Argentina2–0Austria

Lionel Messi's day started with a stumble — a VAR-awarded penalty in the 7th minute that he himself put wide of the post — but he made up for it soon enough. A Facundo Medina ball on the break found him in the 38th, and he slotted home left-footed for the opener. Austria pushed back well after the break, with Marcel Sabitzer testing Emiliano Martínez and David Alaba's resistance, but Argentina's defense held until the very end. Messi sealed it in the fifth minute of stoppage time, latching onto another fast break and finishing from inside the six-yard box for his second of the night. A 2-0 win that looked tighter than the scoreline for long stretches, with Messi doing what Messi does when it matters most.