#19 · Fase de grupos
ArgentinaArgentina →vs
ArgeliaArgelia →
Time (Spain — mainland & Balearic Islands)
03:00
Time in Kansas City
20:00
7 h behind Spain (mainland & Balearic Islands).
IANA time zone: America/Chicago
Arrowhead Stadium
Kansas City
JORNADA 1 · Grupo J
Finalizado
Score and status
Full time
Quick facts
Argentina
Team profile- FIFA ranking
- 3
- Head coach
- Lionel Scaloni
- Group position
- 1º
- Last 5 matches
- Argentina 3–2 Egipto07/07/2026 · World Cup 2026 (app)
- Argentina 3–2 Egypt07/07/2026 · 18:00 · World Cup · Round of 16
- Argentina 3–2 Cabo Verde04/07/2026 · World Cup 2026 (app)
- Argentina 3–2 Cape Verde Islands04/07/2026 · 00:00 · World Cup · Round of 32
- Argentina 3–1 Jordania28/06/2026 · World Cup 2026 (app)
Argelia
Team profile- FIFA ranking
- 28
- Head coach
- Vladimir Petković
- Group position
- 3º
- Last 5 matches
- Argelia 0–2 Suiza03/07/2026 · World Cup 2026 (app)
- Argelia 0–2 Switzerland03/07/2026 · 05:00 · World Cup · Round of 32
- Argelia 3–3 Austria28/06/2026 · World Cup 2026 (app)
- Argelia 2–1 Jordania23/06/2026 · World Cup 2026 (app)
- Argelia 2–1 Jordan23/06/2026 · 05:00 · World Cup · Group Stage - 2
Group table
Full standings →
Venue
Match timeline
- 8′ VAR
- 17′ Goal: L. Messi · Assist: R. de Paul
- 60′ Goal: L. Messi
- 76′ Goal: L. Messi · Assist: N. Gonzalez
Squads & players
ArgentinaFormation: 4-4-2
Starting XI
- 23Emiliano Martínez
- 4Gonzalo Montiel
- 13Cristian Romero
- 6Lisandro Martínez
- 25Facundo Medina
- 7Rodrigo De Paul
- 20Alexis Mac Allister
- 24Enzo Fernández
- 16Thiago Almada
- 10Lionel Messi
- 22Lautaro Martínez
Substitutes
- 26Nahuel Molina
- 15Nicolás González
- 9Julián Alvarez
- 19Nicolás Otamendi
- 18Nico Paz
- 1Juan Musso
- 12Gerónimo Rulli
- 3Nicolás Tagliafico
- 2Marcos Senesi
- 5Leandro Paredes
- 8Valentín Barco
- 11Giovani Lo Celso
- 14Exequiel Palacios
- 17Giuliano Simeone
- 21José Manuel López
ArgeliaFormation: 4-3-3
Starting XI
- 23Luca Zidane
- 17Rafik Belghali
- 2Aïssa Mandi
- 21Ramy Bensebaini
- 15Rayan Aït-Nouri
- 14Hicham Boudaoui
- 19Nabil Bentaleb
- 22Ibrahim Maza
- 11Anis Hadj Moussa
- 9Amine Gouiri
- 10Farès Chaïbi
Substitutes
- 8Houssem Aouar
- 7Riyad Mahrez
- 18Mohamed Amoura
- 20Adil Boulbina
- 6Ramiz Zerrouki
- 1Melvin Mastil
- 16Oussama Benbot
- 3Achref Abada
- 4Mohamed Tougai
- 5Zineddine Belaid
- 13Jaouen Hadjam
- 26Samir Sophian Chergui
- 24Yassine Titraoui
- 12Ahmed Nadhir Benbouali
- 25Farès Ghedjemis
Match statistics
| ArgentinaHome | Metric | ArgeliaAway |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Possession | 52% |
| 10 | Total shots | 7 |
| 6 | Shots on target | 0 |
| 4 | Shots off target | 4 |
| 1 | Blocked shots | 3 |
| 4 | Shots inside the box | 3 |
| 6 | Shots outside the box | 4 |
| 13 | Fouls | 8 |
| 2 | Corners | 2 |
| 3 | Offsides | 1 |
| — | Yellow cards | — |
| — | Red cards | — |
| 0 | Goalkeeper saves | 3 |
| 561 | Total passes | 607 |
| 503 | Accurate passes | 558 |
| 90% | Pass accuracy | 92% |
| 1.23 | Expected goals (xG) | 0.31 |
| — | Goals prevented (GK) | — |
| — | Attacks | — |
| — | Dangerous attacks | — |
| -1.02 | goals_prevented | -1.02 |
Other group matches
Road to the title
Grupo J
Round of 32
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
3rd place
Final