Argentina 3–0 Benin
Argentina
3–0HT 0–0
Benin
Argentina played Benin in the Friendlies on 6 October 2026 at El Monumental. The match finished 3–0.
Goals and cards
- 44'N. Otamendi — Yellow card
- 48'N. Otamendi (assist by L. Messi)
- 55'M. Tijani — Yellow card
- 61'N. Paz (assist by L. Messi)
- 70'L. Messi
Line-ups
Argentina 4-3-3
- Emiliano Martínez
- Agustín Giay
- Cristian Romero
- Nicolás Otamendi
- Nicolás Tagliafico
- Rodrigo De Paul
- Alexis Mac Allister
- Enzo Fernández
- Lionel Messi
- Lautaro Martínez
- Julián Alvarez
- SUBSTITUTES
- Juan Musso
- Gerónimo Rulli
- Leonardo Balerdi
- Lisandro Martínez
- Facundo Medina
- Valentín Barco
- Nicolás González
- Giovani Lo Celso
- Exequiel Palacios
- Nico Paz
- Gianluca Prestianni
- Giuliano Simeone
- Leonel Flores
- José Manuel López
- Franco Mastantuono
Benin 4-2-3-1
- Marcel Dandjinou
- Liam Omore
- Yohan Roche
- Mohamed Tijani
- Tamimou Ouorou
- Sessi D'Almeida
- Hassane Imourane
- Rodolfo Aloko
- Junior Olaitan
- Yamirou Ouorou
- Aiyegun Tosin
- SUBSTITUTES
- Adebiyi Marcel Serge Obassa
- Saturnin Allagbe
- Charlemagne Azongnitode
- Amiro Amadou
- Samadou Attidjikou
- Junior Olougbade
- Olatoundji Tessilimi
- Sahid Ngobi
- Joseph Oloko Ede
- Matteo Ahlinvi
- Jodel Dossou
Match statistics
| Argentina | Benin | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Shots on goal | 0 |
| 2 | Shots off goal | 2 |
| 5 | Total shots | 4 |
| 0 | Blocked shots | 2 |
| 3 | Shots inside box | 3 |
| 2 | Shots outside box | 1 |
| 2 | Fouls | 3 |
| 2 | Corners | 1 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 67% | Possession | 33% |
| 0 | Saves | 3 |
| 219 | Total passes | 104 |
| 200 | Accurate passes | 85 |
| 91% | Pass accuracy | 82% |