Argentina will look to make it back-to-back wins following the World Cup when they welcome Burkina Faso to the Estadio Mas Monumental for an international friendly.
Lionel Scaloni’s side cruised to a 4-0 victory over Bolivia in their first match since losing the 2026 World Cup final to Spain, while Burkina Faso arrive in Buenos Aires following a positive end to September.
The result continued Argentina’s remarkable record in friendly matches, with Scaloni’s side now winning 20 successive friendlies since drawing 2-2 with Uruguay in 2019.
They will therefore be looking to extend that sequence to 21 matches before facing Benin in their final game of the international window.
Lionel Messi is not expected to feature against Burkina Faso, with his involvement instead being saved for the meeting with Benin on October 6.
Burkina Faso should provide Argentina with a more difficult assignment than Bolivia after producing some encouraging results of their own.
Amir Abdou’s side picked up four points from two Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers in September, beginning with a 1-1 draw against Benin before beating the Central African Republic 1-0.
Team news for Argentina v Burkina Faso
Messi is not expected to feature against Burkina Faso, with the Argentina captain instead set to be involved against Benin in the final game of the international window.
Scaloni could also be without Lautaro Martinez after the Inter Milan striker was forced off with a suspected injury against Bolivia.
Matias Soule, Santiago Castro and Tomas Palacios are among those hoping to make their senior international debuts.
Burkina Faso appear to have come through their recent AFCON qualifiers without any major new injury problems.
Edmond Tapsoba recovered from an issue suffered against Benin to feature in the victory over the Central African Republic.
There is greater uncertainty surrounding Dango Ouattara, who missed both September qualifiers through illness.
Expected line-ups for Argentina v Burkina Faso
Argentina: E. Martinez; Giay, Romero, L. Martinez, Vega; Paz, Palacios, Fernandez, Prestianni; Alvarez, Lopez.
Burkina Faso: Koffi; Kabore, Djiga, E. Tapsoba, Kouassi; A. Tapsoba, Doucet, Ouedraogo; Bouda, Traore, Zagre.
How to watch Argentina v Burkina Faso: TV channel, online stream
Argentina v Burkina Faso kicks off at 1:00am BST on Sunday, October 4 in the UK. The international friendly will be shown live on Premier Sports 2, while subscribers can also watch the match online through Premier Sports Player.
Recent form and stats for Argentina v Burkina Faso
- Argentina beat Bolivia 4-0 in their first match since the 2026 World Cup final.
- The Albiceleste have won 20 consecutive international friendlies.
- Argentina have won five of their last six matches across all competitions.
- Burkina Faso are unbeaten in their last three matches, winning two and drawing one.
- The Stallions have conceded just one goal across those three games.
- Burkina Faso have never qualified for the World Cup.
- Argentina and Burkina Faso have never previously met at senior international level.
- Nico Paz scored and provided an assist in Argentina’s 4-0 victory over Bolivia.
Prediction
Burkina Faso should provide Argentina with a more competitive test than Bolivia managed, particularly given the visitors’ recent defensive record.
However, the quality available to Scaloni remains significant even without Messi, and Argentina should control the majority of the contest on home soil.
Prediction: Argentina 3-1 Burkina Faso
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