The national team will face the Europeans this afternoon for matchday 2 of Group J in Arlington
Defenders: Stefan Posch, Philipp Lienhart, David Alaba, and Phillipp Mwene
Midfielders: Konrad Laimer, Nicolas Seiwald, Romano Schmid, Xaver Schlager, and Marcel Sabitzer
Forward: Michael Gregoritsch
Referee Crew
Referee: Amin Mohamed (Egypt)
Assistant 1: Mahmoud Abouelregal (Egypt)
Assistant 2: Ahmed Hossam Taha (Egypt)
Fourth Official: Alejandro Hernández (Spain)
Reserve: Diego Sánchez (Spain)
VAR: Khamis Al Marri (Qatar)
AVAR: Mahmoud Ashour (Egypt)
AVAR 2: Tatiana Guzmán (Guatemala)
After their recent friendly match against Iceland, the Argentine National Team will play their second match against a European team since their triumph in Qatar 2022 against France. This Monday at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, the Albiceleste will face Austria in the second match of Group J of the 2026 World Cup in search of securing their qualification to the Round of 16 in first place.
The team led by Lionel Scaloni arrives at this match after a 3-0 victory against Algeria in their debut, with Lionel Messi as the standout player. Despite an initial scare from an offside goal by Algeria, the national team did not face major scares after the initial goal by the Flea and, although they were not the absolute dominators, they almost did not allow their rival to approach Dibu Martínez to score.
On the other side, the team led by Ralf Rangnick comes off a 3-1 win against Jordan, although this result is somewhat misleading, as the majority of the match was quite balanced. Until the 76th minute, the score was 1-1 with an Asian team that had its chances and even cornered its opponent, but an own goal and a subsequent penalty at the end gave the victory to the Austrians.
Regarding the history, Argentines and Austrians have faced each other twice, both in friendlies, with a record of one victory for the Albiceleste (5-1 in 1980) and one draw (1-1 in 1990, a month before the World Cup in Italy).
With this upcoming match, the National Team will play their 60th match against a country from the Old Continent in World Cups. In the previous 59, they achieved a total of 24 wins, 16 draws, and 19 losses. Meanwhile, in this tournament Austria has faced CONMEBOL teams 6 times, with a record of 2 wins, 1 draw, and 2 losses.
The second commitment of the National Team in the Group J against the Europeans will be this Monday, June 22 at 14:00 (Argentina time) at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The match will be broadcast on television through the channels of Telefe, TyC Sports, TV Pública, and Dsports, as well as Disney+ Premium, DGO, and Paramount+ for streaming.
Argentina (4-4-2):
Goalkeeper: Emiliano Martínez
Defenders: Nahuel Molina, Cristian Romero, Lisandro Martínez, and Facundo Medina
Midfielders: Thiago Almada, Enzo Fernández, Alexis Mac Allister, and Rodrigo De Paul
Forwards: Lionel Messi and Lautaro Martínez
Austria (4-2-3-1):
Goalkeeper: Alexander Schlager
