Argentina vs Benin Live Stream: Score, Lineups, H2H (6 Oct, 2026)

Argentina vs Benin Live Score (6 Oct, 2026)

Final

Benin

Argentina

Match Events & Live Commentary

90'+5'

End Regular Time

90'+1'

↔Substitution

Amiro Amadou (Benin) Substitution at 90'+1'

90'+1'

↔Substitution

Substitution, Benin. Sahid Ngobi replaces Rodolfo Aloko.

90'+1'

↔Substitution

Substitution, Benin. Samadou Attidjikou replaces Imourane Hassane.

90'+5'

Second Half ends, Argentina 3, Benin 0.

90'+5'

Attempt missed. Lionel Messi (Argentina) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.

90'+3'

Lionel Messi (Argentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

90'+3'

Foul by Sessi D'Almeida (Benin).

90'+2'

Leonel Flores (Argentina) wins a free kick on the left wing.

90'+2'

Foul by Samadou Attidjikou (Benin).

90'+1'

Substitution, Benin. Amiro Amadou replaces Yohan Roche.

90'+1'

Offside, Argentina. Lionel Messi is caught offside.

90'

Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.

90'

Franco Mastantuono (Argentina) wins a free kick on the right wing.

90'

Foul by Mattéo Ahlinvi (Benin).

89'

Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Saturnin Allagbé.

89'

Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Argentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Saturnin Allagbé (Benin). Assisted by Giovani Lo Celso.

89'

Attempt saved. Leonel Flores (Argentina) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Saturnin Allagbé (Benin). Assisted by Lionel Messi with a through ball.

88'

Offside, Argentina. Lionel Messi is caught offside.

86'

Foul by Facundo Medina (Argentina).

86'

Rodolfo Aloko (Benin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

84'

Foul by Facundo Medina (Argentina).

84'

Rodolfo Aloko (Benin) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

83'

Offside, Argentina. Lionel Messi is caught offside.

82'

Attempt missed. Franco Mastantuono (Argentina) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right.

82'

Attempt saved. Leonel Flores (Argentina) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Saturnin Allagbé (Benin). Assisted by Nico Paz.

80'

Agustín Giay (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

80'

Foul by Junior Olougbade (Benin).

80'

Foul by Nico Paz (Argentina).

80'

Rodolfo Aloko (Benin) wins a free kick on the right wing.

79'

↔Substitution

Substitution, Argentina. Exequiel Palacios replaces Enzo Fernández.

79'

↔Substitution

Substitution, Argentina. Franco Mastantuono replaces Cristian Romero.

79'

Substitution, Argentina. Giovani Lo Celso replaces Alexis Mac Allister.

78'

↔Substitution

Substitution, Argentina. Leonel Flores replaces Lautaro Martínez.

77'

Foul by Lisandro Martínez (Argentina).

77'

Jodel Dossou (Benin) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

76'

↔Substitution

Substitution, Benin. Saturnin Allagbé replaces Marcel Dandjinou.

75'

↔Substitution

Substitution, Benin. Charlemagne Azongnitode replaces Tamimou Ouorou.

75'

↔Substitution

Substitution, Benin. Jodel Dossou replaces Aiyegun Tosin.

75'

Attempt missed. Lionel Messi (Argentina) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nico González with a cross.

71'

⚽Penalty - Scored

Goal! Argentina 3, Benin 0. Lionel Messi (Argentina) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the top right corner.

71'

End Delay

71'

End Delay

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

70'

Start Delay

70'

Start Delay

Delay in match because of an injury Tamimou Ouorou (Benin).

64'

↔Substitution

Substitution, Benin. Junior Olougbade replaces Yamirou Ouorou.

64'

↔Substitution

Substitution, Benin. Mattéo Ahlinvi replaces Junior Olaïtan.

61'

⚽Goal

Goal! Argentina 2, Benin 0. Nico Paz (Argentina) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lionel Messi.

60'

↔Substitution

Substitution, Argentina. Nico González replaces Julián Alvarez.

59'

↔Substitution

Substitution, Argentina. Nico Paz replaces Rodrigo De Paul.

55'

End Delay

55'

End Delay

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

55'

🟨Yellow Card

Mohamed Tijani (Benin) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

55'

Start Delay

55'

Start Delay

Delay in match because of an injury Alexis Mac Allister (Argentina).

52'

↔Substitution

Substitution, Argentina. Facundo Medina replaces Nicolás Tagliafico.

52'

↔Substitution

Substitution, Argentina. Lisandro Martínez replaces Nicolás Otamendi.

