Argentina 3-0 Algeria

World Cup· 2026 FIFA World Cup, Group Stage

Argentina

1-0-0

Lionel Messi 17', 60', 76'

Algeria

0-0-1

3:0

📍 GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium

Timeline

Lionel Messi1-0
🅰 Rodrigo De Paul
17'
Nahuel Molina
↓ Gonzalo Montiel
45'
Nico González
↓ Thiago Almada
55'
Julián Álvarez
↓ Lautaro Martínez
55'
Lionel Messi2-0
60'
64'
Houssem Aouar
↓ Hicham Boudaoui
64'
Mohamed Amoura
↓ Amine Gouiri
64'
Riyad Mahrez
↓ Anis Hadj Moussa
Lionel Messi3-0
🅰 Nico González
76'
Nico Paz
↓ Lionel Messi
80'
Nicolás Otamendi
↓ Cristian Romero
80'
81'
Adil Boulbina
↓ Nabil Bentaleb
82'
Ramiz Zerrouki
↓ Nabil Bentaleb

Game leaders

Argentina

Total ShotsL. Messi6
Accurate PassesC. Romero65
Defensive InterventionsE. Fernández11

Algeria

Total ShotsF. Chaïbi3
Accurate PassesA. Mandi100
Defensive InterventionsR. Aït-Nouri7

Stats

ArgentinaAlgeria

Possession

48%

52%

10Shots7

6Shots on target1

1Blocked shots3

Match info

Kick-off: Wednesday 17 June
Venue: GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium · Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Referee: Szymon Marciniak
Attendance: 69,045
Round: 2026 FIFA World Cup, Group Stage

Form

ArgentinaWWWWW

WvsMauritania2-1
WvsZambia5-0
WvsHonduras2-0

#	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	GD	Pts
1	Argentina	3	3	0	0	:	+7	9
2	Austria	3	1	1	1	:	0	4

504Accurate passes563

AlgeriaLWWDW

WvsGuatemala7-0
DvsUruguay0-0
W@Netherlands1-0
W@Bolivia4-0
L@Argentina3-0

Head to head

ARG leads series 1-0

5 Jun 07Argentina4-3Algeria

504Accurate passes563

11↓Hadj Moussa

9↓Gouiri

10Chaïbi

23Martínez

6Martínez

25Medina

13↓Romero

4↓Montiel

24Fernández

16↓Almada

20Mac Allister

7De Paul

22↓Martínez

10⚽3↓Messi

Substitutes · Argentina

3Nicolás Tagliafico
11Giovani Lo Celso
1Juan Musso
17Giuliano Simeone
5Leandro Paredes
8Valentín Barco
9Julián Álvarez↑
15Nico González↑
26Nahuel Molina↑
18Nico Paz↑
21José Manuel López
2Marcos Senesi
12Gerónimo Rulli
19Nicolás Otamendi↑
14Exequiel Palacios

Substitutes · Algeria

7Riyad Mahrez↑
12Nadhir Benbouali
13Jaouen Hadjam
5Zineddine Belaïd
1Melvin Mastil
25Farès Ghedjemis
4Mohamed Amine Tougai
8Houssem Aouar↑
24Yassine Titraoui
20Adil Boulbina↑

83'

Foul by Facundo Medina (Argentina).

82'

Substitution, Algeria. Ramiz Zerrouki replaces Nabil Bentaleb.

81'

Substitution, Algeria. Adil Boulbina replaces Ibrahim Maza.

80'

Substitution, Argentina. Nicolás Otamendi replaces Cristian Romero.

80'

Substitution, Argentina. Nico Paz replaces Lionel Messi.

79'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

78'

Delay in match because of an injury Ibrahim Maza (Algeria).

76'

Goal! Argentina 3, Algeria 0. Lionel Messi (Argentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nico González.

75'

Rodrigo De Paul (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

75'

Foul by Farès Chaïbi (Algeria).

71'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

69'

Delay in match for a drinks break.

69'

Attempt missed. Houssem Aouar (Algeria) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mohammed Amoura.

66'

Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Luca Zidane.

66'

Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Argentina) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Luca Zidane (Algeria). Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister.

64'

Foul by Mohammed Amoura (Algeria).

