FIFA World Cup 2026 · Group J

Argentina

Group J · the tournament begins 11 June — fixtures, model probabilities and edges below.

3 fixtures

0 value edges

Fixtures

3 matches

Group J Wed 17 Jun, 01:00 UTC

SCHEDULED xG 1.9–0.8 ✎

Group J Mon 22 Jun, 17:00 UTC

SCHEDULED xG 1.9–0.8 ✎

Group J Sun 28 Jun, 02:00 UTC

SCHEDULED xG 0.5–2.4 ✎

Road to the World Cup

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W vs Honduras 2–0 Friendly ×½ model ✓ 92% 7 Jun
W vs Zambia 5–0 Friendly ×½ model ✓ 96% 31 Mar
W vs Mauritania 2–1 Friendly ×½ model ✓ 97% 27 Mar
W @ Angola 2–0 Friendly ×½ model ✓ 87% 14 Nov
W @ Puerto Rico 6–0 Friendly ×½ model ✓ 98% 14 Oct
W vs Venezuela 1–0 Friendly ×½ model ✓ 79% 10 Oct

Last 6 internationals. model ✓/✗ is the model's own pre-match call on each game — computed from ratings before it kicked off (no hindsight), with the % it gave the actual result. Friendlies are tagged ×½ — the model counts exhibitions at half weight, so a warm-up moves the ratings less than a competitive game. How ratings work →

Squad

26 players

Coach Lionel Scaloni · 26 players

Goalkeepers3

1 Juan Musso Atlético Madrid 3caps
12 Gerónimo Rulli Marseille 7caps
23 Emiliano Martínez Aston Villa 59caps

Defenders8

2 Leonardo Balerdi Marseille 11caps
3 Nicolás Tagliafico Lyon 75caps
4 Gonzalo Montiel River Plate 38caps
6 Lisandro Martínez Manchester United 26caps
13 Cristian Romero Tottenham Hotspur 49caps
19 Nicolás Otamendi Benfica 130caps
25 Facundo Medina Marseille 7caps
26 Nahuel Molina Atlético Madrid 58caps

Midfielders8

5 Leandro Paredes Boca Juniors 77caps
7 Rodrigo De Paul Inter Miami CF 85caps
8 Valentín Barco Strasbourg 2caps
11 Giovani Lo Celso Real Betis 65caps
14 Exequiel Palacios Bayer Leverkusen 38caps
15 Nicolás González Atlético Madrid 50caps
20 Alexis Mac Allister Liverpool 44caps
24 Enzo Fernández Chelsea 40caps

Forwards7

9 Julián Alvarez Atlético Madrid 51caps
10 Lionel Messi Inter Miami CF 198caps
16 Thiago Almada Atlético Madrid 14caps
17 Giuliano Simeone Atlético Madrid 11caps
18 Nico Paz Como 8caps
21 José Manuel López Palmeiras 3caps
22 Lautaro Martínez Inter Milan 75caps

Squad via Wikipedia (CC BY-SA) · as of 2026-06-06.

Group J table

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#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Argentina	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Algeria	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Austria	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Jordan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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Argentina team news

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The Guardian 2d ago

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BBC Sport 3d ago

Shearer on Beckham, pressure and Argentina heartbreak

BBC Sport 3d ago

Argentina fans arrive after cycling to Kansas City

The Guardian team news 6d ago

How wing-backs and chemistry helped the US break through against Senegal

The Guardian team news 30 May

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