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Match WeekGroup J · Matchday 1

Argentina vs Algeria 3–0

#3 · World rank
ARG
Argentina
Manager
L. Scaloni
Formation
4-5-1
#28 · World rank
ALG
Algeria
Manager
V. Petković
Formation
3-4-3
Kickoff
Wednesday, June 17, 2026 · 01:00 AM UTC
Venue
Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, MO · USA
Stage
Group J

Match events

First half

  1. 9'VARFarès Chaïbi
  2. 17'GoalL. Messi · R. de Paul

Second half

  1. 46'SubstitutionG. Montiel · N. Molina
  2. 55'SubstitutionT. Almada · N. Gonzalez
  3. 55'SubstitutionL. Martinez · J. Alvarez
  4. 60'GoalL. Messi
  5. 64'SubstitutionA. Hadj Moussa · R. Mahrez
  6. 64'SubstitutionH. Boudaoui · H. Aouar
  7. 64'SubstitutionA. Gouiri · M. Amoura
  8. 76'GoalL. Messi · N. Gonzalez
  9. 80'SubstitutionC. Romero · N. Otamendi
  10. 80'SubstitutionL. Messi · N. Paz
  11. 81'SubstitutionI. Maza · A. Boulbina
  12. 82'SubstitutionN. Bentaleb · R. Zerrouki
ARGLast five
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Last fiveALG
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Likely XI4-5-1
Argentina · L. Scaloni28 on roster
  1. #2DFL. MartínezRiver PlateAge 29
  2. #3DFN. TagliaficoLyonAge 33
  3. #3MFV. BarcoStrasbourgAge 21
  4. #4DFA. GiayPalmeirasAge 21
  5. #5MFL. ParedesBoca JuniorsAge 31
  6. #6DFM. SenesiBournemouthAge 28
  7. #7MFR. De PaulInter MiamiAge 31
  8. #8DFM. AcuñaRiver PlateAge 34
  9. #8MFE. FernándezChelseaAge 24
  10. #9FWJ. ÁlvarezAtletico MadridAge 25
  11. #10FWFranco MastantuonoReal MadridAge 18
  12. #10FWL. MessiInter MiamiAge 38
  13. #12GKG. RulliMarseilleAge 33
  14. #13DFC. RomeroTottenhamAge 27
  15. #13FWJ. LópezPalmeirasAge 25
  16. #14MFE. PalaciosBayer LeverkusenAge 27
  17. #15FWN. GonzálezAtletico MadridAge 27
  18. #16DFN. MolinaAtletico MadridAge 27
  19. #16FWT. AlmadaAtletico MadridAge 24
  20. #17FWG. SimeoneAtletico MadridAge 23
  21. #18MFN. PazComoAge 21
  22. #19DFN. OtamendiBenficaAge 37
  23. #20MFA. Mac AllisterLiverpoolAge 27
  24. #20FWG. PrestianniBenficaAge 19
  25. #22MFM. PerroneComoAge 22
  26. #23GKE. MartínezAston VillaAge 33
  27. #23GKJ. MussoAtalantaAge 31
  28. #—DFG. RojasRacing ClubAge 28
Likely XI3-4-3
Algeria · V. Petković31 on roster
  1. #1GKA. MandréaCaenAge 29
  2. #2DFH. BaoucheCS ConstantineAge 30
  3. #2DFA. MandiLilleAge 34
  4. #3DFM. DorvalAge 24
  5. #4DFS. NairAge 23
  6. #5DFZ. BelaïdJS KabylieAge 27
  7. #6MFR. ZerroukiTwenteAge 27
  8. #7FWR. MahrezAl-Ahli JeddahAge 34
  9. #8MFH. AouarAl-Ittihad FCAge 27
  10. #8MFY. TitraouiCharleroiAge 22
  11. #9FWAmin ChiakhaRosenborgAge 19
  12. #10MFA. AouchicheFC Schalke 04Age 23
  13. #11FWA. GouiriMarseilleAge 25
  14. #11FWA. Hadj-MoussaFeyenoordAge 23
  15. #12DFR. HalaïmiaMC AlgerAge 29
  16. #14MFH. BoudaouiNiceAge 26
  17. #15DFR. Aït-NouriManchester CityAge 24
  18. #15MFH. MrezigueMakhachkalaAge 26
  19. #17FWF. ChaïbiEintracht FrankfurtAge 23
  20. #18FWM. AmouraVfL WolfsburgAge 26
  21. #19DFA. AbadaASO ChlefAge 26
  22. #21DFR. BensebaïniBorussia DortmundAge 30
  23. #22DFR. BenchaaJS KabylieAge 24
  24. #22MFI. MazaBayer LeverkusenAge 20
  25. #23GKL. ZidaneGranada CFAge 27
  26. #25DFR. BelghaliHellas VeronaAge 23
  27. #27FWA. BoulbinaAl-Duhail SCAge 22
  28. #—GKKilian BelazzougAge 19
  29. #—GKM. MastilLausanneAge 25
  30. #—FWA. BenboualiGyori ETO FCAge 26
  31. #—FWF. GhedjemisFrosinoneAge 23