64'

Cristian Romero (Argentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

64'

Substitution, Algeria. Riyad Mahrez replaces Anis Hadj Moussa.

64'

Substitution, Algeria. Mohammed Amoura replaces Amine Gouiri.

64'

Substitution, Algeria. Houssem Aouar replaces Hicham Boudaoui.

63'

Enzo Fernández (Argentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

63'

Foul by Hicham Boudaoui (Algeria).

60'

Goal! Argentina 2, Algeria 0. Lionel Messi (Argentina) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.

60'

Attempt saved. Alexis Mac Allister (Argentina) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Luca Zidane (Algeria).

59'

Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Aïssa Mandi.

57'

Attempt blocked. Ibrahim Maza (Algeria) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Farès Chaïbi.

55'

Substitution, Argentina. Julián Alvarez replaces Lautaro Martínez.

55'

Substitution, Argentina. Nico González replaces Thiago Almada.

55'

Foul by Cristian Romero (Argentina).

55'

Amine Gouiri (Algeria) wins a free kick on the left wing.

54'

Attempt saved. Lautaro Martínez (Argentina) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Luca Zidane (Algeria). Assisted by Lionel Messi with a through ball.

51'

Ibrahim Maza (Algeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

51'

Foul by Cristian Romero (Argentina).

51'

Attempt missed. Lionel Messi (Argentina) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Nahuel Molina.

48'

Foul by Hicham Boudaoui (Algeria).

48'

Lionel Messi (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

45'

Second Half begins Argentina 1, Algeria 0.

45'

Substitution, Argentina. Nahuel Molina replaces Gonzalo Montiel.

45'+5'

First Half ends, Argentina 1, Algeria 0.

45'+5'

Attempt missed. Alexis Mac Allister (Argentina) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Lionel Messi with a cross following a set piece situation.

45'+4'

Facundo Medina (Argentina) wins a free kick on the left wing.

45'+4'

Foul by Rafik Belghali (Algeria).

45'+4'

Attempt blocked. Anis Hadj Moussa (Algeria) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rafik Belghali.

45'+1'

Corner, Algeria. Conceded by Lisandro Martínez.

45'+1'

Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.

45'

Ramy Bensebaini (Algeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

45'

Foul by Lautaro Martínez (Argentina).

45'

Attempt missed. Farès Chaïbi (Algeria) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Anis Hadj Moussa.

44'

Attempt missed. Farès Chaïbi (Algeria) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Aïssa Mandi.

43'

Ibrahim Maza (Algeria) wins a free kick on the left wing.

43'

Foul by Alexis Mac Allister (Argentina).

42'

Attempt missed. Thiago Almada (Argentina) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Enzo Fernández.

41'

Attempt missed. Farès Chaïbi (Algeria) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Hicham Boudaoui with a cross following a corner.

40'

Corner, Algeria. Conceded by Emiliano Martínez.

39'

Offside, Argentina. Thiago Almada is caught offside.

37'

Foul by Facundo Medina (Argentina).

37'

Aïssa Mandi (Algeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

37'

Attempt missed. Lionel Messi (Argentina) left footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left from a direct free kick.

36'

Thiago Almada (Argentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

36'

Foul by Rafik Belghali (Algeria).

34'

Foul by Amine Gouiri (Algeria).

34'

Alexis Mac Allister (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

31'

Aïssa Mandi (Algeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

31'

Foul by Lionel Messi (Argentina).

28'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

25'

Delay in match for a drinks break.

17'

Goal! Argentina 1, Algeria 0. Lionel Messi (Argentina) left footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Rodrigo De Paul.

11'

Foul by Gonzalo Montiel (Argentina).

11'

Rayan Aït-Nouri (Algeria) wins a free kick on the left wing.

10'

Foul by Lautaro Martínez (Argentina).

10'

Aïssa Mandi (Algeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

VAR Decision: No Goal Argentina 0-0 Algeria.

GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Farès Chaïbi (Algeria) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.

Offside, Algeria. Farès Chaïbi is caught offside.

Offside, Argentina. Lionel Messi is caught offside.

Offside, Argentina. Lautaro Martínez is caught offside.

Anis Hadj Moussa (Algeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Enzo Fernández (Argentina).

Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Argentina

Algeria

Timeline

Game leaders

Stats

Match info

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