Argentina 2026 FIFA World Cup – Schedule, Results & Standings
⚽ DEFENDING CHAMPIONS 2026 FIFA World Cup™

Argentina World Cup 2026

Group J
3 Group Matches
Jun 16 – Jun 27, 2026
🇺🇸 United States
🏆

3× World Champions — Defending Title in 2026

Argentina won the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, defeating France on penalties in the final. They enter 2026 as title holders, led by Lionel Messi in what is expected to be his final World Cup.

GROUP STAGE FIXTURES

Group J
🇦🇷
Argentina
ARG
Matchday 1
VS
Upcoming
🇩🇿
Algeria
ALG
June 16, 2026  ·  Tuesday
9:00 PM ET (Fox)
Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
GROUP J
🇦🇷
Argentina
ARG
Matchday 2
VS
Upcoming
🇦🇹
Austria
AUT
June 22, 2026  ·  Monday
1:00 PM ET (Fox)
AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas
GROUP J
🇯🇴
Jordan
JOR
Matchday 3
VS
Upcoming
🇦🇷
Argentina
ARG
June 27, 2026  ·  Saturday
10:00 PM ET (Fox)
AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas
GROUP J

GROUP J STANDINGS

Pre-Tournament
# Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1
🇦🇷 Argentina TBD
0000 000
0
2
🇩🇿 Algeria
0000 000
0
3
🇦🇹 Austria
0000 000
0
4
🇯🇴 Jordan
0000 000
0

🔵 Top 2 teams qualify automatically to Round of 32. The 8 best third-placed teams across all groups also advance. Standings will update after each matchday.

POTENTIAL KNOCKOUT PATH

If Argentina Qualify
Round of 32
vs Runner-up
Group H
If Argentina win Group J
Round of 16
TBD
Based on R32 results
Quarterfinal → Final
Cannot face Spain until
the Final
Draw pathway protection

GROUP J INFO

About Group J

Argentina are seeded first in Group J as the defending champions and second-ranked team in the world at the time of the draw. Their opponents include Algeria (Africa’s top side, World Cup debutants in 2026), Austria (first World Cup since 1998), and Jordan (making their World Cup debut). Argentina have only faced Algeria once before — a 4–3 friendly win in 2007 — and have met Jordan three times in friendlies, the last a 1–1 draw in 1990. The two nations have never previously met Austria in a competitive fixture.