Argentina routed Burkina Faso 7-0 on Saturday in an international friendly in Buenos Aires, recording their biggest-ever win against an African opponent.
The three-time World Cup winners’ biggest win against an African opponent before their 7-0 victory over Burkina Faso was a 5-0 international friendly win against Zambia on April 1, 2026.
Lautaro Martínez, Gianluca Prestianni, Nico Paz, Julián Álvarez, Franco Mastantuono, Giuliano Simeone and an own goal by Moumoune Diallo secured the dominant win against Burkina Faso at the Monumental, which was about half full.
According to ESPN, Argentina dominated from the start, taking the lead in the fourth minute when Martínez converted a rebound after his penalty was initially saved.
Diallo then scored an own goal before Prestianni, Paz and Álvarez made it 5-0 before halftime. Mastantuono and Simeone added second-half goals, with Prestianni, Mastantuono and Paz scoring their first goals for the senior national team.
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The match was overshadowed by problems surrounding Burkina Faso’s trip to Argentina. The African team, ranked 62nd by FIFA, arrived in Buenos Aires just five hours before kickoff after a private flight from Morocco was canceled because of technical problems.
Several senior players declined to travel, citing fatigue, leaving Burkina Faso to field a largely youthful squad.
Despite the circumstances, Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni praised the visitors for making the match possible.
Meanwhile, Lionel Messi did not play after arriving in Argentina on Friday ahead of Tuesday’s friendly against Benin at the Monumental, which will mark the formal end of his 21-year international career.
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Argentina cannot beat any top 7 African team 3 nil let alone 7..But teams like Burkina Faso are very difficult team in an Africa soil!
Guinea Bissau against Argentina outside Africa will be another trashing,but Nigeria against Argentina anywhere will be a keenly contested encounter!