Argentina vs Austria

Argentina failed to win their opening match at each of the last two World Cups — drawing 1-1 with Iceland in 2018 and losing 2-1 to Saudi Arabia in 2022 — yet reached the final in both tournaments and won the title in 2022.

Argentina enter the 2026 World Cup unbeaten in their last six World Cup matches (4W-2D) and having scored in each of those games.

Argentina have won their last 8 international matches, going 8W-0D-0L with 24 goals scored and 1 conceded.

Argentina are unbeaten in their 5 internationals played in 2026 (5W-0D-0L).

Argentina have kept a clean sheet in each of their last 4 international matches, going 4W-0D-0L with 13 goals scored and 0 conceded.

Argentina have won 8 of their last 9 international matches, with their only exception a defeat against Ecuador.

Argentina travel about 742 km from Kansas City to Dallas for this match, with no time-zone change.

Austria are unbeaten in their 4 internationals played in 2026 (4W-0D-0L).

Austria have won their last 4 international matches, going 4W-0D-0L with 10 goals scored and 2 conceded.

Austria have won 5 of their last 6 international matches, with their only exception a draw against Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Austria travel about 2,358 km from San Francisco to Dallas for this match, moving 2 hours forward.

Austria are unbeaten in their last 6 international matches, going 5W-1D-0L with 13 goals scored and 3 conceded.

Argentina and Austria have never met at a FIFA World Cup. This will be their first World Cup encounter.

Argentina and Austria have met 3 times in overall international fixtures: Argentina have won 1, with 1 draw(s) and 1 win(s) for Austria.