World Cup | Group Stage Matchday 1 | 2026-06-17 10:00 JST
Match summary
The World Cup Group Stage Matchday 1 fixture between Argentina and Algeria was played on June 17. Argentina cruised to a 3-0 victory over Algeria. Argentina led 1-0 at half-time. They added 2 more after the break to pull clear.
Argentina's scorers: L. Messi (3 goals). L. Messi scored a hat-trick. Assists: Argentina – R. De Paul and Nico González.
Possession: Argentina 48%, Algeria 52%. Shots: Argentina 10, Algeria 7. Argentina scored 3 from 6 shots on target.
Team stats
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| Argentina | Stat | Algeria |
|---|---|---|
| 4-4-2 | Formation | 4-3-3 |
| 48% | Possession | 52% |
| 1.47 | Expected goals (xG) | 0.3 |
| 10 | Shots | 7 |
| 6 | Shots on target | 0 |
| 4 | Shots off target | 4 |
| 0 | Blocked shots | 3 |
| 4 | Shots inside the box | 3 |
| 6 | Shots outside the box | 4 |
| 2 | Corner kicks | 2 |
| 3 | Offsides | 1 |
| 13 | Fouls | 8 |
| 561 | Passes | 609 |
| 504 | Accurate passes | 563 |
| 90% | Pass accuracy | 92% |
| 0 | Goalkeeper saves | 3 |
| -0.78 | Goals prevented (xG) | -0.78 |
| 0 | Yellow cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
Referee: Szymon Marciniak, Poland
Player stats
Argentina
| Pos | Player | Shots | Shots on target | Goals | Dribbles (success) | Tackles (success) | Blocks | Passes (accuracy) | Assists | Yellow cards | Red cards | Fouls | Fouled | Rating | Min | Key passes | Interceptions | Duels (won) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | E. Martínez | 0 | 31(76%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 | 90 | ||||||||||
| DF | Gonzalo Montiel | 0 | 2 | 19(90%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.9 | 45 | 1 | 3(2) | ||||||
| DF | Cristian Romero | 0 | 2 | 1 | 65(98%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7.2 | 80 | 7(4) | |||||
| DF | Lisandro Martínez | 0 | 2 | 64(96%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 90 | 1 | 2(2) | |||||||
| DF | F. Medina | 0 | 2 | 1 | 31(97%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 90 | 5(3) | |||||
| MF | R. De Paul | 0 | 1(100%) | 3 | 47(92%) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.5 | 90 | 1 | 2 | 10(5) | ||||
| MF | A. Mac Allister | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 60(94%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6.3 | 90 | 1 | 2 | 8(2) | ||
| MF | E. Fernández | 0 | 4 | 63(94%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7.2 | 90 | 1 | 2 | 11(5) | ||||
| MF | Thiago Almada | 1 | 0 | 2 | 30(86%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.9 | 55 | 6(4) | ||||||
| FW | L. Messi | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 30(81%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 80 | 2 | 8(3) | |||
| FW | Lisandro Martínez | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12(92%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.2 | 55 | 6(1) | |||||
| DF | N. Molina | 0 | 1(100%) | 1 | 16(67%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 | 45 | 1 | 1 | 2(2) | |||||
| FW | Nico González | 0 | 1 | 11(85%) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 | 35 | 1 | 2(1) | |||||||
| FW | Julián Álvarez | 0 | 1 | 8(80%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.2 | 35 | 6(1) | |||||||
| DF | Nicolás Otamendi | 0 | 2 | 13(81%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 | 10 | 1 | 2(2) | |||||||
| FW | N. Paz | 0 | 2 | 4(100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.7 | 10 | 4(2) | |||||||
| GK | G. Rulli | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| GK | J. Musso | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| DF | M. Senesi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| DF | N. Tagliafico | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| MF | E. Palacios | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| MF | G. Lo Celso | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| FW | Giuliano Simeone Baldini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| MF | Leandro Paredes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| MF | V. Barco | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| FW | José Manuel López | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Algeria
| Pos | Player | Shots | Shots on target | Goals | Dribbles (success) | Tackles (success) | Blocks | Passes (accuracy) | Assists | Yellow cards | Red cards | Fouls | Fouled | Rating | Min | Key passes | Interceptions | Duels (won) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | L. Zidane | 0 | 37(100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 | 90 | ||||||||||
| DF | R. Belghali | 0 | 3 | 33(94%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.2 | 90 | 1 | 7(5) | ||||||
| DF | A. Mandi | 0 | 1 | 100(95%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6.5 | 90 | 1 | 2 | 8(6) | |||||
| DF | R. Bensebaïni | 0 | 2 | 89(94%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.5 | 90 | 3 | 4(4) | ||||||
| DF | R. Aït-Nouri | 0 | 3(60%) | 4 | 41(85%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 90 | 1 | 13(8) | ||||
