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WHO: Argentina vs Austria
What: FIFA World Cup 2026 Group J matches
Where: Dallas Stadium, Dallas, Texas
When: Monday, 12pm local time (17:00 GMT)
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Hat-trick hero Lionel Messi will be back on Monday when defending World Cup champions Argentina take on Austria in their second Group J match in Dallas, US.
Messi proved that age is just a number as he stunned the world with more magic against Algeria in Kansas City. The 38-year-old, who is playing in his sixth World Cup, scored all three goals as Argentina cruised past their North African rivals.
Austria are set to challenge the South American giants, and Ralf Rangnick’s side. beat Jordan in their opening match of the group.
The two teams arrive in Kansas City knowing that a win will secure their spot in the knockout stages.
Magic Messi shines again
Lionel Messi bolstered Argentina’s defense with a hat-trick in their opening match of the tournament, equaling Germany’s Miroslav Klose as the all-time leading scorer in World Cup history.
His three goals marked his first hat-trick in a FIFA tournament, and the Argentine giants scored another goal to seal the deal. He is now on 16 World Cup goals.
The legendary Argentine number 10, who spent time at Spanish club Barcelona before moving to French giants Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), is now plying his trade in the US Major League Soccer with Inter Miami.
His appearance against Algeria was the 200th of his international career, which began in 2005 at the age of 18.
Although he was the hero of the North African team, Algeria complained that Messi should have been sent off for standing on the daughter of their captain, Aissa Mandi. They have submitted their complaint to FIFA.
Austria knows more about threats than Messi
In the build-up to this encounter, Austrian striker David Alaba has insisted that Argentina will continue to be better than their midfielders.
“We know what kind of opponent we are up against, what kind of people they have in their squad, including Messi, and what they can do as a team,” he told reporters.
Austria will be hoping that their hard-fought preparations can upset Argentina’s song and cement their record as group winners.
The European team won 3-1 against Jordan in their Group J opener, with former striker Marko Arnautovic scoring a 102nd-minute penalty to seal victory.
Argentina’s deputy coach Pablo Aimar warned that Austria will cause more problems for Algeria, saying that Rangnick’s team is a team capable of causing problems despite Argentina’s good start.
“Austria is a very strong team, as we see with many teams participating in this World Cup,” he said in an interview with FIFA.
Argentina vs Austria Prediction
Opta’s supercomputers that provide statistics have made Argentina favorites for the match, giving them a 60.1 percent chance of victory against Austria.
The draw is at 22.4 percent, while Austria was only given a 17.6 percent chance to win the defense.
Opta currently ranks Argentina as the fourth favorite to win the World Cup.
Argentina vs Austria: Livestream, start time
- Argentina: Telefe, TV Publica, and TyC Sports (2pm Argentina Time)
- Austria: ORF and ServusTV (7pm, Central European Summer Time)
- United Kingdom: BBC One and BBC iPlayer (6pm, British Summer Time)
- United States: Fox Sports and Telemundo (1 p.m. US Eastern Daylight Time)
How is Group J?
Argentina, Austria, Algeria and Jordan are in Group J.
Argentina and Austria both have three points, Argentina leading on goal difference.
Jordan and Algeria are still useless, the Middle East country third and Algeria at the bottom.
The top two teams from all 12 groups – along with the eight best third-placed teams – advance to the next stage, the round of 32, which was introduced at the World Cup for the first time.
Form guide
(Last five games, latest results first)
Argentina: WWWW
Austria: WWWWD
Both teams are on a good path in preparation for this game.
Argentina have won their last eight games, keeping a clean sheet in all but one of those games.
Austria, meanwhile, are enjoying a good run of form again, winning all of their pre-World Cup matches.
Argentina vs Austria: head to head
The two teams have never met in the competition.
Their only two previous meetings came in Vienna, with Argentina winning 5-1 in 1980 and drawing 1-1 10 years later.
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Gonzalo Montiel is a doubt for Argentina, with the right back struggling with a hamstring problem. Nahuel Molina should take his place if he misses out.
Austria also have problems at right-back, with Stefan Posch ruled out due to a broken jaw.
Marko Arnautovic will push to start the attack after coming off the bench against Jordan.
Argentina predicted that:
Emi Martinez (goalkeeper); Nahuel Molina, Cristian Romero, Lisandro Martinez, Facundo Medina; Rodrigo De Paul, Alexis McAllister, Enzo Fernandez, Thiago Almada; Lionel Messi (captain), Lautaro Martinez.
Austria predicted that:
Alexander Schlager (goalkeeper); Konrad Laimer, Philipp Lienhart, David Alaba (captain), Philipp Mwene; Nicolas Seiwald, Xaver Schlager; Romano Schmid, Carney Chukwuemeka, Marcel Sabitzer; Sasa Kalajdzic.
