Argentina 3-0 Algeria — World Cup 2026, 17 Jun 2026
Argentina beat Algeria 3-0 in the World Cup 2026 on 17 June 2026 at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City. Lionel Messi scored. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below.
Match timeline
- 9'VARGoal cancelled
- 1-017'assist: Rodrigo De Paul
- Half-time1-0
- 46'
- 55'
- 55'
- 2-060'
- 64'
- 64'
- 64'
- 3-076'assist: Nicolás González
- 80'
- 80'
- 81'
- 82'
- Full-time3-0
Player ratings
10.0
Top rated
Argentina
- 10.0Lionel MessiF
- 7.5Rodrigo De PaulM
- 7.2Cristian RomeroD
- 7.2Enzo FernándezM
- 7.0Facundo MedinaD
- 7.0Lisandro MartínezD
- 6.9Gonzalo MontielD
- 6.9Nicolás OtamendiD
- 6.9Thiago AlmadaM
- 6.9Nahuel MolinaD
- 6.9Nicolás GonzálezF
- 6.7Emiliano MartínezG
- 6.7Nicolás PazF
- 6.3Alexis Mac AllisterM
- 6.2Lautaro MartínezF
- 6.2Julián ÁlvarezF
Algeria
- 6.9Luca ZidaneG
- 6.9Houssem-Eddine AouarM
- 6.7Riyad MahrezF
- 6.7Amine GouiriF
- 6.6Ramiz ZerroukiM
- 6.6Nabil BentalebM
- 6.5Ramy BensebainiD
- 6.5Mohammed AmouraF
- 6.5Aïssa MandiD
- 6.3Anis Hadj-MoussaF
- 6.3Adil BoulbinaF
- 6.3Ibrahim MazaM
- 6.3Hicham BoudaouiM
- 6.2Rafik BelghaliD
- 6.2Farès ChaïbiF
- 6.0Rayan Aït-NouriD
Line-ups
Substitutes
Substitutes
- 5Leandro ParedesM
- 3Nicolás TagliaficoD
- 19Nicolás Otamendi80'D6.9
- 11Giovani Lo CelsoM
- 1Juan MussoG
- 14Exequiel PalaciosM
- 9Julián Álvarez55'F6.2
- 26Nahuel Molina46'D6.9
- 2Marcos SenesiD
- 15Nicolás González55'F6.9
- 12Gerónimo RulliG
- 21José LópezF
- 8Valentín BarcoM
- 17Giuliano SimeoneF
- 18Nicolás Paz80'F6.7
Substitutes
- 7Riyad Mahrez64'F6.7
- 8Houssem-Eddine Aouar64'M6.9
- 16Oussama BenbotG
- 5Zinéddine BelaïdD
- 4Mohamed TougaiD
- 26Samir CherguiD
- 6Ramiz Zerrouki82'M6.6
- 18Mohammed Amoura64'F6.5
- 13Jaouen HadjamD
- 12Ahmed BenboualiF
- 1Melvin MastilG
- 24Yacine TitraouiM
- 20Adil Boulbina81'F6.3
- 25Farès GhedjemisF
- 3Achref AbadaD
Team statistics
Argentina
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lionel Messi | 80 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | – | 10.0 |
| Rodrigo De Paul | 90 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7.5 |
| Cristian Romero | 80 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 7.2 |
| Enzo Fernández | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 7.2 |
| Facundo Medina | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 7.0 |
| Lisandro Martínez | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 7.0 |
| Gonzalo Montiel | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Nicolás Otamendi | 10 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Thiago Almada | 55 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Nahuel Molina | 45 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Nicolás González | 35 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.9 |
| Emiliano Martínez | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Nicolás Paz | 10 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.7 |
| Alexis Mac Allister | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Lautaro Martínez | 55 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.2 |
| Julián Álvarez | 35 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.2 |
Algeria
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luca Zidane | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Houssem-Eddine Aouar | 26 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Riyad Mahrez | 26 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Amine Gouiri | 64 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Ramiz Zerrouki | 8 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Nabil Bentaleb | 82 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.6 |
| Ramy Bensebaini | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.5 |
| Mohammed Amoura | 26 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.5 |
| Aïssa Mandi | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Anis Hadj-Moussa | 64 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.3 |
| Adil Boulbina | 9 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Ibrahim Maza | 81 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 6.3 |
| Hicham Boudaoui | 64 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6.3 |
| Rafik Belghali | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6.2 |
| Farès Chaïbi | 90 | – | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6.2 |
| Rayan Aït-Nouri | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 4 | 3 | 6.0 |
No recent form or head-to-head history is available for these teams yet.