Argentina vs Austria Prediction, 6/22/2026 World Cup Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 6/21/2026

Game: Argentina vs Austria

Date: Monday, June 22, 2026

Location: AT&T Stadium in Arlington, TX

TV: FOX

AT&T Stadium in Arlington, TX is the site where Austria (1-0-0) will meet Argentina (1-0-0) on Monday. The moneyline on this World Cup game has Argentina at -170 while Austria is at +500. The total is 2.5. The starting goaltenders will be Emiliano Martinez for Argentina and Alexander Schlager for Austria.

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Argentina won their World Cup opener against Algeria 3-0 behind a hat trick from Lionel Messi. The defending champions never really felt threatened in the matchup, and Messi is now tied for the World Cup record in goals scored with 16.

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Austria won their first World Cup game in 36 years as they beat Jordan 3-1 last week. One of the goals was an own-goal by Yazan Al Arab of Jordan. Marko Arnautovic gave Austria the 3-1 lead late in stoppage time.

The guy protecting the net for Argentina is Emiliano Martinez. Martinez has seen the field for 25,102 mins and is sitting with 855 stops during his soccer career. Martinez (123-61-98 mark in his professional soccer career) has accounted for 81 clean sheets, which gives him a 28.4%% clean sheet percentage. The goalie hailing from Argentina has seen 1,189 shots sent in his direction in 282 starts. His goals against per 90 minutes is 1.25 (356 total goals given up) and he is the owner of a save % of 71.9%.

Alexander Schlager will reside in front of the goal for Austria. In his pro soccer career, Schlager has surrendered 283 goals and has accumulated 606 stops in 240 starting assignments. He has surrendered 1.18 goals per 90 while he holds a mark of 114-67-59. He is the owner of a save percentage of 70.2% and his clean sheet rate is 30.8%%. Schlager has totaled 74 clean sheets while he has seen 863 shots attempted against him in 21,600 mins throughout his career.

Lionel Messi is a footballer to keep an eye out for Argentina. He has totaled 257 assists while earning 1373 points so far in his pro soccer career. The forward representing Argentina has totaled 558 goals scored in 52,602 mins. Messi has had a starting assignment in 579 matches during his career and he accounts for 0.95 goals per 90 mins.

Austria is being led by Marko Arnautovic, who can change the course of a fixture. He is averaging 0.39 goals per 90 mins and has been in the starting lineup in 334 matches thus far in his career. The forward born in Austria has been on the field for 29,621 minutes and he has scored 128 goals. He has 323 points in his career and has helped on a goal 67 times.

Who will win tonight's World Cup game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Argentina (-170)

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