International Friendly

FT Saturday, June 6, 2026
Honduras WLDDL 0
–
Argentina WWWWW 2
1st2ndT
HON000
ARG112
Kyle Field · 91,102 att. · ESPN Deportes · ESPN Unlmtd

Match Report

Getty Images

Lionel Messi left on bench as Argentina beat Honduras

Argentina beat Honduras 2-0 on Saturday in their second-to-last friendly before the FIFA World Cup begins on June 11.

Full story at ESPN →

Team Stats

12
Fouls
16
1
Yellow Cards
4
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
1
1
Corner Kicks
6
6
Saves
0
28.3
Possession
71.7
4
SHOTS
20
0
ON GOAL
8
0.0
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
247
Accurate Passes
746
301
Passes
789
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
6
8
Crosses
14
0.3
Cross %
0.4
39
Long Balls
28
16
Accurate Long Balls
18
0.4
Long Balls %
0.6
2
Blocked Shots
5
12
Effective Tackles
9
21
Tackles
12
0.6
Tackle %
0.8
14
Interceptions
4
11
Effective Clearances
6
11
Clearances
6

Head to Head

ARG leads series 2-0

Lineups

ARG · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Juan MussoG
  2. 6Lisandro MartínezCD-L
  3. 19Nicolás OtamendiCD-R
  4. 3Nicolás TagliaficoLB
  5. 28Agustín GiayRB
  6. 16Thiago AlmadaAM
  7. 14Exequiel PalaciosLM
  8. 8Valentín BarcoRM
  9. 22Lautaro MartínezF
  10. 17Giuliano SimeoneAM-L
  11. 11Giovani Lo CelsoAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 12Gerónimo RulliSUB
  2. 13Cristian RomeroSUB
  3. 30Ignacio OvandoSUB
  4. 10Lionel MessiSUB
  5. 25Facundo MedinaSUB
  6. 20Alexis Mac AllisterSUB
  7. 21José Manuel LópezSUB
  8. 15Nico GonzálezSUB
  9. 34Joaquin FreitasSUB
  10. 24Enzo FernándezSUB
  11. 31Simon EscobarSUB
  12. 7Rodrigo De PaulSUB
  13. 29Nicolás CapaldoSUB
  14. 27Santiago BeltránSUB
  15. 32Tomás ArandaSUB

HON · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Edrick MenjivarG
  2. 2Denil MaldonadoCD-L
  3. 21Giancarlos SacazaCD-R
  4. 8Joseph RosalesLB
  5. 6Cristopher MeléndezRB
  6. 10Luis PalmaAM
  7. 16Edwin RodríguezLM
  8. 5Kervin ArriagaRM
  9. 9Jorge BengucheF
  10. 7Rigoberto RivasAM-L
  11. 18Dereck MoncadaAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 17Jorge ÁlvarezSUB
  2. 3José AguileraSUB
  3. 11Exon ArzúSUB
  4. 13Clinton BennettSUB
  5. 26Cristian Nahun Canales ZunigaSUB
  6. 24Keyrol FigueroaSUB
  7. 19Kevin GüitiSUB
  8. 12Alex GüitySUB
  9. 25Jeffry MirandaSUB
  10. 22Luis OrtizSUB
  11. 14Jose ReyesSUB
  12. 15David RuizSUB
  13. 4Luis VegaSUB

Timeline

  1. 9' Delay in match because of an injury Kervin Arriaga (Honduras).
  2. 9'
  3. 10' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  4. 10'
  5. 23' Delay in match for a drinks break.
  6. 23'
  7. 26' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  8. 26'
  9. 30' Delay in match (Argentina).
  10. 30'
  11. 30' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  12. 30'
  13. 31' Valentín Barco (Argentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 32' Delay in match because of an injury Dereck Moncada (Honduras).
  15. 32'
  16. 33' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  17. 33'
  18. 37' Goal! Argentina 1, Honduras 0. Lautaro Martínez (Argentina) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  19. 45' Substitution, Argentina. Rodrigo De Paul replaces Valentín Barco.
  20. 45' Substitution, Argentina. Facundo Medina replaces Nicolás Tagliafico.
  21. 45' Substitution, Honduras. Keyrol Figueroa replaces Jorge Benguché.
  22. 49' Lisandro Martínez (Argentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  23. 52' Denil Maldonado (Honduras) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  24. 54' Goal! Argentina 2, Honduras 0. Giuliano Simeone (Argentina) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lautaro Martínez.
  25. 62' Substitution, Honduras. Luis Vega replaces Denil Maldonado.
  26. 62' Substitution, Honduras. David Ruíz replaces Kervin Arriaga.
  27. 62' Substitution, Honduras. Exon Arzú replaces Dereck Moncada.
  28. 62' Substitution, Honduras. Alejandro Reyes replaces Edwin Rodríguez.
  29. 62' Alexis Mac Allister (Argentina) Substitution at 62'
  30. 62' Alexis Mac Allister (Argentina) Substitution at 62'
  31. 62' Substitution, Argentina. Enzo Fernández replaces Thiago Almada.
  32. 63' Substitution, Argentina. José Manuel López replaces Lautaro Martínez.
  33. 63' Substitution, Argentina. Cristian Romero replaces Lisandro Martínez.
  34. 69' Delay in match for a drinks break.
  35. 69' Delay in match for a drinks break.
  36. 71' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  37. 71' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  38. 72' Facundo Medina (Argentina) is shown the yellow card.
  39. 78' Substitution, Honduras. José Aguilera replaces Joseph Rosales.
  40. 78' Substitution, Honduras. Jeffry Miranda replaces Rigoberto Rivas.
  41. 79' Substitution, Honduras. Clinton Bennett replaces Giancarlos Sacaza.
  42. 81' Substitution, Argentina. Santiago Beltrán replaces Juan Musso.
  43. 81' Substitution, Argentina. Tomás Aranda replaces Exequiel Palacios.
  44. 81' Substitution, Honduras. Kevin Güiti replaces Luis Palma.
  45. 81' Substitution, Honduras. Cristian Canales replaces Cristopher Meléndez.
  46. 81' Substitution, Honduras. Luis Ortiz replaces Edrick Menjívar.
  47. 82' Substitution, Argentina. Nicolás Capaldo replaces Giuliano Simeone.
  48. 86' Substitution, Argentina. Joaquín Freitas replaces Nicolás Otamendi.
  49. 90'+1' Nicolás Capaldo (Argentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Men's International Friendly News

All news
Video Lionel Messi watches on at the Messi Cup Lionel Messi watches on at the Messi Cup Video Alex Freeman adding to banner 2026 with goal See why Alex Freeman is adding to his stellar year with another sensational goal. Video How can teams stop Erling Haaland? How can teams stop Erling Haaland? Video Were Messi and De Paul wrong to 'taunt' Atlanta United's Alonso? Were Messi and De Paul wrong to 'taunt' Atlanta United's Alonso?