Argentina vs. Austria: Head-to-head record and past meetings

By Lewis Nolan | 21 Jun 2026 00:09, Last updated: 22 Jun 2026 20:29

Head-to-head record

Previous meetings: 3

Draws: 1

Austria wins: 1

Meetings between Austria and Argentina have been rare, and their clash at the 2026 World Cup was just their third-ever encounter.

Argentina recorded a 2-0 victory on that occasion, with the result taking them into the knockout round of the tournament, while it was also the match that saw Lionel Messi become the all-time leading goalscorer in the World Cup with 18 goals.

The nations' previous match came in a friendly in May 1990, with Das Team holding their South American counterparts to a 1-1 stalemate.

Manfred Zsak opened the scoring after just three minutes for Austria, but unfortunately for the Europeans, they could only watch as Diego Maradona provided an assist as he set up Jorge Burruchaga just after the half-hour mark.

Argentina were more successful 10 years prior, when they emerged as 5-1 winners in a friendly, with Maradona playing a starring role.

Goals from Santiago Santamaria and Leopoldo Luque gave La Albiceleste a 2-0 lead by the 10th minute, before Maradona added a third for his country five minutes later.

Kurt Jara pulled one back for Austria in the first half, but their hopes of staging a comeback were extinguished by Maradona, who completed his hat-trick in the second 45 minutes.