Argentina vs Algeria

World Cup

Argentina

3-0

Full-time HT 1-0

Algeria

Lionel Messi 17'
Lionel Messi 60'
Lionel Messi 76'

Pre-match
First half
Half-time
Second half
Full-time

Wednesday 17 June · 04:00 Szymon Marciniak (Poland)

Events Lineups Stats Standings Head-to-head

The match in brief

Argentina beat Algeria 3-0. Scorers for Argentina: Lionel Messi 17', Lionel Messi 60', Lionel Messi 76'.

Argentina Algeria Algeria logo

Full-time 3 - 0
82'
Ramiz Zerrouki Out: Nabil Bentaleb · Algeria Substitution for Algeria: Ramiz Zerrouki comes on for Nabil Bentaleb
81'
Adil Boulbina Out: Ibrahim Maza · Algeria Substitution for Algeria: Adil Boulbina comes on for Ibrahim Maza
80'
Nicolás Paz Out: Lionel Messi · Argentina Substitution for Argentina: Nicolás Paz comes on for Lionel Messi
80'
Nicolás Otamendi Out: Cristian Romero · Argentina Substitution for Argentina: Nicolás Otamendi comes on for Cristian Romero
76'
Lionel Messi 3-0 Goal · Assist: Nicolás González · Argentina Goal! Lionel Messi scores for Argentina, set up by Nicolás González. It is 3-0
64'
Mohammed Amoura Out: Amine Gouiri · Algeria Substitution for Algeria: Mohammed Amoura comes on for Amine Gouiri
64'
Houssem-Eddine Aouar Out: Hicham Boudaoui · Algeria Substitution for Algeria: Houssem-Eddine Aouar comes on for Hicham Boudaoui
64'
Riyad Mahrez Out: Anis Hadj-Moussa · Algeria Substitution for Algeria: Riyad Mahrez comes on for Anis Hadj-Moussa
60'
Lionel Messi 2-0 Goal · Argentina Goal for Argentina! Lionel Messi makes it 2-0
55'
Julián Álvarez Out: Lautaro Martínez · Argentina Substitution for Argentina: Julián Álvarez comes on for Lautaro Martínez
55'
Nicolás González Out: Thiago Almada · Argentina Substitution for Argentina: Nicolás González comes on for Thiago Almada
46'
Nahuel Molina Out: Gonzalo Montiel · Argentina Substitution for Argentina: Nahuel Molina comes on for Gonzalo Montiel
Half-time 1 - 0
17'
Lionel Messi 1-0 Goal · Assist: Rodrigo De Paul · Argentina Rodrigo De Paul provides, Lionel Messi finishes for Argentina (1-0)
9'
Farès Chaïbi VAR · Goal disallowed · Algeria VAR review: Goal disallowed
Kick-off

The teams before the match

Argentina Algeria Algeria logo

WWWWW Last 5 matches LWDWW

1Position3

9Pts4

2.5Goals scored per match2.1

0.3Goals conceded per match0.4

7Clean sheets7

From each team's last 10 matches before this one, in all competitions.

Group A

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GF:GA	GD	Pts	Form
1	Mexico	3	3	0	0	6	0	6:0	+6	9	LWWWW
2	South Africa	3	1	1	1	2	3	2:3	-1	4	LWDL
3	South Korea	3	1	0	2	2	3	2:3	-1	3	LLW
4	Czechia	3	0	1	2	2	6	2:6	-4	1	LDL

Next roundPossible best third-placed

Group B

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GF:GA	GD	Pts	Form
1	Switzerland	3	2	1	0	7	3	7:3	+4	7	LWWWW
2	Canada	3	1	1	1	8	3	8:3	+5	4	LWLWD
3	Bosnia & Herzegovina	3	1	1	1	5	6	5:6	-1	4	LWLD
4	Qatar	3	0	1	2	2	10	2:10	-8	1	LLD

Next roundPossible best third-placed

Group C

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GF:GA	GD	Pts	Form
1	Brazil	3	2	1	0	7	1	7:1	+6	7	LWWWD
2	Morocco	3	2	1	0	6	3	6:3	+3	7	LWWWW
3	Scotland	3	1	0	2	1	4	1:4	-3	3	LLW
4	Haiti	3	0	0	3	2	8	2:8	-6	0	LLL

Next roundPossible best third-placed

Group D

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GF:GA	GD	Pts	Form
1	USA	3	2	0	1	8	4	8:4	+4	6	LWLWW
2	Australia	3	1	1	1	2	2	2:2	0	4	LDLW
3	Paraguay	3	1	1	1	2	4	2:4	-2	4	LWDWL
4	Türkiye	3	1	0	2	3	5	3:5	-2	3	WLL

