Argentina vs Portugal: Head-To-Head, Last 10 Matches, Stats, FIFA World Cup 2022 Groups, And Winning Prediction

Updated: 10 December 2022

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Argentina vs Portugal: Head-To-Head, Last 10 Matches, Stats, FIFA World Cup 2022 Groups, And Winning Prediction. Argentina and Portugal do not have much of a footballing rivalry between them as such but the individual rivalry between two of their top players, i.e, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, has made this matchup a hot topic among fans over the last decade undeniable reasons. 

Regarding international records, Argentina is much clearer ahead of Portugal in all aspects and has been a more successful footballing nation since the very beginning. However, Portugal has slowly evolved into one of the better national teams in the world as they produce a lot of talent lately. 

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The two sides have only met each other 8 times in the past and they have never played against each other in a World Cup match before. 

Argentina vs Portugal: Head-to-Head Stats

  • Total matches played – 8
  • Matches won by Portugal – 2
  • Matches won by Argentina – 5
  • Matches Drawn – 1

Argentina vs Portugal: Records

  • First Match: Portugal 0-2 Argentina (1st April 1928)
  • Largest Victory: Portugal 3-1 Argentina (29th June 1972)

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Argentina vs Portugal: Last 5 Encounters

04 Jun 1961Portugal v ArgentinaArgentina Won0-2International Friendly
31 May 1964Argentina v PortugalArgentina Won2-0Copa das Nacoes
29 Jun 1972Portugal v ArgentinaPortugal Won3-1Independence
09 Feb 2011Argentina v PortugalArgentina Won2-1International Friendly
18 Nov 2014Portugal v ArgentinaPortugal Won1-0International Friendly

Argentina vs Portugal: FIFA 2022 World Cup Groups 

  • Argentina is in Group C – Argentina, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, and Poland. 
  • Portugal is in Group H – Portugal, Ghana, Uruguay, and South Korea. 

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Argentina vs Portugal: FIFA World Cup 2022 Prediction 

Argentina is one of the favorites to win the 2022 FIFA World Cup and Portugal has been one of the European footballing heavyweights for the last few years. Although Portugal had a hard time qualifying for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, it does not mean that they are any less of a threat in this tournament. 

The Cristiano Ronaldo-led site is powered by one of the strongest squads in the world and with the correct motivation, they can do wonders. 

Argentina, on the other hand, looks unstoppable. Manager Lionel Scaloni has turned this side into a well-oiled machine and they are unbeaten for the last 32 matches which is unimaginable. And of course, they have a little magic in their captain Lionel Messi. 

We thus think that La Albiceleste will register a win over Portugal if the two sides do happen to meet in the 2022 FIFA World Cup.