How to watch Argentina vs Austria live: Stream, TV channel, team news, prediction

Argentina can book their place in the round of 32 at the 2026 World Cup with a win on Monday (1 pm ET), and perhaps even win the Group J with a game to spare, when they face Austria in Dallas.

WATCH — Argentina vs Austria, en Español

Lionel Messi scored a hat trick for the first time at the World Cup as Argentina opened their world title defense with a 3-0 victory over Algeria in Kansas City. Monday's game will be Messi's last one as a 38-year-old, with his birthday on Wednesday. A win would put Argentina on 6 points, coupled with Jordan not beating Algeria later on Monday, and the Albiceleste would clinch top spot with head-to-head tiebreakers over the other two.

Austria currently sit 2nd in the group after they topped Jordan 3-1 in their opener. Romano Schmid, Yazan Al-Arab and Marko Arnautovic got the goals for Ralf Rangnick's side.

How to watch Argentina vs Austria live, stream link and start time

Kick off time:1 pm ET Monday (June 22)
Venue:AT&T Stadium — Dallas
TV Channel: Telemundo
Streaming: Stream live on Peacock, en Espanol

Argentina team news, focus

QUESTIONABLE: Gonzalo Montiel (muscular)

Austria team news, focus

QUESTIONABLE: Stefan Posch (broken jaw)

Argentina vs Austria prediction

Get out of Messi's way, he's still one of the few best players in the world. Julian Alvarez should return to the XI and will either benefit from all the extra attention paid to Messi, or take some away himself and free Messi up even more. Argentina vs Austria.