Friendly

France 0–2 Argentina

Wednesday 11 Feb 2009 · Marseille, France

France0–2Argentina

Goals2

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Gutiérrez Messi

41′0–1Jonás Gutiérrez Argentina
83′0–2Lionel Messi Argentina

Line-ups

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

France

Came on

10Karim Benzema↑65′

Argentina

Came on

4Marcos Angeleri↑81′
11Carlos Tevez↑82′

Elo

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

France: 1908 → 1893
Argentina: 2002 → 2017

Expected score for France: 50.9% (a draw counts half), home advantage included.

Head to head

Meeting 11 of 13, 1930–2022.

France wins: 3
Draws: 4
Argentina wins: 6

Form either side

France

Before

1–3 v Austria 6 Sep 2008 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2008
2–1 v Serbia 10 Sep 2008 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2008
2–2 v Romania 11 Oct 2008 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2008
3–1 v Tunisia 14 Oct 2008 · Friendly
0–0 v Uruguay 19 Nov 2008 · Friendly

After

1–0 v Lithuania 28 Mar 2009 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2009
1–0 v Lithuania 1 Apr 2009 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2009
0–1 v Nigeria 2 Jun 2009 · Friendly
1–0 v Turkey 5 Jun 2009 · Friendly
1–0 v Faroe Islands 12 Aug 2009 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2009

Argentina

Before

1–1 v Paraguay 6 Sep 2008 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2008
1–1 v Peru 10 Sep 2008 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2008
2–1 v Uruguay 11 Oct 2008 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2008
0–1 v Chile 15 Oct 2008 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2008
1–0 v Scotland 19 Nov 2008 · Friendly

After

4–0 v Venezuela 28 Mar 2009 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2009
1–6 v Bolivia 1 Apr 2009 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2009
3–1 v Panama 20 May 2009 · Friendly
1–0 v Colombia 6 Jun 2009 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2009
0–2 v Ecuador 10 Jun 2009 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2009

Every France v Argentina match13

From France's side.


18 Dec 2022	Argentina	3–3 (lost on pens)	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 2022	Final
30 Jun 2018	Argentina	4–3	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 2018	Round of 16
11 Feb 2009	Argentina	0–2	Home	Friendly	—
7 Feb 2007	Argentina	0–1	Home	Friendly	—
26 Mar 1986	Argentina	2–0	Home	Friendly	—
6 Jun 1978	Argentina	1–2	Away	FIFA World Cup 1978	Group stage
26 Jun 1977	Argentina	0–0	Away	Friendly	—
18 May 1974	Argentina	0–1	Home	Friendly	—
25 Jun 1972	Argentina	0–0	Neutral	Brazil Independence Cup 1972	—
13 Jan 1971	Argentina	0–2	Away	Friendly	—
8 Jan 1971	Argentina	4–3	Away	Friendly	—
3 Jun 1965	Argentina	0–0	Home	Friendly	—
15 Jul 1930	Argentina	0–1	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 1930	Group stage

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