Next roundPossible best third-placed

Group E

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GF:GA	GD	Pts	Form
1	Germany	3	2	0	1	10	4	10:4	+6	6	LLWW
2	Ivory Coast	3	2	0	1	4	2	4:2	+2	6	LWLW
3	Ecuador	3	1	1	1	2	2	2:2	0	4	LWDL
4	Curaçao	3	0	1	2	1	9	1:9	-8	1	LDL

Next roundPossible best third-placed

Group F

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GF:GA	GD	Pts	Form
1	Netherlands	3	2	1	0	10	4	10:4	+6	7	LWWD
2	Japan	3	1	2	0	7	3	7:3	+4	5	LDWD
3	Sweden	3	1	1	1	7	7	7:7	0	4	LDLW
4	Tunisia	3	0	0	3	2	12	2:12	-10	0	LLL

Next roundPossible best third-placed

Group G

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GF:GA	GD	Pts	Form
1	Belgium	3	1	2	0	6	2	6:2	+4	5	LWWWD
2	Egypt	3	1	2	0	5	3	5:3	+2	5	LWDWD
3	Iran	3	0	3	0	3	3	3:3	0	3	DDD
4	New Zealand	3	0	1	2	4	10	4:10	-6	1	LLD

Next roundPossible best third-placed

Group H

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GF:GA	GD	Pts	Form
1	Spain	3	2	1	0	5	0	5:0	+5	7	WWWWW
2	Cape Verde Islands	3	0	3	0	2	2	2:2	0	3	LDDD
3	Uruguay	3	0	2	1	3	4	3:4	-1	2	LDD
4	Saudi Arabia	3	0	2	1	1	5	1:5	-4	2	DLD

Next roundPossible best third-placed

Group I

Pos	Team	P	W	L	GF	GA	GF:GA	GD	Pts	Form
1	France	3	3	0	10	2	10:2	+8	9	LLWWW
2	Norway	3	2	1	8	7	8:7	+1	6	LWWLW
3	Senegal	3	1	2	8	6	8:6	+2	3	LWLL
4	Iraq	3	0	3	1	12	1:12	-11	0	LLL

Next roundPossible best third-placed

Group J

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GF:GA	GD	Pts	Form
1	Argentina	3	3	0	0	8	1	8:1	+7	9	LWWWW
2	Austria	3	1	1	1	6	6	6:6	0	4	LDLW
3	Algeria	3	1	1	1	5	7	5:7	-2	4	LDWL
4	Jordan	3	0	0	3	3	8	3:8	-5	0	LLL

Next roundPossible best third-placed

Group K

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GF:GA	GD	Pts	Form
1	Colombia	3	2	1	0	4	1	4:1	+3	7	LWDWW
2	Portugal	3	1	2	0	6	1	6:1	+5	5	LWDWD
3	Congo DR	3	1	1	1	4	3	4:3	+1	4	LWLD
4	Uzbekistan	3	0	0	3	2	11	2:11	-9	0	LLL

Next roundPossible best third-placed

Group L

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GF:GA	GD	Pts	Form
1	England	3	2	1	0	6	2	6:2	+4	7	WLWWW
2	Croatia	3	2	0	1	5	5	5:5	0	6	LWWL
3	Ghana	3	1	1	1	2	2	2:2	0	4	LLDW
4	Panama	3	0	0	3	0	4	0:4	-4	0	LLL

Next roundPossible best third-placed

Third-placed teams

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GF:GA	GD	Pts	Form
1	Congo DR	3	1	1	1	4	3	4:3	+1	4	LWLD
2	Sweden	3	1	1	1	7	7	7:7	0	4	LDLW
3	Ghana	3	1	1	1	2	2	2:2	0	4	LLDW
4	Ecuador	3	1	1	1	2	2	2:2	0	4	LWDL
5	Bosnia & Herzegovina	3	1	1	1	5	6	5:6	-1	4	LWLD
6	Algeria	3	1	1	1	5	7	5:7	-2	4	LDWL
7	Paraguay	3	1	1	1	2	4	2:4	-2	4	LWDWL
8	Senegal	3	1	0	2	8	6	8:6	+2	3	LWLL
9	Iran	3	0	3	0	3	3	3:3	0	3	DDD
10	South Korea	3	1	0	2	2	3	2:3	-1	3	LLW
11	Scotland	3	1	0	2	1	4	1:4	-3	3	LLW
12	Uruguay	3	0	2	1	3	4	3:4	-1	2	LDD

Next round

The best 8 third-placed teams advance to the Round of 32.

The match in brief

The teams before the match

Argentina4-4-2

Starting XI

Substitutes

Algeria4-3-3

Starting XI

Substitutes

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Group E

Group F

Group G

Group H

Group I

Group J

Group K

Group L

Third-placed teams

No previous meetings recorded