{"id":15994,"date":"2026-06-22T20:58:24","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T15:28:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/?p=15994"},"modified":"2026-06-22T20:58:25","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T15:28:25","slug":"fifa-world-cup-2026-argentina-austria-match-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/fifa-world-cup-2026-argentina-austria-match-preview\/","title":{"rendered":"FIFA World Cup 2026\u2122 | Argentina vs Austria | Match Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Group Stage | Group J<\/em> | <em>Dallas Stadium | Monday, 22 June \u2014 10:30 PM (IST)<\/em><\/p><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_73 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-black ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Page Contents:<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #282fff;color:#282fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #282fff;color:#282fff\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/fifa-world-cup-2026-argentina-austria-match-preview\/#Match_overview\" title=\"Match overview\">Match overview<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/fifa-world-cup-2026-argentina-austria-match-preview\/#Team_analysis\" title=\"Team analysis\">Team analysis<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/fifa-world-cup-2026-argentina-austria-match-preview\/#Argentina\" title=\"Argentina\">Argentina<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/fifa-world-cup-2026-argentina-austria-match-preview\/#Austria\" title=\"Austria\">Austria<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/fifa-world-cup-2026-argentina-austria-match-preview\/#Head-to-head_record\" title=\"Head-to-head record\">Head-to-head record<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/fifa-world-cup-2026-argentina-austria-match-preview\/#Tactical_preview\" title=\"Tactical preview\">Tactical preview<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/fifa-world-cup-2026-argentina-austria-match-preview\/#Key_storylines\" title=\"Key storylines\">Key storylines<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/fifa-world-cup-2026-argentina-austria-match-preview\/#Prediction_and_verdict\" title=\"Prediction and verdict\">Prediction and verdict<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Match_overview\"><\/span><strong>Match overview<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two group leaders meet in Dallas with three points each. Argentina dismantled Algeria 3\u20130 \u2014 Messi scoring a hat-trick on his 200th international appearance, equalling Miroslav Klose&#8217;s all-time World Cup scoring record of 16 goals. Austria beat Jordan 3\u20131 to record their first World Cup victory in 36 years. The winner here takes a decisive step towards guaranteeing a place in the Round of 32.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>Watch the FIFA World Cup 2026\u2122 live in India on ZEE5. Choose the \u20b9799 quarterly plan or the \u20b91,699 annual plan to stream every match of the tournament.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Team_analysis\"><\/span><strong>Team analysis<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Argentina\"><\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/sports\/football\/fifa-world-cup\/2026\/0-6-4z5974253\/0-2-5z5974716\/teams\/argentina\/argentina-squad\">Argentina<\/a><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Scaloni&#8217;s 4\u20133\u20133 was close to perfect against Algeria. Messi, Juli\u00e1n \u00c1lvarez, and Lautaro Mart\u00ednez led the attack; Rodrigo De Paul, Alexis Mac Allister, and Enzo Fern\u00e1ndez controlled the midfield with the authority of a defending champion. Emiliano Mart\u00ednez was barely tested. Austria are a significantly sterner test \u2014 Rangnick&#8217;s high-press system is built to disrupt sides who look to build from the back and play through the lines, exactly as Argentina prefer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Key player: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/the-day-football-stood-still-four-miracles-lionel-messi-gave-the-world-before-turning-39\/\">Lionel Messi<\/a> \u2014 <\/strong>Three goals against Algeria on his 200th cap. Sixteen World Cup goals, level with Klose&#8217;s all-time record. He turns 39 two days after this match \u2014 this is his final World Cup, and he&#8217;s producing football that mirrors his 2022 campaign. Austria will know where he is at all times. Finding him anyway is what makes him different from anyone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Austria\"><\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/sports\/football\/fifa-world-cup\/2026\/0-6-4z5974253\/0-2-5z5974716\/teams\/austria\/austria-squad\">Austria<\/a><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ralf Rangnick has built something genuine. The 3\u20131 win over Jordan wasn&#8217;t smooth \u2014 Romano Schmid&#8217;s opener was cancelled out by an equaliser before an own goal and an Arnautovic stoppage-time penalty made it comfortable \u2014 but the pressing intensity and physical commitment showed the shape this squad has drilled under Rangnick for three years. First World Cup since 1998, first win in 36 years, and David Alaba leading from the back. Austria are Bundesliga-hardened and tactically organised, making them dangerous against any opponent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Key player: David Alaba \u2014 <\/strong>Two Champions League titles at Bayern Munich and another two with Real Madrid in 2022 and 2024. Austria&#8217;s captain is the most experienced member of this squad and the defensive cornerstone of Rangnick&#8217;s system. His reading of the game and ability to organise from the back give Austria their foundation. Containing Messi&#8217;s movement into central areas will be his most significant task in Dallas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Head-to-head_record\"><\/span><strong>Head-to-head record<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Argentina and Austria have never met at a World Cup. Their two previous encounters were both friendlies \u2014 a 5\u20131 Argentina win in 1980 and a 1\u20131 draw in Vienna in 1990, where Maradona set up the equaliser. Monday night in Dallas is the first time these nations have faced each other at a major tournament.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Tactical_preview\"><\/span><strong>Tactical preview<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Argentina will establish possession through Mac Allister and Fern\u00e1ndez&#8217;s passing and attack through Messi&#8217;s half-space movement and \u00c1lvarez&#8217;s pressing runs. Austria will press high, force turnovers in Argentina&#8217;s defensive third, and look to attack quickly through Schmid and Sabitzer when it wins possession. If De Paul and Mac Allister control the tempo, Argentina should have too much. If Austria&#8217;s press forces errors, the match opens into exactly the kind of end-to-end game Rangnick&#8217;s side can exploit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Key_storylines\"><\/span><strong>Key storylines<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Messi&#8217;s hat-trick against Algeria was history in group-stage clothing. Goals in the 17th, 60th, and 76th minutes of his 200th cap took his World Cup total to 16 \u2014 equalling Klose&#8217;s record across four tournaments and 24 appearances. Messi has done it in fewer games. One more goal in Dallas and he stands alone as the tournament&#8217;s all-time leading scorer. At his final World Cup, the stage was rarely more fitting.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Austria at a World Cup is its own story. They qualified for France 1998 and then disappeared from the global stage for 28 years \u2014 missing six consecutive tournaments before Rangnick changed the trajectory. The 3\u20131 over Jordan was their first World Cup win since 1990. Four days later, they face the defending champions. The size of what&#8217;s happening is not lost on anyone in this squad.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Group J&#8217;s final matchday sees Algeria vs Austria and Jordan vs Argentina, both on June 28. A win here for Argentina all but guarantees their place in the knockout round. Austria know a victory puts them in an equally commanding position with one game to play. A draw leaves both teams on four points heading into a decisive final fixture.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Prediction_and_verdict\"><\/span><strong>Prediction and verdict<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Argentina have the better players, and Messi is in the form of his World Cup career. The defending champions should control this match and have the attacking quality to win it. Austria will press and create moments \u2014 Arnautovic from the bench remains a physical presence, and Rangnick&#8217;s system can unsettle anyone. But Argentina&#8217;s individual quality is too much. Argentina to win in what should be a genuinely competitive encounter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>ZEE5 is the official streaming home for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/sports\/football\/fifa-world-cup\/2026\">FIFA World Cup 2026\u2122<\/a> in India. 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