Argentina Vs France Head To Head Record: History Favors Lionel Messi And Co Going Into World Cup Final

Sunday's World Cup final will be the 13th time that France and Argentina have met in men's international soccer. Take a look at their head to head record.
Argentina Vs France Head To Head Record: History Favors Lionel Messi And Co Going Into World Cup Final
Argentina Vs France Head To Head Record: History Favors Lionel Messi And Co Going Into World Cup Final /

Sunday's World Cup final will be the 13th time that France and Argentina have met in men's international soccer.

France have only won three of their previous 12 meetings, while Argentina have been victorious on six occasions.

Sunday's game will be seen by many as a battle between Kylian Mbappe and Lionel Messi.

Both men shone the last time that France played Argentina in the World Cup.

Mbappe scored twice and Messi recorded two assists as France beat Argentina 4-3 in the round of 16 in Russia four years ago.

Messi was on the scoresheet nine years earlier in 2009 - the last time that Argentina beat France.

A photo of the scoreboard after France's 4-3 win over Argentina in 2018
France won 4-3 in 2018 but Argentina have a superior head-to-head record across all of their 12 meetings :: IMAGO/Sven Simon

Argentina Vs France Head To Head

Argentina

France

6

Wins

3

3

Draws

3

15

Goals Scored

11

Results Between Argentina And France

Year

Result

Competition

1930

France 0-1 Argentina

World Cup

1965

France 0-0 Argentina

Friendly

1971

Argentina 3-4 France

Friendly

1971

Argentina 2-0 France

Friendly

1972

Argentina 0-0 France

Brazil Independence Cup

1974

France 0-1 Argentina

Friendly

1977

Argentina 0-0 France

Friendly

1978

Argentina 2-1 France

World Cup

1986

France 2-0 Argentina

Friendly

2007

France 0-1 Argentina

Friendly

2009

France 0-2 Argentina

Friendly

2018

France 4-3 Argentina

World Cup


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Robert Summerscales
ROBERT SUMMERSCALES

Robert Summerscales launched FanNation Futbol in February 2022. Rob is a British journalist who previously spent two years on the sports desk at the Daily Mail in London, having earlier served as editor of CaughtOffside.com. He has been to the last two FIFA Men's World Cups, in Russia and Qatar, and is looking forward to completing his hat-trick in North America in 2026.