Four nations are making their World Cup debut in 2026: Cape Verde, Curaçao, Jordan and Uzbekistan.
Jordan1–3Argentina
Stats
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.
Lionel Messi enters the 2026 World Cup on 13 career World Cup goals, three behind Miroslav Klose’s all-time record of 16. Kylian Mbappé starts on 12 goals and needs four to equal the record.
Lionel Messi has scored in six of Argentina's last seven World Cup matches.
Argentina enter the 2026 World Cup unbeaten in their last six World Cup matches (4W-2D) and having scored in each of those games.
Match Events
0–1
19'Giovani Lo Celso(FK)
0–2
31'Lautaro Martínez(pen)
55'Musa Al-Taamari
1–2
1–3
80'Lionel Messi(FK)
Lineups
Jordan
Argentina
- 1Yazeed Abulaila
- 3Abdallah Nasib
- 4Husam Ali Mohammad Abudahab
- 5Yazan Al-Arab
- 23Ihsan Haddad
- 8Noor Al-Rawabdeh
- 20Mohannad Abu Taha
- 21Nizar Al-Rashdan
- 9Ali Olwan↓90'
- 11Odeh Al-Fakhouri
- 24Ali Azaizeh↓46'
- 23Emiliano Martínez
- 2Marcos Senesi
- 3Nicolás Tagliafico
- 19Nicolás Otamendi
- 5Leandro Paredes
- 11Giovani Lo Celso↓60'
- 14Exequiel Palacios
- 9Julián Alvarez↓82'
- 17Giuliano Simeone↓71'
- 18Nico Paz↓61'
- 22Lautaro Martínez↓60'
Substitutes
- 17Salim Obaid↑90'
- 6Amer Jamous↑76'
- 10Musa Al-Taamari↑46'
- 8Valentín Barco↑71'
- 20Alexis Mac Allister↑61'
- 10Lionel Messi↑60'
- 16Thiago Almada↑60'
- 21José Manuel López↑82'