Group Stage - 1 · Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City
⚽ L. Messi 17′
⚽ L. Messi 60′
⚽ L. Messi 76′
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What's at stake
Player of the match
Lionel Messi
Argentina· ⚽ 3
Match stats
ArgentinaAlgeria
48%Possession52%
10Total shots7
6Shots on target0
2Corners2
13Fouls8
3Offsides1
0Yellow cards0
0Saves3
90%Pass accuracy92%
Lineups
Argentina4-4-2
Coach: Lionel Scaloni
- 23E. MartinezG
- 4G. MontielD
- 13C. RomeroD
- 6L. MartinezD
- 25F. MedinaD
- 7R. de PaulM
- 20A. Mac AllisterM
- 24E. FernandezM
- 16T. AlmadaM
- 10L. MessiF
- 22L. MartinezF
Substitutes
- 12G. RulliG
- 1J. MussoG
- 19N. OtamendiD
- 5L. ParedesM
- 14E. PalaciosM
- 15N. GonzalezF
- 26N. MolinaD
- 17G. SimeoneF
- 3N. TagliaficoD
- 11G. Lo CelsoM
- 2M. SenesiD
- 9J. AlvarezF
- 21J. LopezF
- 8V. BarcoM
- 18N. PazF
Algeria4-3-3
Coach: Vladimir Petkovic
- 23L. ZidaneG
- 17R. BelghaliD
- 2A. MandiD
- 21R. BensebainiD
- 15R. Ait-NouriD
- 14H. BoudaouiM
- 19N. BentalebM
- 22I. MazaM
- 11A. Hadj MoussaF
- 9A. GouiriF
- 10F. ChaibiF
Substitutes
- 1M. MastilG
- 16O. BenbotG
- 7R. MahrezF
- 8H. AouarM
- 6R. ZerroukiM
- 26S. CherguiD
- 13J. HadjamD
- 24Y. TitraouiM
- 20A. BoulbinaF
- 25F. GhedjemisF
- 4M. TougaiD
- 5Z. BelaidD
- 18M. AmouraF
- 12N. BenboualiF
- 3A. AbadaD
Match events
- 9′🖥Farès Chaïbi
- 17′⚽L. Messi (assist: R. de Paul)
- 46′🔁G. Montiel in for N. Molina
- 55′🔁T. Almada in for N. Gonzalez
- 55′🔁L. Martinez in for J. Alvarez
- 60′⚽L. Messi
- 64′🔁A. Hadj Moussa in for R. Mahrez
- 64′🔁H. Boudaoui in for H. Aouar
- 64′🔁A. Gouiri in for M. Amoura
- 76′⚽L. Messi (assist: N. Gonzalez)
- 80′🔁C. Romero in for N. Otamendi
- 80′🔁L. Messi in for N. Paz
- 81′🔁I. Maza in for A. Boulbina
- 82′🔁N. Bentaleb in for R. Zerrouki
Head to head
These teams have never met before — this is their first encounter.