Argentina vs Austria, FIFA World Cup 2026: Predicted Lineups, Head-to-Heads, Form Guide

Defending champions Argentina will look to continue their form at the 2026 FIFA World Cup when they play their second group match against Austria in Texas on Monday.

Ralf Rangnick’s side opened the season with a 3-1 win over debutant Jordan, while the Albiceleste defeated Algeria 3-0 after a Lionel Messi hat-trick.

For the better part of two decades, Lionel Messi has manipulated football’s sense of time. Records that were once permanent have become major turning points in his gameplay.

The conundrum of how to stop Messi when a game starts to revolve around him has remained frustratingly familiar, despite changes in defenders, managers and even Argentina’s form around him.

Austria will be the next team asked to find an answer to that question.

Argentina vs Austria:

• Total number of matches: 3

• Argentina: 1

• Austria: 1

• Pulls: 1

Argentina vs Austria form guide:

Argentina: WWWWW

• Argentina 3-0 Algeria

• Argentina 3-0 Iceland

• Argentina 2-0 Honduras

• Argentina 5-0 Zambia

• Argentina 2-1 Mauritania

Austria: WWWWD

• Austria 3-1 Jordan

• Austria 1-0 Tunisia

• Austria 1-0 South Korea

• Austria 5-1 Ghana

• Austria 1-1 Bosnia and Herzegovina

Argentina vs Austria predicted line-ups:

Argentina: Emiliano Martinez; Nahuel Molina, Cristian Romero, Lisandro Martínez, Facundo Medina; Rodrigo De Paul, Enzo Fernández, Alexis Mac Allister; Lionel Messi, Julián Álvarez, Thiago Almada.

Austria: Alexander Schlager; Konrad Laimer, Philipp Lienhart, David Alaba, Philipp Mwene; Nicolas Seiwald, Xaver Schlager; Romano Schmid, Carney Chukwuemeka, Marcel Sabitzer; Sasa Kalajdžić

Published on June 22, 2026