOAL! Argentina 2-0 Austria (90'+5')
Lionel Messi scores for Argentina in the 90'+5' minute. Argentina 2, Austria 0.
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Substitution, Austria (85')
Carney Chukwuemeka replaces Michael Gregoritsch for Austria.
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Substitution, Argentina (82')
Nicolas Tagliafico replaces Facundo Medina for Argentina.
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Substitution, Argentina (82')
Leandro Paredes replaces Rodrigo De Paul for Argentina.
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Substitution, Austria (78')
Patrick Wimmer replaces Romano Schmid for Austria.
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Yellow card: Konrad Laimer (76')
Konrad Laimer is shown a yellow card for Austria in the 76' minute.
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Yellow card: Facundo Medina (76')
Facundo Medina is shown a yellow card for Argentina in the 76' minute.
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Substitution, Austria (67')
Alexander Prass replaces Stefan Posch for Austria.
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Substitution, Austria (67')
Marko Arnautovic replaces Paul Wanner for Austria.
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Substitution, Austria (67')
Marco Friedl replaces David Alaba for Austria.
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Substitution, Argentina (64')
Nico Gonzalez replaces Lautaro Martinez for Argentina.
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Substitution, Argentina (64')
Julian Alvarez replaces Thiago Almada for Argentina.
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Substitution, Argentina (57')
Nicolas Otamendi replaces Cristian Romero for Argentina.
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Second half under way
We are back for the second half.
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Half time: Argentina 1-0 Austria
It is the break at Dallas Stadium.
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Yellow card: Stefan Posch (40')
Stefan Posch is shown a yellow card for Austria in the 40' minute.
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GOAL! Argentina 1-0 Austria (38')
Lionel Messi scores for Argentina in the 38' minute. Argentina 1, Austria 0.
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Kickoff at Dallas Stadium
We are under way. Argentina get the 2026 World Cup Group J clash with Austria started.
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Teams confirmed
The starting elevens are in for Argentina and Austria. We are set at Dallas Stadium.
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Argentina v Austria: matchday build-up
Welcome to our live coverage of Argentina against Austria at Dallas Stadium, a Group J fixture at the 2026 World Cup. Both sides return to action on matchday two. Team news, kickoff and minute-by-minute updates to follow, sourced from the official FIFA match feed.
Match events
- 38' ⚽ Lionel Messi
- 40' 🟨 Stefan Posch
- 57' ↔️ Nicolas Otamendi→ Cristian Romero
- 64' ↔️ Julian Alvarez→ Thiago Almada
- 64' ↔️ Nico Gonzalez→ Lautaro Martinez
- 67' ↔️ Marco Friedl→ David Alaba
- 67' ↔️ Marko Arnautovic→ Paul Wanner
- 67' ↔️ Alexander Prass→ Stefan Posch
- 76' 🟨 Facundo Medina
- 76' 🟨 Konrad Laimer
- 78' ↔️ Patrick Wimmer→ Romano Schmid
- 82' ↔️ Leandro Paredes→ Rodrigo De Paul
- 82' ↔️ Nicolas Tagliafico→ Facundo Medina
- 85' ↔️ Carney Chukwuemeka→ Michael Gregoritsch
- 90' ⚽ Lionel Messi
- 90' 🟨 Leandro Paredes
Attendance · 70649
Squad
Lineup
Argentina
4-1-3-2- 23 Emiliano Martinez
- 6 Lisandro Martinez
- 13 Cristian Romero
- 25 Facundo Medina
- 26 Nahuel Molina
- 7 Rodrigo De Paul
- 20 Alexis Mac Allister
- 24 Enzo Fernandez
- 10 Lionel Messi (C)
- 16 Thiago Almada
- 22 Lautaro Martinez
- 1 Juan Musso
- 12 Geronimo Rulli
- 2 Marcos Senesi
- 3 Nicolas Tagliafico
- 4 Gonzalo Montiel
- 19 Nicolas Otamendi
- 5 Leandro Paredes
- 8 Valentin Barco
- 11 Giovani Lo Celso
- 14 Exequiel Palacios
- 15 Nico Gonzalez
- 9 Julian Alvarez
- 17 Giuliano Simeone
- 18 Nico Paz
- 21 Jose Manuel Lopez
Manager · Lionel Scaloni
Austria
4-2-3-1- 1 Alexander Schlager
- 3 Kevin Danso
- 5 Stefan Posch
- 8 David Alaba (C)
- 4 Xaver Schlager
- 6 Nicolas Seiwald
- 9 Marcel Sabitzer
- 18 Romano Schmid
- 20 Konrad Laimer
- 24 Paul Wanner
- 11 Michael Gregoritsch
- 12 Florian Wiegele
- 13 Patrick Pentz
- 2 David Affengruber
- 15 Philipp Lienhart
- 16 Phillip Mwene
- 23 Marco Friedl
- 25 Michael Svoboda
- 10 Florian Grillitsch
- 17 Carney Chukwuemeka
- 19 Dejan Ljubicic
- 22 Alexander Prass
- 26 Alessandro Schoepf
- 7 Marko Arnautovic
- 14 Sasa Kalajdzic
- 21 Patrick Wimmer
Manager · Ralf Rangnick