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Spain 2–1 Argentina

Wednesday 11 Oct 2006 · Murcia, Spain

Spain2–1Argentina

Goals3

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Xavi Bilos Villa

33′1–0Xavi Spain
34′1–1Daniel Bilos Argentina
63′2–1David Villa Spain · penalty

Line-ups

Starters, then substitutes who came on. ● a goal; yellow and red marks are cards; ↑ on, ↓ off.

Spain

23Pepe ReinaGK
4Sergio RamosDF
10Joan CapdevilaDF ↓46′
20JuanitoDF
22Pablo IbáñezDF
6David AlbeldaMF ↓46′
14XaviMF●
17Andrés IniestaMF
7David VillaFW●
9Fernando TorresFW ↓54′
11Miguel Angel AnguloFW ↓75′

Came on

3Antonio LópezDF↑46′
8Xabi AlonsoMF↑46′
11Luis GarcíaFW↑54′
18Cesc FàbregasMF↑75′

Argentina

Came on

9Daniel BilosFW●↑16′
16Leandro SomozaMF↑46′
10Pablo AimarMF↑54′
7Javier SaviolaFW↑61′
18Sergio AgüeroFW↑71′

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

Spain: 1899 → 1910
Argentina: 2015 → 2005

Expected score for Spain: 47.7% (a draw counts half), home advantage included. An upset — the lower-rated side won.

Head to head

Meeting 11 of 15, 1952–2026.

Spain wins: 7
Draws: 2
Argentina wins: 6

Form either side

Spain

Before

1–3 v France 27 Jun 2006 · FIFA World Cup 2006
0–0 v Iceland 15 Aug 2006 · Friendly
4–0 v Liechtenstein 2 Sep 2006 · UEFA Euro qualification 2006
2–3 v Northern Ireland 6 Sep 2006 · UEFA Euro qualification 2006
0–2 v Sweden 7 Oct 2006 · UEFA Euro qualification 2006

After

0–1 v Romania 15 Nov 2006 · Friendly
1–0 v England 7 Feb 2007 · Friendly
2–1 v Denmark 24 Mar 2007 · UEFA Euro qualification 2007
1–0 v Iceland 28 Mar 2007 · UEFA Euro qualification 2007
2–0 v Latvia 2 Jun 2007 · UEFA Euro qualification 2007

Argentina

Before

6–0 v Serbia 16 Jun 2006 · FIFA World Cup 2006
0–0 v Netherlands 21 Jun 2006 · FIFA World Cup 2006
2–1 v Mexico 24 Jun 2006 · FIFA World Cup 2006
1–1 v Germany 30 Jun 2006 · FIFA World Cup 2006
0–3 v Brazil 3 Sep 2006 · Friendly

After

1–0 v France 7 Feb 2007 · Friendly
0–0 v Chile 18 Apr 2007 · Friendly
1–1 v Switzerland 2 Jun 2007 · Friendly
4–3 v Algeria 5 Jun 2007 · Friendly
4–1 v United States 28 Jun 2007 · Copa América 2007

Every Spain v Argentina match15

From Spain's side.


19 Jul 2026	Argentina	1–0	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 2026	Final
27 Mar 2018	Argentina	6–1	Home	Friendly	—
7 Sep 2010	Argentina	1–4	Away	Friendly	—
14 Nov 2009	Argentina	2–1	Home	Friendly	—
11 Oct 2006	Argentina	2–1	Home	Friendly	—
17 Nov 1999	Argentina	0–2	Home	Friendly	—
20 Sep 1995	Argentina	2–1	Home	Friendly	—
12 Oct 1988	Argentina	1–1	Home	Friendly	—
12 Oct 1974	Argentina	1–1	Away	Friendly	—
11 Oct 1972	Argentina	1–0	Home	Friendly	—
13 Jul 1966	Argentina	1–2	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 1966	Group stage
11 Jun 1961	Argentina	2–0	Home	Friendly	—
24 Jul 1960	Argentina	0–2	Away	Friendly	—
5 Jul 1953	Argentina	0–1	Away	Friendly	—
7 Dec 1952	Argentina	0–1	Home	Friendly	—

Score: openfootball · Scorers: ESPN · Line-ups: ESPN · Cards: ESPN