Friendly

Argentina 4–1 Spain

Tuesday 7 Sep 2010 · Buenos Aires, Argentina

Argentina4–1Spain

Goals5

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Messi Higuaín Tevez Llorente Agüero

10′1–0Lionel Messi Argentina
13′2–0Gonzalo Higuaín Argentina
34′3–0Carlos Tevez Argentina
84′3–1Fernando Llorente Spain
90′4–1Sergio Agüero Argentina

Line-ups

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

Argentina

Came on

Spain

23Pepe ReinaGK ↓45′
2Nacho MonrealDF
3Gerard PiquéDF
4Carlos MarchenaDF
17Álvaro ArbeloaDF
6Andrés IniestaMF ↓45′
10Cesc FàbregasMF ↓56′
14Xabi AlonsoMF ↓71′
16Sergio BusquetsMF
21David SilvaMF ↓45′
7David VillaFW ↓45′

Came on

12Víctor Valdés↑45′
19Fernando Llorente●↑45′
20Santi Cazorla↑45′
22Jesús Navas↑45′
8Xavi↑56′
18Pedro↑71′

Elo

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

Argentina: 2009 → 2031
Spain: 2190 → 2169

Expected score for Argentina: 38.5% (a draw counts half), home advantage included. An upset — the lower-rated side won.

Head to head

Meeting 13 of 15, 1952–2026.

Argentina wins: 6
Draws: 2
Spain wins: 7

Form either side

Argentina

Before

4–1 v South Korea 17 Jun 2010 · FIFA World Cup 2010
2–0 v Greece 22 Jun 2010 · FIFA World Cup 2010
3–1 v Mexico 27 Jun 2010 · FIFA World Cup 2010
0–4 v Germany 3 Jul 2010 · FIFA World Cup 2010
1–0 v Republic of Ireland 11 Aug 2010 · Friendly

After

0–1 v Japan 8 Oct 2010 · Friendly
1–0 v Brazil 17 Nov 2010 · Friendly
2–1 v Portugal 9 Feb 2011 · Friendly
4–1 v Venezuela 16 Mar 2011 · Friendly
1–1 v United States 26 Mar 2011 · Friendly

Spain

Before

1–0 v Paraguay 3 Jul 2010 · FIFA World Cup 2010
1–0 v Germany 7 Jul 2010 · FIFA World Cup 2010
1–0 v Netherlands 11 Jul 2010 · FIFA World Cup 2010
1–1 v Mexico 11 Aug 2010 · Friendly
4–0 v Liechtenstein 3 Sep 2010 · UEFA Euro qualification 2010

After

3–1 v Lithuania 8 Oct 2010 · UEFA Euro qualification 2010
3–2 v Scotland 12 Oct 2010 · UEFA Euro qualification 2010
0–4 v Portugal 17 Nov 2010 · Friendly
1–0 v Colombia 9 Feb 2011 · Friendly
2–1 v Czech Republic 25 Mar 2011 · UEFA Euro qualification 2011

Every Argentina v Spain match15

From Argentina's side.


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

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