History in favour of Argentina against France

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)