Argentina vs Algeria

Matchday 6 · Jun 16, 2026 · 20:00:00 UTC-5

🇦🇷
Argentina
CONMEBOL
3–0
FT
🇩🇿
Algeria
CAF
GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, United States · 73,000 capacity

Live & match facts

Goals
17'Lionel Messi (Rodrigo De Paul)Argentina
60'Lionel MessiArgentina
76'Lionel Messi (Nico González)Argentina
Market odds (DraftKings)
ARG 62%Draw 23%ALG 15%
Argentina · 4-4-2
  • 23. Emiliano Martínez · G
  • 6. Lisandro Martínez · CD-L
  • 13. Cristian Romero · CD-R
  • 25. Facundo Medina · LB
  • 4. Gonzalo Montiel · RB
  • 24. Enzo Fernández · CM-L
  • 20. Alexis Mac Allister · CM-R
  • 16. Thiago Almada · LM
  • 7. Rodrigo De Paul · RM
  • 22. Lautaro Martínez · CF-L
  • 10. Lionel Messi · CF-R
Algeria · 4-3-3
  • 23. Luca Zidane · G
  • 21. Ramy Bensebaini · CD-L
  • 2. Aïssa Mandi · CD-R
  • 15. Rayan Aït-Nouri · LB
  • 17. Rafik Belghali · RB
  • 19. Nabil Bentaleb · CM
  • 22. Ibrahim Maza · LM
  • 14. Hicham Boudaoui · RM
  • 9. Amine Gouiri · F
  • 10. Farès Chaïbi · LF
  • 11. Anis Hadj Moussa · RF
Live signals
ARG
ALG
Attacking momentum (share of shot attempts)
4Shot attempts7
0On target0
2Corners3
0Cards0
Live commentary
Match ends, Argentina 3, Algeria 0.
90'+7'Second Half ends, Argentina 3, Algeria 0.
90'+6'Handball by Rayan Aït-Nouri (Algeria).
90'+5'Foul by Nico Paz (Argentina).
90'+5'Ramy Bensebaini (Algeria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+1'Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
86'Attempt blocked. Riyad Mahrez (Algeria) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
85'Foul by Alexis Mac Allister (Argentina).
85'Houssem Aouar (Algeria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
83'Aïssa Mandi (Algeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83'Foul by Julián Alvarez (Argentina).
83'Riyad Mahrez (Algeria) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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.

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Pre-match comparison

Head-to-head metrics going into kick-off.

2113ELO Rating1726
3.00Recent 5 PPM2.00
€660MTop-11 Value (€M)€264M
144Injuries (365d)11
88World Cup matches13
80%Recent 10 WR70%

Head-to-head record

1 WArgentina
0 D
Algeria0 W

1 prior matches

Goals scored
4 – 3
Argentina win rate
100%

Context

Same confederationNo
Argentina plays in home countryNo
Algeria plays in home countryNo
Argentina all-time WC apps88
Argentina WC win rate53.4%
Algeria all-time WC apps13
Algeria WC win rate23.1%
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