Argentina 3-0 Algeria: Final score, stats and lineups
FIFA World Cup · Group Stage
Argentina
1-0-0
- Lionel Messi 17', 60', 76'
3-0
FT
Algeria
0-0-1
Key events
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Lionel MessiAssist: Rodrigo De Paul17'
- Halftime 45'+5'
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Nahuel MolinaOff: Gonzalo Montiel45'
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Nico GonzálezOff: Thiago Almada55'
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Julián ÁlvarezOff: Lautaro Martínez55'
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Lionel Messi60'
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64'
Houssem AouarOff: Hicham Boudaoui
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64'
Mohamed AmouraOff: Amine Gouiri
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64'
Riyad MahrezOff: Anis Hadj Moussa
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Lionel MessiAssist: Nico González76'
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Nico PazOff: Lionel Messi80'
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Nicolás OtamendiOff: Cristian Romero80'
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81'
Adil BoulbinaOff: Nabil Bentaleb
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82'
Ramiz ZerroukiOff: Nabil Bentaleb
- End Regular Time 90'+7'
Team stats
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2Corner Kicks2
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47.8Possession52.2
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10SHOTS7
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6ON GOAL1
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1Blocked Shots3
Match info
- Competition
- FIFA World Cup
- Round
- Group Stage
- Kickoff
- Tuesday, June 16, 2026, 9:00 PM ET
- Venue
- GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
- Where to watch
- FOX, Tele, Peacock
- Attendance
- 69,045
- Series
- ARG leads series 1-0
Team stats
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13Fouls8
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0Yellow Cards0
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0Red Cards0
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3Offsides1
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2Corner Kicks2
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0Saves3
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47.8Possession52.2
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10SHOTS7
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6ON GOAL1
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0.6On Target %0.0
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0Penalty Goals0
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0Penalty Kicks Taken0
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504Accurate Passes563
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561Passes609
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0.9Pass Completion %0.9
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1Accurate Crosses1
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6Crosses9
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0.2Cross %0.1
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32Long Balls25
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17Accurate Long Balls15
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0.5Long Balls %0.6
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1Blocked Shots3
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19Effective Tackles10
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27Tackles17
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0.7Tackle %0.6
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10Interceptions8
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17Effective Clearances12
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17Clearances12
Lineups
Argentina4-4-2- 23Emiliano MartínezG
- 4Gonzalo Montiel↓RB
- 25Facundo MedinaLB
- 20Alexis Mac AllisterCM-R
- 13Cristian Romero↓CD-R
- 6Lisandro MartínezCD-L
- 7Rodrigo De PaulRM
- 24Enzo FernándezCM-L
- 22Lautaro Martínez↓CF-L
- 10Lionel Messi↓CF-R
- 16Thiago Almada↓LM
- 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
Algeria4-3-3- 23Luca ZidaneG
- 17Rafik BelghaliRB
- 15Rayan Aït-NouriLB
- 19Nabil Bentaleb↓CM
- 2Aïssa MandiCD-R
- 21Ramy BensebainiCD-L
- 14Hicham Boudaoui↓RM
- 22Ibrahim MazaLM
- 9Amine Gouiri↓F
- 11Anis Hadj Moussa↓RF
- 10Farès ChaïbiLF
- 7Riyad Mahrez↑
- 12Nadhir Benbouali
- 13Jaouen Hadjam
- 5Zineddine Belaïd
- 1Melvin Mastil
- 25Farès Ghedjemis
- 4Mohamed Amine Tougai
- 8Houssem Aouar↑
- 24Yassine Titraoui
- 20Adil Boulbina↑
- 26Samir Chergui
- 3Achraf Abada
- 18Mohamed Amoura↑
- 16Oussama Benbot
- 6Ramiz Zerrouki↑
FIFA World Cup Standings
| # | Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 9 |
| 2 | Austria | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Algeria | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 4 |
| 4 | Jordan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -5 | 0 |
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