Form

France have won four of their last five and most recently beat England 48–46.

Argentina have won one of their last five and most recently drew with Australia 28–28.

Head to head

These sides have met 7 times on our records since 2016: France 5, Argentina 2.

Last time out (2024), France won 37–23 at Stade de France.

Biggest margin between these two: France by 27 points in 2016 (27–0).

Players to watch

For France, watch Louis Bielle-Biarrey (67.6 metres a game, 9 tries in 2026) and Matthieu Jalibert (64.5 metres a game, 2 tries in 2026).

For Argentina, watch Benjamin Grondona (0.5 tries a game in 2026).

At Stade de France

France have won 11 of their last 12 at Stade de France.

What the numbers say

On form and history, France go in as clear favourites.