Argentina v Algeria: World Cup Group J Live
Live coverage of Argentina against Algeria from Kansas City Stadium, with minute-by-minute updates from the official FIFA match feed.
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Full time: Argentina 3-0 Algeria
Full time at Kansas City Stadium. Argentina 3, Algeria 0. Thanks for following our live coverage.
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Substitution, Algeria (82')
Ramiz Zerrouki replaces Nabil Bentaleb for Algeria.
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Substitution, Algeria (82')
Adil Boulbina replaces Ibrahim Maza for Algeria.
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Substitution, Argentina (80')
Nico Paz replaces Lionel Messi for Argentina.
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Substitution, Argentina (80')
Nicolas Otamendi replaces Cristian Romero for Argentina.
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GOAL! Argentina 3-0 Algeria (76')
Lionel Messi scores for Argentina in the 76' minute. Argentina 3, Algeria 0.
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Substitution, Algeria (64')
Mohamed Amoura replaces Amine Gouiri for Algeria.
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Substitution, Algeria (64')
Riyad Mahrez replaces Anis Hadj Moussa for Algeria.
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Substitution, Algeria (64')
Houssem Aouar replaces Hicham Boudaoui for Algeria.
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GOAL! Argentina 2-0 Algeria (60')
Lionel Messi scores for Argentina in the 60' minute. Argentina 2, Algeria 0.
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Substitution, Argentina (55')
Nico Gonzalez replaces Thiago Almada for Argentina.
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Substitution, Argentina (55')
Julian Alvarez replaces Lautaro Martinez for Argentina.
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Second half under way
We are back for the second half.
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Half time: Argentina 1-0 Algeria
It is the break at Kansas City Stadium.
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Substitution, Argentina
Nahuel Molina replaces Gonzalo Montiel for Argentina.
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GOAL! Argentina 1-0 Algeria (17')
Lionel Messi scores for Argentina in the 17' minute. Argentina 1, Algeria 0.
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Kickoff at Kansas City Stadium
We are under way. Argentina get the 2026 World Cup Group J clash with Algeria started.
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Teams confirmed
The starting elevens are in for Argentina and Algeria. We are set at Kansas City Stadium.
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Argentina v Algeria: matchday build-up
Welcome to our live coverage of Argentina against Algeria at Kansas City Stadium, a Group J fixture at the 2026 World Cup. Argentina open their campaign among the contenders, while Algeria begin their Group J bid. Team news, kickoff and minute-by-minute updates to follow, sourced from the official FIFA match feed.
Match events
- 0' ↔️ Nahuel Molina→ Gonzalo Montiel
- 17' ⚽ Lionel Messi
- 55' ↔️ Julian Alvarez→ Lautaro Martinez
- 55' ↔️ Nico Gonzalez→ Thiago Almada
- 60' ⚽ Lionel Messi
- 64' ↔️ Houssem Aouar→ Hicham Boudaoui
- 64' ↔️ Riyad Mahrez→ Anis Hadj Moussa
- 64' ↔️ Mohamed Amoura→ Amine Gouiri
- 76' ⚽ Lionel Messi
- 80' ↔️ Nicolas Otamendi→ Cristian Romero
- 80' ↔️ Nico Paz→ Lionel Messi
- 82' ↔️ Ramiz Zerrouki→ Nabil Bentaleb
- 82' ↔️ Adil Boulbina→ Ibrahim Maza
Attendance · 69045
Squad
Lineup
Argentina
4-3-3- 23 Emiliano Martinez
- 4 Gonzalo Montiel
- 6 Lisandro Martinez
- 13 Cristian Romero
- 25 Facundo Medina
- 7 Rodrigo De Paul
- 20 Alexis Mac Allister
- 24 Enzo Fernandez
- 10 Lionel Messi (C)
- 16 Thiago Almada
- 22 Lautaro Martinez
- 1 Juan Musso
- 12 Geronimo Rulli
- 3 Nicolas Tagliafico
- 19 Nicolas Otamendi
- 26 Nahuel Molina
- 2 Marcos Senesi
- 5 Leandro Paredes
- 8 Valentin Barco
- 11 Giovani Lo Celso
- 14 Exequiel Palacios
- 15 Nico Gonzalez
- 9 Julian Alvarez
- 17 Giuliano Simeone
- 18 Nico Paz
- 21 Jose Manuel Lopez
Manager · Lionel Scaloni
Algeria
4-3-3- 23 Luca Zidane
- 2 Aissa Mandi (C)
- 15 Rayan Ait-Nouri
- 17 Rafik Belghali
- 21 Ramy Bensebaini
- 10 Fares Chaibi
- 14 Hicham Boudaoui
- 19 Nabil Bentaleb
- 22 Ibrahim Maza
- 9 Amine Gouiri
- 11 Anis Hadj Moussa
- 1 Melvin Mastil
- 16 Oussama Benbot
- 3 Achref Abada
- 4 Mohamed Amine Tougai
- 5 Zineddine Belaid
- 13 Jaouen Hadjam
- 26 Samir Chergui
- 6 Ramiz Zerrouki
- 8 Houssem Aouar
- 24 Yassine Titraoui
- 7 Riyad Mahrez
- 12 Nadhir Benbouali
- 18 Mohamed Amoura
- 20 Adil Boulbina
- 25 Fares Ghedjemis
Manager · Vladimir Petkovic