Argentina and France will lock horns with each other in the first match of the last 16 at the 2018 Fifa World Cup in Russia Saturday.
One can’t simply ask for a better start to the knockout stage.
Although the Albiceleste have the worst statistical group stage record among the 16 teams who have qualified for the second round, they are ahead of the Les Blues in the head-to-head record.
Overall, they have faced each other 11 times with Argentina winning six times, France turning out victorious twice and the other three matches ending in draws.
As far as the World Cup is concerned, Argentina have won both their matches against the 1998 world champion.
Overall head-to-head:
Argentina 1-0 France
07/15/1930 - World Cup (Montevideo, Uruguay)
France 0-0 Argentina
06/03/1965 - Friendly (Paris, France)
Argentina 3-4 France
01/08/1971 - Friendly (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
Argentina 2-0 France
01/13/1971 - Friendly (Mar del Plata, Argentina)
France 0-0 Argentina
06/25/1972 - Copa de la Independencia (Salvador, Brazil)
France 0-1 Argentina
05/18/1974 - Friendly (Paris, France)
Argentina 0-0 France
06/26/1977 - Friendly (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
Argentina 2-1 France
06/06/1978 - World Cup (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
France 2-0 Argentina
03/23/1986 - Friendly (Paris, France)
France 0-1 Argentina
07/02/2007 - Friendly (Saint-Denis, France)
France 0-2 Argentina
11/02/2009 - Friendly (Marseille, France)
