Argentina

FIFA #2 · 1stin Group J · 2-0-0

YES!

Argentina beat Austria

1-0-1 0 – 2

2-0-0

FT · Mon, Jun 22

Match Details

AT&T Stadium (Arlington, Texas) · 70,649 fans · FOX, Telemundo, FOX One View tournament bracket →

Highlights

Lionel Messi bags two WC records as Argentina beat Austria

Lionel Messi set a World Cup record with his 17th and 18th goals, and defending champion Argentina advanced to the knockout stage with a 2-0 victory over Austria on Monday.

Recap via ESPN

1:28 Onuoha: Messi is a true icon of the game

3:02 Will Argentina rest Messi against Jordan?

0:46 Fans in Buenos Aires celebrate as Messi breaks the men's all-time goalscorer record

1:10 Lionel Messi's World Cup dominance in numbers

Clips play on ESPN

Commentary

·Match ends, Argentina 2, Austria 0.
90'+8'Second Half ends, Argentina 2, Austria 0.
90'+8'Attempt missed. Lionel Messi (Argentina) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
90'+7'Lionel Messi (Argentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+7'Foul by Patrick Wimmer (Austria).
90'+5'Goal! Argentina 2, Austria 0. Lionel Messi (Argentina) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal following a fast break.
90'+5'Attempt blocked. Lionel Messi (Argentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
90'+4'Attempt saved. Julián Alvarez (Argentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Alexander Schlager (Austria). Assisted by Lionel Messi with a through ball.
90'+3'Attempt missed. Patrick Wimmer (Austria) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Kevin Danso with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
90'+3'Handball by Nicolás Otamendi (Argentina).
90'+2'Leandro Paredes (Argentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+2'Foul by Leandro Paredes (Argentina).

Line Score

	1	2	T
AUT	0	0	0
ARG	1	1	2

Match Leaders

Austria

MS Marcel Sabitzer · 3Total Shots
AS Alexander Schlager · 2Saves
NS Nicolas Seiwald · 9Defensive Interventions
KD Kevin Danso · 69Accurate Passes

Argentina

LM Lionel Messi · 2Goals
Lionel Messi · 7Total Shots
EM Emiliano Martínez · 1Saves
EF Enzo Fernández · 10Defensive Interventions
Lisandro Martínez · 69Accurate Passes

FIFA World Cup Standings

	Team	GP	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	Argentina	3	3	0	0	+7	9
2	Austria	3	1	1	1	0	4
3	Algeria	3	1	1	1	-2	4
4	Jordan	3	0	0	3	-5	0

Key Events

90'+5'Goal! Argentina 2, Austria 0. Lionel Messi (Argentina) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal following a fast break.

90'+2'Leandro Paredes (Argentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

85'Substitution, Austria. Carney Chukwuemeka replaces Michael Gregoritsch.

82'Substitution, Argentina. Nicolás Tagliafico replaces Facundo Medina.

82'Substitution, Argentina. Leandro Paredes replaces Rodrigo De Paul.

78'Substitution, Austria. Patrick Wimmer replaces Romano Schmid.

76'Konrad Laimer (Austria) is shown the yellow card.

76'Facundo Medina (Argentina) is shown the yellow card.

68'Substitution, Austria. Marko Arnautovic replaces Paul Wanner.

68'Substitution, Austria. Alexander Prass replaces Stefan Posch.

67'Substitution, Austria. Marco Friedl replaces David Alaba.

65'Substitution, Argentina. Nico González replaces Lautaro Martínez.

64'Substitution, Argentina. Julián Alvarez replaces Thiago Almada.

57'Substitution, Argentina. Nicolás Otamendi replaces Cristian Romero because of an injury.

40'Stefan Posch (Austria) is shown the yellow card.

38'Goal! Argentina 1, Austria 0. Lionel Messi (Argentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Facundo Medina following a fast break.

9'Penalty missed. Lionel Messi (Argentina) left footed shot is close, but misses to the right.