Argentina 3–0 Algeria
Argentina
3–0HT 1–0
Algeria
Argentina played Algeria in the World Cup on 17 June 2026 at Arrowhead Stadium. The match finished 3–0.
Goals and cards
- 17'L. Messi (assist by R. de Paul)
- 60'L. Messi
- 76'L. Messi (assist by N. Gonzalez)
Line-ups
Argentina 4-4-2
- E. Martinez
- G. Montiel
- C. Romero
- L. Martinez
- F. Medina
- R. de Paul
- A. Mac Allister
- E. Fernandez
- T. Almada
- L. Messi
- L. Martinez
- SUBSTITUTES
- G. Rulli
- J. Musso
- N. Otamendi
- L. Paredes
- E. Palacios
- N. Gonzalez
- N. Molina
- G. Simeone
- N. Tagliafico
- G. Lo Celso
- M. Senesi
- J. Alvarez
- J. Lopez
- V. Barco
- N. Paz
- COACHES: Lionel Scaloni
Algeria 4-3-3
- L. Zidane
- R. Belghali
- A. Mandi
- R. Bensebaini
- R. Ait-Nouri
- H. Boudaoui
- N. Bentaleb
- I. Maza
- A. Hadj Moussa
- A. Gouiri
- F. Chaibi
- SUBSTITUTES
- M. Mastil
- O. Benbot
- R. Mahrez
- H. Aouar
- R. Zerrouki
- S. Chergui
- J. Hadjam
- Y. Titraoui
- A. Boulbina
- F. Ghedjemis
- M. Tougai
- Z. Belaid
- M. Amoura
- N. Benbouali
- A. Abada
- COACHES: Vladimir Petkovic
Match statistics
| Argentina | Algeria | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Shots on goal | 0 |
| 4 | Shots off goal | 4 |
| 10 | Total shots | 7 |
| 0 | Blocked shots | 3 |
| 4 | Shots inside box | 3 |
| 6 | Shots outside box | 4 |
| 13 | Fouls | 8 |
| 2 | Corners | 2 |
| 3 | Offsides | 1 |
| 48% | Possession | 52% |
| 0 | Saves | 3 |
| 561 | Total passes | 609 |
| 504 | Accurate passes | 563 |
| 90% | Pass accuracy | 92% |
| 1.47 | Expected Goals (xG) | 0.30 |
| -0.78 | goals_prevented | -0.78 |