Argentina have faced Asian opposition 6 times at the World Cup — lost just once (against Saudi Arabia in 2022)

On his World Cup debut, Giovani Lo Celso is the oldest Argentina player ever to score on debut, aged 30 years, 79 days.

Jordan are the first team to score in each of their first three World Cup matches since the Ivory Coast in 2006.

That's Lionel Messi's 6th goal of this World Cup — no other player has scored as many.

Lionel Messi has scored his 19th World Cup goal — no player in history has scored more.

Lionel Messi (Argentina) earned a standout match rating of 8.5 (1 goal).

Jordan have conceded in every one of their 3 World Cup matches (8 goals).

Argentina dominated possession 73%–27%.

Since the start of Qatar 2022, Argentina have been awarded more World Cup penalties (7) than Spain, France, Portugal, and Brazil combined (6).

Argentina have just recorded their 50th win in World Cup history.

Lionel Messi has scored in each of his last seven WC appearances — a record — racking up 11 goals across the run (5 in his last 4 at Qatar 2022, 6 in three matches in 2026).

Argentina become just the second team to start two players aged 38+ in a WC — Messi and Otamendi, following Brazil's T. Silva and Dani Alves in 2022.

Argentina are unbeaten in their last 9 World Cup matches (7 wins, 2 draws).

Argentina have scored in each of their last 12 World Cup matches — their longest scoring run at a World Cup.

Argentina have won 46 of their 56 World Cup matches in which they scored first (W46 D7 L3).

Mousa Tamari became the 1st player to score as a substitute for Jordan at the World Cup.

Leandro Paredes completed 154 passes against Jordan— a record for an Argentine in a World Cup match, and the sixth-highest overall in World Cup history.

since records began in 1966

Argentina completed 735 passes to Jordan's 228.