Their 2026 World Cup
Eight matches and a goal in the quarter-final against Switzerland, the tie Argentina settled in extra time. He shared the attack with Messi throughout the tournament, all the way to the final.
Match by match
J. Álvarez played 8 matches for Argentina: 5 as a starter and 3 off the bench. His only goal came in the quarter-finals against Switzerland.
| Round | Match | His game |
|---|---|---|
| Group J | vs Algeria 3-0 | Came on in the 55′ |
| Group J | vs Austria 2-0 | Came on in the 64′ |
| Group J | vs Jordan 3-1 | Started, off on 82′ |
| Round of 32 | vs Cape Verde 3-2 | Came on in the 63′ |
| Round of 16 | vs Egypt 3-2 | Started, off on 90′ |
| Quarter-finals | vs Switzerland 3-1 | Started, played the full match · 1 goal |
| Semi-finals | vs England 2-1 | Started, played the full match |
| Final | vs Spain 0-1 | Started, off on 102′ |
Who he is
- Born
- 31 January 2000 · aged 26 at the World Cup
- Birthplace
- Calchín
- Club
- Atlético Madrid
- Height
- 1.69 m
Data: Wikidata (CC0).
Biography
Julián Alvarez (Spanish pronunciation: [xuˈljan ˈalbaɾeθ]; born 31 January 2000) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for La Liga club Atlético Madrid and the Argentina national team. Alvarez began his football career in his native Argentina, where he was an academy graduate of River Plate, making his first-team debut for the club in 2018. There, he spent four seasons and won the Copa Argentina, 2018 Copa Libertadores and the Argentine Primera División in 2021, finishing as the competition's top scorer. He was named the South American Footballer of the Year in 2021. He was signed by Manchester City in 2022, winning a treble of the Premier League, FA Cup and UEFA Champions League in his debut campaign, before leaving for Atlético Madrid in 2024 in a club-record departure deal worth up to €95 million. Alvarez previously represented Argentina at various youth levels, competing at the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup and 2020 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament.
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · opening summary of the article.
Tournament data from API-Football. See more rankings on the World Cup data hub.
Photo: Bryan Berlin · Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)