Group JFull time
Final · Jun 22AT&T Stadium, Arlington, TX
Goals
2 goals — watch every replay below
- 38'L. Messi▲ 13.8k
- 90+4'Lionel MessiGoal of the match▲ 14.4k
The market saw itPolymarket
The stakes
Full time: Argentina 2-0 Austria — a Group J result now baked into the table.
- storylineMessi's Last DanceVintage hat-trick in a 3-0 win over Algeria (June 16) — his FIRST-ever World Cup hat-trick at age 38, drawing level with Miroslav Klose on 16 career WC goals, the all-time record. One more goal makes it his outright. Argentina top Group J.
The two sides
ArgentinaChampions, Messi's last World Cup
Reigning world champions and a whole country holding its breath for one last Messi miracle — he opened with a hat-trick at 38. The stakes are not just winning; they are sending him out right.
AustriaHard-running team that upsets favorites
Built on identity, not just talent — Rangnick's relentless gegenpress, a captain back from a career-threatening injury, a chip on the shoulder from 28 years away. The team most likely to wreck your bracket.
Who plays where
Argentina
- Inter Miami CF ×2Lionel Messi, Rodrigo De Paul
- Aston VillaEmiliano Martinez
- Atletico MadridJulian Alvarez
- Atlético MadridNahuel Molina
- ChelseaEnzo Fernández
- Inter MilanLautaro Martinez
Austria
- Bayern MunichKonrad Laimer
- Borussia DortmundMarcel Sabitzer
- Real Madrid (free agent from June 30)David Alaba
- Red Star BelgradeMarko Arnautovic
- Werder BremenRomano Schmid