Group · Match 19FIFA World Cup 2026
Argentina
Manager: Lionel Scaloni
FT3 – 0
Algeria
Manager: Vladimir Petković
17' L. Messi60' L. Messi76' L. Messi
Kansas City Stadium · Wednesday, 17 June 2026 · 02:00 · FT · Argentina won after full-time.
Argentina4-4-2
Confirmed lineupAlgeria4-3-3
46.8↓46'
G. Montiel
67.1
L. Martínez
77.3
R. Paul
10★9.7↓80'
L. Messi
⚽⚽⚽
137.0↓80'
C. Romero
166.9↓55'
T. Almada
207.1
A. Allister
226.5↓55'
L. Martínez
236.7
E. Martínez
247.0
E. Fernández
257.0
F. Medina
27.0
A. Mandi
96.4↓64'
A. Gouiri
107.3
F. Chaïbi
116.5↓64'
A. Moussa
146.5↓64'
H. Boudaoui
156.4
R. Aït-Nouri
176.3
R. Belghali
196.6↓81'
N. Bentaleb
216.6
R. Bensebaini
226.2↓82'
I. Maza
236.3
L. Zidane
Substitutions
46' ▲ Nahuel Molina ▼ Gonzalo Montiel
55' ▲ Julián Álvarez ▼ Lautaro Martínez
55' ▲ Nico González ▼ Thiago Almada
80' ▲ Nicolás Otamendi ▼ Cristian Romero
80' ▲ Nico Paz ▼ Lionel Messi
64' ▲ Mohamed Amoura ▼ Amine Gouiri
64' ▲ Houssem Aouar ▼ Hicham Boudaoui
64' ▲ Riyad Mahrez ▼ Anis Hadj Moussa
81' ▲ Adil Boulbina ▼ Ibrahim Maza
82' ▲ Ramiz Zerrouki ▼ Nabil Bentaleb
Match stats
Team totals
Argentina v Algeria · full-time
State
FULL-TIME
ArgentinaAlgeria
48.1%51.9%
Possession
00
Shots
00
Shots on target
00
Corners
00
Fouls
00
Cards
Full-time
Match report
Argentina Claims Three Points in World Cup Opener Against Algeria
In their World Cup opener, Argentina emerged triumphant against Algeria at Kansas City Stadium, securing a 3-0 victory. The match saw a score of 1-0 at halftime before Argentina clinched the win.
Argentina started the match well and took the lead when Lionel Messi netted after 17 minutes with an assist by Rodrigo De Paul making it 1-0.
Argentina play Austria on 22 June and Jordan on 28 June. Algeria's next opponents are Jordan on 23 June and Austria on 28 June.
In the 60th minute Lionel Messi increased the lead for Argentina.
Lionel Messi netted his third goal of the night after 76th minutes, completing a hat trick in style.
Match stats
Advanced
Argentina v Algeria · full-time
State
FULL-TIME
0.820.33
Expected goals (xG)
2.480.00
xG on target
10
Big chances created
Match stats
Player Ratings
32 players · ★ man of the match
Source
MATCH DATA
Argentina
Algeria
Dugout
Coaches in focus
Scaloni v Petković · head coaches
Record
Last 12 months with club, all competitions. Penalty shootouts count at the score after extra time.
Nations oddsTournament · Group
Argentina
3 markets
vs
Algeria
3 markets
11.00Oddschecker (best price)
Tournament Winner
501Oddschecker (best price)
1.36Oddschecker (best price)
Group Winner
9.50Oddschecker (best price)
1.02Oddschecker (best price)
Qualify Top 2
1.44Oddschecker (best price)
Qualifying statsCampaign · Overall
Argentina vs Algeria
18 qualifiers · 10 qualifiers
ArgentinaAlgeria
1.7Goals for2.4
0.6Goals ag.0.8
28%BTTS %70%
39%Over 2.5 %80%
61%Clean sheet30%
11%Failed to score10%
Referee
S. Marciniak
Profile on Cards tab
Recent Results · Qualifying Games
Win Draw Loss
Argentina
- 0-1AEcuador10 Sept
- 3-0HVenezuela5 Sept
- 1-1HColombia11 Jun
- 1-0AChile6 Jun
- 4-1HBrazil26 Mar
- 1-0AUruguay21 Mar
- 1-0HPeru20 Nov
- 1-2AParaguay14 Nov
- 6-0HBolivia16 Oct
- 1-1AVenezuela10 Oct
Algeria
- 2-1HUganda14 Oct
- 3-0ASomalia9 Oct
- 0-0AGuinea8 Sept
- 3-1HBotswana4 Sept
- 5-1HMozambique25 Mar
- 3-1ABotswana21 Mar
- 2-1AUganda10 Jun
- 1-2HGuinea6 Jun
- 2-0AMozambique19 Nov
- 3-1HSomalia16 Nov
Market streaksLast 10 · hit / miss
BTTS YesBoth teams to score
League avg53%
Argentina
overall
4/10
Algeria
overall
7/10
Over 2.5 goalsTotal goals 3+
League avg57%
Argentina
overall
4/10
Algeria
overall
8/10
Over 1.5 goalsTotal goals 2+
Argentina
overall
6/10
Algeria
overall
9/10
Group JView group
| Team | PL | W | D | L | +/− | GD | PTS | Next | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8-1 | +7 | 9 | |
| 2 | Austria | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6-6 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | Algeria | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5-7 | -2 | 4 | |
| 4 | Jordan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3-8 | -5 | 0 |
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