Argentina vs Algeria

World Cup · 2026 · Group Stage - 1
17 June 2026 at 01:00 UTC · Arrowhead Stadium

Argentina

3:0

Full time

Algeria

• L. Messi 17′
• L. Messi 60′
• L. Messi 76′

Half-time1–0

Regulation3–0

Referee: Szymon Marciniak, Poland

Argentina beat Algeria 3–0 in the World Cup on 17 June 2026.

Match events

EVENTS

9′

Farès ChaïbiVAR · Goal cancelled

17′

L. MessiGoal · Assist: R. de Paul

46′

On: N. MolinaOff: G. MontielSubstitution

55′

On: N. GonzalezOff: T. AlmadaSubstitution

55′

On: J. AlvarezOff: L. MartinezSubstitution

60′

L. MessiGoal

64′

On: R. MahrezOff: A. Hadj MoussaSubstitution

64′

On: H. AouarOff: H. BoudaouiSubstitution

64′

On: M. AmouraOff: A. GouiriSubstitution

76′

L. MessiGoal · Assist: N. Gonzalez

80′

On: N. OtamendiOff: C. RomeroSubstitution

80′

On: N. PazOff: L. MessiSubstitution

81′

On: A. BoulbinaOff: I. MazaSubstitution

82′

On: R. ZerroukiOff: N. BentalebSubstitution

Symbol key

• Goal
• Yellow card
• Red card
• Second yellow / red
• Substitution
• Penalty scored
• Penalty missed
• Own goal
• Goal disallowed
• VAR review

Match stats

Full match1st half2nd half

FULL MATCH

48%Ball Possession52%

0Blocked Shots3

2Corner Kicks2

13Fouls8

0Goalkeeper Saves3

3Offsides1

90%Passes %92%

504Passes accurate563

—Red Cards—

4Shots insidebox3

4Shots off Goal4

6Shots on Goal0

6Shots outsidebox4

10Total Shots7

561Total passes609

—Yellow Cards—

1.47expected_goals0.30

-0.78goals_prevented-0.78

Lineups

Formations

Argentina

4-4-2

23

E. Martínez

25

F. Medina

6

Lisandro Martínez

13

C. Romero

4

G. Montiel

16

T. Almada

24

E. Fernández

20

A. Mac Allister

7

R. De Paul

22

Lautaro Martínez

10

L. Messi

Coach: Lionel Sebastián Scaloni →

Substitutes

1 · J. MussoAppearance details unavailableG

2 · M. SenesiAppearance details unavailableD

3 · N. TagliaficoAppearance details unavailableD

5 · L. ParedesAppearance details unavailableM

8 · V. BarcoAppearance details unavailableM

9 · J. ÁlvarezOn 55′ · 35 minF

11 · G. Lo CelsoAppearance details unavailableM

12 · G. RulliAppearance details unavailableG

14 · E. PalaciosAppearance details unavailableM

15 · N. GonzálezOn 55′ · 35 minF

17 · G. SimeoneAppearance details unavailableF

18 · N. PazOn 80′ · 10 minF

19 · N. OtamendiOn 80′ · 10 minD

21 · J. LópezAppearance details unavailableF

26 · N. MolinaOn 46′ · 45 minD

Algeria

4-3-3

23

L. Zidane

15

R. Aït-Nouri

21

R. Bensebaïni

2

A. Mandi

17

R. Belghali

22

I. Maza

19

N. Bentaleb

14

H. Boudaoui

10

F. Chaïbi

9

A. Gouiri

11

A. Hadj-Moussa

Coach: Vladimir Petkovic →

Substitutes

1 · M. MastilAppearance details unavailableG

3 · A. AbadaAppearance details unavailableD

4 · M. TougaiAppearance details unavailableD

5 · Z. BelaïdAppearance details unavailableD

6 · R. ZerroukiOn 82′ · 8 minM

7 · R. MahrezOn 64′ · 26 minF

8 · H. AouarOn 64′ · 26 minM

12 · A. BenboualiAppearance details unavailableF

13 · J. HadjamAppearance details unavailableD

16 · O. BenbotAppearance details unavailableG

18 · M. AmouraOn 64′ · 26 minF

20 · A. BoulbinaOn 81′ · 9 minF

24 · Y. TitraouiAppearance details unavailableM

25 · F. GhedjemisAppearance details unavailableF

26 · S. CherguiAppearance details unavailableD