STAR WORLD CUP PREVIEW Mon: Argentina v Austria

Argentina face Austria at Dallas Stadium on Monday, in just the third meeting between the two nations in their history, writes JOE CITRONE.

Argentina announced their title defence in style with a 3-0 win over Algeria in their opener, Lionel Messi bagging a hat-trick to draw level with Miroslav Klose’s all-time World Cup scoring record. They look every bit the champions heading into Arlington and will fancy backing it up here.

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Argentina v Austria
FIFA World Cup Group J
18:00 ITV1

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MAY 1990 FRIENDLY Austria 1-1 Argentina
MAY 1980 FRIENDLY Austria 1-5 Argentina

ARGENTINA
JUN 2026 WORLD CUP Argentina 3-0 Algeria
JUN 2026 FRIENDLY Argentina 3-0 Iceland
JUN 2026 FRIENDLY Argentina 2-0 Honduras
MAR 2026 FRIENDLY Argentina 5-0 Zambia
MAR 2026 FRIENDLY Argentina 2-1 Mauritania

AUSTRIA
JUN 2026 WORLD CUP Austria 3-1 Jordan
JUN 2026 FRIENDLY Austria 1-0 Tunisia
MAR 2026 FRIENDLY Austria 1-0 South Korea
MAR 2026 FRIENDLY Austria 5-1 Ghana
NOV 2025 WCQ Austria 1-1 Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Austria made their own mark on the tournament with a 3-1 win over Jordan, Romano Schmid’s early strike setting the tone before Marko Arnautovic settled it late on from the spot.

This is a well-drilled, durable Austria side under Ralf Rangnick, and Konrad Laimer and David Alaba give them real steel through the middle.

They are clearly no mugs, and that’s why I like the look of a double-chance of Austria and a draw at 17/10 with starsports.bet.

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