Argentina 3-0 Benin: Final score, stats and lineups
International Friendly
Key events
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Nicolás OtamendiBad foul.44'
- Halftime 45'+1'
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Nicolás OtamendiAssist: Lionel Messi48'
- 52'
- 52'
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55'
Mohamed TijaniBad foul.
- 59'
- 60'
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Nico PazAssist: Lionel Messi61'
- 64'
- 64'
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Lionel Messi (pen)71'
- 75'
- 75'
- 76'
- 78'
- 79'
- 79'
- 90'+1'
- 90'+1'
- 90'+1'
- End Regular Time 90'+5'
Team stats
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8Corner Kicks2
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65.2Possession34.8
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19SHOTS7
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12ON GOAL2
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1Blocked Shots2
Match info
- Competition
- International Friendly
- Kickoff
- Tuesday, October 6, 2026, 7:00 PM ET
- Venue
- Estadio Más Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Team stats
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11Fouls14
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1Yellow Cards1
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0Red Cards0
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6Offsides0
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8Corner Kicks2
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2Saves8
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65.2Possession34.8
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19SHOTS7
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12ON GOAL2
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0.6On Target %0.3
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0Penalty Goals0
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1Penalty Kicks Taken0
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607Accurate Passes282
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666Passes356
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0.9Pass Completion %0.8
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6Accurate Crosses3
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16Crosses5
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0.4Cross %0.6
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30Long Balls39
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21Accurate Long Balls18
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0.7Long Balls %0.5
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1Blocked Shots2
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9Effective Tackles9
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14Tackles15
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0.6Tackle %0.6
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18Interceptions14
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4Effective Clearances17
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4Clearances17
Lineups
Argentina4-3-3- 23Emiliano MartínezG
- 4Agustín GiayRB
- 3Nicolás Tagliafico↓LB
- 20Alexis Mac AllisterCM
- 13Cristian Romero↓CD-R
- 19Nicolás Otamendi↓CD-L
- 7Rodrigo De Paul↓RM
- 8Enzo Fernández↓LM
- 22Lautaro Martínez↓F
- 10Lionel MessiRF
- 9Julián Álvarez↓LF
Benin4-2-3-1- 1Marcel Dandjinou↓G
- 2Liam OmoreRB
- 3Tamimou Ouorou↓LB
- 8Hassane Imourane↓LM
- 5Yohan Roche↓CD-R
- 13Mohamed TijaniCD-L
- 17Rodolfo Aloko↓AM-R
- 15Sessi D'AlmeidaRM
- 10Tosin Aiyegun↓F
- 18Junior Olaitan↓AM
- 11Yamirou Ouorou↓AM-L
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