Argentina

Group J · 1st · 9 pts

Advancement79%

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WC2026 · NERD

Argentina

WWWWL

Elo rating

Updated · 9/28/2026

Elo rating

1737.0

Global rank

Games counted

117

League

FIFA World Cup 2026

off-season — rating unchanged since the last match played on 2026-06-10 (119 days ago); last_computed reflects when the ratings job last ran, not new results

Stats

Goals / game

1.87

Against / game

0.97

BTTS %

48%

Over 2.5 %

52%

ATS

—

see Intel section below

O/U trend

—

see Intel section below

Qualification scenarios

Team	Status	if W	if D	if L	What they need
Argentina	Avoid a loss	100%	100%	97%	Argentina are through with a win or a draw against Algeria; a loss would put them at risk.
Austria	Win + favours	75%	52%	35%	Austria need a win against Jordan AND favourable results elsewhere to advance.
Algeria	Win + favours	62%	40%	27%	Algeria need a win against Argentina AND favourable results elsewhere to advance.
Jordan	Win + favours	12%	1%	0%	Jordan need a win against Austria AND favourable results elsewhere to advance.

Upcoming

3 matches

vs Algeria

Jun 17, 1:00 AM

49%26%25%

Lines not posted

vs Austria

Jun 22, 5:00 PM

51%26%24%

Lines not posted

vs Jordan

Jun 28, 2:00 AM

15%23%62%

Lines not posted

Recent form

WWWWWWWWWL

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Result
Jul 19, 2026	FIFA World Cup 2026	@ Spain	0–1	L
Jul 15, 2026	FIFA World Cup 2026	@ England	2–1	W
Jul 12, 2026	FIFA World Cup 2026	vs Switzerland	3–1	W
Jul 7, 2026	FIFA World Cup 2026	vs Egypt	3–2	W
Jul 3, 2026	FIFA World Cup 2026	vs Cape Verde	3–2	W
Jun 28, 2026	FIFA World Cup 2026	@ Jordan	3–1	W
Jun 22, 2026	FIFA World Cup 2026	vs Austria	2–0	W
Jun 17, 2026	FIFA World Cup 2026	vs Algeria	3–0	W
Jun 10, 2026	Friendlies	vs Iceland	3–0	W
Jun 7, 2026	Friendlies	vs Honduras	2–0	W

Head-to-head

vs Algeria

Goals 0–0 all-time

Last meetings

Jun 17, 2026Argentina 3–0 Algeria

vs Austria

Goals 0–0 all-time

Last meetings

Jun 22, 2026Argentina 2–0 Austria

vs Jordan

Goals 0–0 all-time

Last meetings

Jun 28, 2026Jordan 1–3 Argentina

Squad

26 players

Goalkeepers

Defenders

2L. BalerdiAS Roma · 3 apps · 0G · 0A26y
3N. TagliaficoLyon · 1 apps · 0G · 0A33y
4G. MontielSevilla · 6 apps · 0G · 0A28y
6Lisandro Martínez27y
13C. RomeroAtletico Madrid · 4 apps · 0G · 0A27y
19N. Otamendi37y
25F. Medina26y
26N. MolinaAS Roma · 4 apps · 0G · 1A27y

Midfielders

Forwards

Golden Boot contributors

Golden Boot

finished · 8/21/2026

#	Player	Team	G	A	Min	Pos
1	Lionel Messi	Argentina	6	0	200	—
2	Kylian Mbappé	France	4	2	266	—
2	Ousmane Dembélé	France	4	1	213	—
2	Vinícius Júnior	Brazil	4	1	261	—
2	Erling Haaland	Norway	4	0	180	—
3	Deniz Undav	Germany	3	2	86	—
3	Johan Manzambi	Switzerland	3	1	129	—
3	Ismaïla Sarr	Senegal	3	1	246	—
3	Brian Brobbey	Netherlands	3	0	161	—
3	Matheus Cunha	Brazil	3	0	169	—

INTEL

ATS splits, recent trends, scheduling notes.

ATS splits

Overall: 10-9-2
Home: 8-7-0
Away: 2-2-2
As favorite: 9-7-2
As underdog: 0-1-0

Trends

ATS L5: 0-0-0
ATS L10: 1-0-0
O/U L5: 1-0-0
O/U L10: 1-0-0

Schedule context

Days rest: 81
Back-to-back: No
Home streak: 0
Away streak: 2

Tournament history

World Cup · 2002–2022

Year	Finish	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
2022	Champion	7	4	2	1	15	8	+7
2018	Round of 16	4	1	1	2	6	9	-3
2014	Runners-up	7	5	1	1	8	4	+4
2010	Quarter Final	5	4	0	1	10	6	+4
2006	Quarter Final	5	3	2	0	11	3	+8
2002	Group stage	3	1	1	1	2	2	0

Did you know?

Argentina won the FIFA World Cup in 2022, defeating France in the final.
source: britannica.com
Argentina's captain Lionel Messi holds the record for most World Cup matches played with 26 appearances.
source: beinsports.com
Argentina won their first FIFA World Cup title in 1978.
source: en.wikipedia.org