| MF | H. Boudaoui | 0 | 1(50%) | 2 | 21(95%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.3 | 64 | 1 | 7(3) | |||||
| MF | N. Bentaleb | 0 | 2 | 52(93%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 | 82 | 2 | 3(2) | |||||||
| MF | I. Maza | 0 | 2(40%) | 40(85%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.3 | 81 | 11(5) | |||||||
| FW | A. Hadj-Moussa | 0 | 1(25%) | 1 | 19(90%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.3 | 64 | 1 | 7(3) | |||||
| FW | A. Gouiri | 0 | 16(89%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.7 | 64 | 4(1) | |||||||
| FW | F. Chaïbi | 3 | 0 | 1(50%) | 2 | 44(90%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.2 | 90 | 1 | 7(3) | ||||
| MF | Houssem Aouar | 1 | 0 | 21(100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.9 | 26 | 4(1) | |||||||
| FW | Riyad Mahrez | 0 | 15(79%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.7 | 26 | 1(1) | ||||||||
| FW | M. Amoura | 0 | 6(100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.5 | 26 | 1 | 1(None) | |||||||
| FW | Adil Boulbina | 0 | 11(100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | 9 | 4(None) | |||||||||
| MF | R. Zerrouki | 0 | 18(95%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 | 8 | 1(1) | |||||||||
| GK | Melvin Mastil | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| GK | Oussama Benbot | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| DF | J. Hadjam | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| DF | Mohamed Tougai | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| DF | S. Chergui | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| DF | Zineddine Belaid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| DF | Achref Abada | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| MF | Y. Titraoui | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| FW | F. Ghedjemis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| FW | Ahmed Nadhir Benbouali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Lineups
Argentina
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | GK | 23 | E. Martínez |
| Starter | DF | 4 | G. Montiel |
| Starter | DF | 13 | Cristian Romero |
| Starter | DF | 6 | Lisandro Martínez |
| Starter | DF | 25 | F. Medina |
| Starter | MF | 7 | R. De Paul |
| Starter | MF | 20 | A. Mac Allister |
| Starter | MF | 24 | E. Fernández |
| Starter | MF | 16 | T. Almada |
| Starter | FW | 10 | L. Messi |
| Starter | FW | 22 | Lisandro Martínez |
| Bench | DF | 19 | N. Otamendi |
| Bench | FW | 15 | Nico González |
| Bench | DF | 26 | N. Molina |
| Bench | FW | 9 | Julián Álvarez |
| Bench | FW | 18 | N. Paz |
Show unused substitutes (10)
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bench | GK | 12 | G. Rulli |
| Bench | GK | 1 | J. Musso |
| Bench | MF | 5 | L. Paredes |
| Bench | MF | 14 | E. Palacios |
| Bench | FW | 17 | Giuliano Simeone Baldini |
| Bench | DF | 3 | N. Tagliafico |
| Bench | MF | 11 | G. Lo Celso |
| Bench | DF | 2 | M. Senesi |
| Bench | FW | 21 | J. Lopez |
| Bench | MF | 8 | V. Barco |
Algeria
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | GK | 23 | L. Zidane |
| Starter | DF | 17 | R. Belghali |
| Starter | DF | 2 | A. Mandi |
| Starter | DF | 21 | R. Bensebaïni |
| Starter | DF | 15 | R. Aït-Nouri |
| Starter | MF | 14 | H. Boudaoui |
| Starter | MF | 19 | N. Bentaleb |
| Starter | MF | 22 | I. Maza |
| Starter | FW | 11 | A. Hadj-Moussa |
| Starter | FW | 9 | A. Gouiri |
| Starter | FW | 10 | F. Chaïbi |
| Bench | FW | 7 | R. Mahrez |
| Bench | MF | 8 | H. Aouar |
| Bench | MF | 6 | R. Zerrouki |
| Bench | FW | 20 | A. Boulbina |
| Bench | FW | 18 | M. Amoura |
Show unused substitutes (10)
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bench | GK | 1 | M. Mastil |
| Bench | GK | 16 | O. Benbot |
| Bench | DF | 26 | S. Chergui |
| Bench | DF | 13 | J. Hadjam |
| Bench | MF | 24 | Y. Titraoui |
| Bench | FW | 25 | F. Ghedjemis |
| Bench | DF | 4 | M. Tougai |
| Bench | DF | 5 | Z. Belaid |
| Bench | FW | 12 | N. Benbouali |
| Bench | DF | 3 | A. Abada |
Match events
| Time | Team | Event | Player | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1H 9' | Algeria | 📺 VAR | F. Chaïbi | |
| 1H 17' | Argentina | ⚽ Goal | L. Messi | 1-0 |
| 2H 1' | Argentina | 🔄 Substitution | OUT G. Montiel → IN N. Molina | |
| 2H 10' | Argentina | 🔄 Substitution | OUT T. Almada → IN Nico González | |
| 2H 10' | Argentina | 🔄 Substitution | OUT Lisandro Martínez → IN Julián Álvarez | |
| 2H 15' | Argentina | ⚽ Goal | L. Messi | 2-0 |
| 2H 19' | Algeria | 🔄 Substitution | OUT A. Hadj-Moussa → IN R. Mahrez | |
| 2H 19' | Algeria | 🔄 Substitution | OUT H. Boudaoui → IN H. Aouar | |
| 2H 19' | Algeria | 🔄 Substitution | OUT A. Gouiri → IN M. Amoura | |
| 2H 31' | Argentina | ⚽ Goal | L. Messi | 3-0 |
| 2H 35' | Argentina | 🔄 Substitution | OUT Cristian Romero → IN N. Otamendi | |
| 2H 35' | Argentina | 🔄 Substitution | OUT L. Messi → IN N. Paz | |
| 2H 36' | Algeria | 🔄 Substitution | OUT I. Maza → IN A. Boulbina | |
| 2H 37' | Algeria | 🔄 Substitution | OUT N. Bentaleb → IN R. Zerrouki |
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