48'

⚽Goal

Goal! Argentina 1, Benin 0. Nicolás Otamendi (Argentina) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Lionel Messi with a cross following a corner.

45'

Start 2nd Half

Second Half begins Argentina 0, Benin 0.

45'+1'

Halftime

First Half ends, Argentina 0, Benin 0.

44'

🟨Yellow Card

Nicolás Otamendi (Argentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

12'

End Delay

12'

End Delay

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

11'

Start Delay

11'

Start Delay

Delay in match (Argentina).

—

Kickoff

First Half begins.

—

Start Delay

—

Match ends, Argentina 3, Benin 0.

Team Stats

BEN

ARG

35% Possession 65%

2 Shots on Goal 12

7 Shots 19

14 Fouls Committed 11

1 Yellow Cards 1

0 Red Cards 0

2 Corners Won 8

8 Saves 2

Match Leaders

BEN

ARG

18J. Olaitan M1 SOG, 0 G

Total Shots

10L. Messi F5 SOG, 1 G

5Y. Roche D45 PASS, 0 BCC

Accurate Passes

24E. Fernández M81 PASS, 0 BCC

8H. Imourane M4 TKLW, 6 DUELW

Defensive Interventions

13C. Romero D1 TKLW, 2 DUELW

1M. Dandjinou G8 SOGA, 3 GA

Saves

23E. Martínez G2 SOGA, 0 GA

Player Match Stats

Formation 4-2-3-1

Player	APP	SH	SOG	FC	FS	YC	SV	GA
1 M. Dandjinou G • Starter • Subbed off	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	3
13 M. Tijani CD-L • Starter	1	0	0	1	0	1	–	3
5 Y. Roche CD-R • Starter • Subbed off	1	1	0	1	1	0	–	3
3 T. Ouorou LB • Starter • Subbed off	1	1	0	1	1	0	–	3
2 L. Omore RB • Starter	1	0	0	0	0	0	–	3
18 J. Olaitan AM • Starter • Subbed off	1	3	1	1	1	0	–	2
8 H. Imourane LM • Starter • Subbed off	1	0	0	2	0	0	–	3
15 S. D'Almeida RM • Starter	1	0	0	2	1	0	–	3
10 T. Aiyegun F • Starter • Subbed off	1	1	0	0	1	0	–	3
11 Y. Ouorou AM-L • Starter • Subbed off	1	1	1	0	0	0	–	2
17 R. Aloko AM-R • Starter • Subbed off	1	0	0	2	5	0	–	3
4 A. Amadou SUB • Subbed on	1	0	0	0	0	0	–	0
20 J. Dossou SUB • Subbed on	1	0	0	0	1	0	–	0
7 M. Ahlinvi SUB • Subbed on	1	0	0	2	0	0	–	1
6 S. Ngobi SUB • Subbed on	1	0	0	0	0	0	–	0
16 S. Allagbé SUB • Subbed on	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
19 J. Olougbade SUB • Subbed on	1	0	0	1	0	0	–	1
12 C. Azongnitode SUB • Subbed on	1	0	0	0	0	0	–	0
22 S. Attidjikou SUB • Subbed on	1	0	0	1	0	0	–	0

Formation 4-3-3

Player	APP	G	A	SH	SOG	FC	FS	YC	SV
23 E. Martínez G • Starter	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
19 N. Otamendi CD-L • Starter • Subbed off	1	1	0	1	1	0	1	1	–
13 C. Romero CD-R • Starter • Subbed off	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	–
3 N. Tagliafico LB • Starter • Subbed off	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	–
4 A. Giay RB • Starter	1	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	–
20 A. Mac Allister CM • Starter	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	–
8 E. Fernández LM • Starter • Subbed off	1	0	0	2	2	0	1	0	–
7 R. De Paul RM • Starter • Subbed off	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	–
22 L. Martínez F • Starter • Subbed off	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	–
9 J. Álvarez LF • Starter • Subbed off	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	–
10 L. Messi RF • Starter	1	1	2	9	5	0	3	0	–
18 N. Paz SUB • Subbed on	1	1	0	1	1	2	0	0	–
6 L. Martínez SUB • Subbed on	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	–
31 L. Flores SUB • Subbed on	1	0	0	2	2	0	1	0	–
11 G. Lo Celso SUB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–
30 F. Mastantuono SUB • Subbed on	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	–
25 F. Medina SUB • Subbed on	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	–
15 N. González SUB • Subbed on	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	–
14 E. Palacios SUB • Subbed on	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–

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