Argentina
Austria
Dallas Stadium · Arlington · 80,000 seats — AT&T Stadium — retractable roof, climate controlled
Argentina enters this Group J clash as the clear favorite, backed by a 43.9 percent win probability according to our predictive models. While Austria arrives with momentum from a recent 2-1 victory over Bosnia and Herzegovina, the bookmakers reflect the gap in expectations, pricing the home side at 1.68 to secure the win. With a 56.9 percent likelihood of both teams finding the net, expect an open contest as Argentina looks to bounce back from their narrow defeat against Ecuador last September.
Win probability
Squads
Argentina
Probable XI
Based on the last available lineup (2025) — not yet announced.
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23
Emiliano Martínez
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3
Nicolás Tagliafico
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19
Nicolás Otamendi
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6
Leonardo Balerdi
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4
Gonzalo Montiel
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5
Leandro Paredes
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7
Rodrigo De Paul
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15
Nico González
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20
Alexis Mac Allister
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17
Giuliano Simeone
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22
Lautaro Martínez
Rest of squad
Goalkeepers
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1
Juan Musso
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12
Gerónimo Rulli
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards
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9
Julián Álvarez
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10
Lionel Messi
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16
Thiago Almada
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18
Nico Paz
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21
José Manuel López
Austria
Probable XI
Based on the last available lineup (2025) — not yet announced.
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1
Alexander Schlager
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20
Konrad Laimer
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15
Philipp Lienhart
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3
Kevin Danso
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16
Grenddy Perozo
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4
Xaver Schlager
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6
Nicolas Seiwald
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21
Patrick Wimmer
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19
Christoph Baumgartner
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9
Marcel Sabitzer
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7
Marko Arnautovic
Rest of squad
Goalkeepers
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12
Florian Wiegele
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13
Patrick Pentz
Defenders
Midfielders
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10
Florian Grillitsch
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17
Carney Chukwuemeka
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18
Romano Schmid
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22
Alexander Prass
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24
Paul Wanner
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26
Alessandro Schöpf
Forwards
Squad
Head to head
First competitive meeting.
Latest form · averages per match
Argentina
Austria
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