World Cup 2026 Results — Monday 22 June
Available in USMonday’s Matchday 2 programme in Groups I and J reshaped the top of the outright market and produced one of the tournament’s defining moments. The full results below are confirmed by multiple broadcasters; two late kickoffs in the United States had not yet been confirmed by major outlets at the time of writing and are noted as provisional rather than reported as settled.
Contents
- Results at a glance
- Group J — Argentina and the scoring record
- Group I — France and Norway through
- Confirmed eliminations
- How the outright market moved
- Results still to be confirmed
- Frequently asked questions
Results at a glance
Two results are confirmed by multiple sources; two are not yet settled across major outlets and are listed as provisional.
| Match | Group | Score | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina vs Austria | J | 2–0 | Confirmed (score) |
| France vs Iraq | I | 4–0 | Confirmed (score) |
| Norway vs Senegal | I | Result pending (1–0 or 2–1) | Score unconfirmed |
| Jordan vs Algeria | J | Result pending | Not yet recorded |
Group J — Argentina and the scoring record
Argentina beat Austria 2–0 to move to six points with a goal difference of +5, and were reported to have secured advancement to the knockout phase. The headline, though, was historical: Lionel Messi became the men’s World Cup all-time top scorer, moving past Miroslav Klose’s long-standing mark of 16 with his record goal at 38 minutes. He had equalled Klose with a hat-trick against Algeria on 16 June.
For Irish readers following the outright and specials markets, the significance is twofold — Argentina tightening their grip on Group J, and Messi reopening the Golden Boot conversation just as the market had begun to settle.
The Messi total: a disputed number
Sources disagree on Messi’s exact new career tally, and this guide does not paper over the disagreement. ESPN and Olympics.com report a single Messi goal on the night, putting his career total at 17; CBS’s live coverage reports a brace (38′ and 90+5′), which would put him at 18. Both versions agree on the essential fact — the record now belongs to Messi — but the precise number remains contested and should be treated as such until the major outlets align.
Group I — France and Norway through
France produced the most emphatic result of the round, a 4–0 win over Iraq built on a Kylian Mbappé brace delivered on his 100th cap for France. That victory put France top of Group I on six points with a goal difference of +6, and eliminated Iraq, who finish the group phase on zero.
Norway also reached six points by beating Senegal, with Erling Haaland among the scorers, confirming their place in the knockout rounds and eliminating Senegal. The exact scoreline is not yet settled — sources split between 1–0 and 2–1 — so the result is recorded here as a Norway win without a confirmed margin.
- Argentina (6 pts, +5) reported through in Group J after a 2–0 win over Austria.
- Messi is now the men’s World Cup all-time top scorer; his exact total (17 or 18) is disputed across sources.
- France top Group I (6 pts, +6) after a 4–0 win over Iraq, with a Mbappé brace on his 100th cap.
- Norway are through on six points; the precise scoreline against Senegal is unconfirmed.
Confirmed eliminations
Two sides are confirmed out after Monday’s play:
| Team | Group | Points | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq | I | 0 | Eliminated after 0–4 v France |
| Senegal | I | 0 | Eliminated; Norway result confirms the exit |
Group I is therefore decided at the top: France and Norway both advance, and their Matchday 3 meeting (26 June) settles only the group winner and seeding. The full standings sit on the World Cup 2026 groups hub and the dedicated Group I page.
How the outright market moved
Monday’s results fed straight into the betting boards. The figures below are media-reported decimals (FOX Sports / FanDuel), converted to fractional for Irish readers; fractional is the primary local format, decimal the secondary. Treat them as indicative — exact live aggregator lines were unavailable.
| Market | Selection | Fractional | Decimal | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outright winner | France | 39/10 | 4.90 | 22 Jun |
| Outright winner | Spain | 5/1 | 6.00 | 22 Jun |
| Outright winner | England | 6/1 | 7.00 | 22 Jun |
| Outright winner | Argentina | 7/1 | 8.00 | 22 Jun |
| Golden Boot | Lionel Messi | 2/1 | 3.00 | 22 Jun |
| Golden Boot | Kylian Mbappé | 16/5 | 4.20 | 22 Jun |
The clearest move was in the Golden Boot market: Messi shortened from 4.00 to 3.00 (4/1 to 2/1) after the record goal, with Mbappé now a clear second at 4.20 (16/5) following his brace. On the outright, France held as solo favourite, while Spain had shortened to 6.00 earlier in the window after a 4–0 win over Saudi Arabia. The full board is maintained on the World Cup 2026 odds reference and the Golden Boot market page.
Results still to be confirmed
Two items remain open and will be updated once the major outlets publish confirmed results:
- Norway vs Senegal — a Norway win is confirmed by the standings (six points), but the exact score (1–0 or 2–1) and the full scorer list are not settled.
- Jordan vs Algeria — the result had not yet been confirmed by major outlets at the time of writing and is not stated here. It affects only the bottom-two arithmetic in Group J going into Matchday 3 (27 June).
