AustriavsArgentina
AUT 0/ARG 2
Things to say
Argentina beat Austria 2-0 at AT&T Stadium to go 2-0-0 in the group.
01
opener
Argentina handled Austria 2-nil. Never really in doubt. They controlled it from the whistle and Austria just couldn't get out of their own half.
02
key player
Messi put up seven shots on his own. Even at his age he's still pulling the whole attack toward him every time he gets on the ball.
03
hot take
Two-nil flatters Austria, honestly. Could've been four if Argentina finished their chances.
04
deep cut
Emi Martinez only had to make one save the whole match. That tells you everything about how lopsided it was.
05
exit
Argentina's already through, basically. Curious to see if they rest the starters next match.
The recap
Argentina handled Austria 2-0 at AT&T Stadium and barely broke a sweat doing it. Messi was at the heart of everything with seven shots, pulling the strings while Enzo Fernández did the dirty work with ten defensive interventions to snuff out anything Austria tried to build.
Emiliano Martínez only had to make one save all night, which tells you exactly how one-sided this was. Clean sheet, two-from-two in the group, and the Argentines look like they mean business.