Argentina
3 - 0
finished
Algeria
Match events
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- 17' Lionel MESSI Argentina
- 55' Julian ALVAREZ ← Lautaro MARTINEZ Argentina
- 55' Nico GONZALEZ ← Thiago ALMADA Argentina
- 60' Lionel MESSI Argentina
- 64' Houssem Aouar ← Hicham BOUDAOUI Algeria
- 64' Riyad Mahrez ← Anis HADJ MOUSSA Algeria
- 64' Mohamed AMOURA ← Amine GOUIRI Algeria
- 76' Lionel MESSI Argentina
- 80' Nicolas OTAMENDI ← Cristian ROMERO Argentina
- 80' Nico PAZ ← Lionel MESSI Argentina
- 82' Ramiz ZERROUKI ← Nabil Bentaleb Algeria
- 82' Adil BOULBINA ← Ibrahim MAZA Algeria
Match Details
| Stage | Group Stage |
| Group | Group J |
| Date | Tuesday, June 16, 2026 |
| Kick-off | 21:00 ET |
| Status | finished |
Starting Lineups
Confirmed starting XI via FIFA.com
FIFA has published the official starting lineups for this match.
Argentina
- GK Emiliano MARTINEZ #23
- DF Gonzalo MONTIEL #4
- DF Lisandro MARTINEZ #6
- DF Cristian ROMERO #13
- DF Facundo MEDINA #25
- MF Rodrigo DE PAUL #7
- MF Alexis MAC ALLISTER #20
- MF Enzo FERNANDEZ #24
- FW Lionel MESSI (C) #10
- FW Thiago ALMADA #16
- FW Lautaro MARTINEZ #22
Substitutes (15)
- GK Juan MUSSO #1
- GK Geronimo RULLI #12
- DF Nicolas TAGLIAFICO #3
- DF Nicolas OTAMENDI #19
- DF Nahuel MOLINA #26
- MF Marcos SENESI #2
- MF Leandro PAREDES #5
- MF Valentin BARCO #8
- MF Giovani Lo Celso #11
- MF Exequiel PALACIOS #14
- MF Nico GONZALEZ #15
- FW Julian ALVAREZ #9
- FW Giuliano SIMEONE #17
- FW Nico PAZ #18
- FW Jose Manuel LOPEZ #21
Coach: Lionel Scaloni
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Algeria
- GK Luca ZIDANE #23
- DF Aissa MANDI (C) #2
- DF Rayan AIT-NOURI #15
- DF Rafik BELGHALI #17
- DF Ramy BENSEBAINI #21
- MF Fares CHAIBI #10
- MF Hicham BOUDAOUI #14
- MF Nabil Bentaleb #19
- MF Ibrahim MAZA #22
- FW Amine GOUIRI #9
- FW Anis HADJ MOUSSA #11
Substitutes (15)
- GK Melvin MASTIL #1
- GK Oussama BENBOT #16
- DF Achref ABADA #3
- DF Mohamed Amine TOUGAI #4
- DF Zineddine BELAID #5
- DF Jaouen HADJAM #13
- DF Samir CHERGUI #26
- MF Ramiz ZERROUKI #6
- MF Houssem Aouar #8
- MF Yassine TITRAOUI #24
- FW Riyad Mahrez #7
- FW Nadhir BENBOUALI #12
- FW Mohamed AMOURA #18
- FW Adil BOULBINA #20
- FW Fares GHEDJEMIS #25
Coach: Vladimir Petković
View full squad →Match Prediction
Argentina
41%
Draw
25%
34%
Algeria
Based on FIFA rankings and tournament data
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#28
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