FIFA World Cup
Argentina
WWWWW
3-0
Finished
Algeria
WDWWL
Wednesday, June 17 at 01:00 AMGEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium
Summary
First half
- ⚽Goal by Lionel Messi17'
- ⇅Nahuel Molina on, Gonzalo Montiel off45'
Second half
- ⇅Nico González on, Thiago Almada off55'
- ⇅Julián Alvarez on, Lautaro Martínez off55'
- ⚽Goal by Lionel Messi60'
- 64'⇅Houssem Aouar on, Hicham Boudaoui off
- 64'⇅Mohammed Amoura on, Amine Gouiri off
- 64'⇅Riyad Mahrez on, Anis Hadj Moussa off
- ⚽Goal by Lionel Messi76'
- ⇅Nico Paz on, Lionel Messi off80'
- ⇅Nicolás Otamendi on, Cristian Romero off80'
- 81'⇅Adil Boulbina on, Ibrahim Maza off
- 82'⇅Ramiz Zerrouki on, Nabil Bentaleb off
Statistics
47.8Possession52.2
10Shots7
6Shots on target1
2Corners2
13Fouls8
0Yellow cards0
0Red cards0
3Offsides1
0Saves3
504Accurate passes563
561Total passes609
Commentary
Match ends, Argentina 3, Algeria 0.Show full commentary
- Match ends, Argentina 3, Algeria 0.
- 90'+7'Second Half ends, Argentina 3, Algeria 0.
- 90'+6'Handball by Rayan Aït-Nouri (Algeria).
- 90'+5'Foul by Nico Paz (Argentina).
- 90'+5'Ramy Bensebaini (Algeria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+1'Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
- 86'Attempt blocked. Riyad Mahrez (Algeria) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 85'Foul by Alexis Mac Allister (Argentina).
- 85'Houssem Aouar (Algeria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 83'Aïssa Mandi (Algeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83'Foul by Julián Alvarez (Argentina).
- 83'Riyad Mahrez (Algeria) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 83'Foul by Facundo Medina (Argentina).
- 82'Substitution, Algeria. Ramiz Zerrouki replaces Nabil Bentaleb.
- 81'Substitution, Algeria. Adil Boulbina replaces Ibrahim Maza.
- 80'Substitution, Argentina. Nicolás Otamendi replaces Cristian Romero.
- 80'Substitution, Argentina. Nico Paz replaces Lionel Messi.
- 79'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 78'Delay in match because of an injury Ibrahim Maza (Algeria).
- 76'Goal! Argentina 3, Algeria 0. Lionel Messi (Argentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nico González.
- 75'Rodrigo De Paul (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75'Foul by Farès Chaïbi (Algeria).
- 71'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 69'Delay in match for a drinks break.
- 69'Attempt missed. Houssem Aouar (Algeria) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mohammed Amoura.
- 66'Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Luca Zidane.
- 66'Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Argentina) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Luca Zidane (Algeria). Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister.
- 64'Foul by Mohammed Amoura (Algeria).
- 64'Cristian Romero (Argentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 64'Substitution, Algeria. Riyad Mahrez replaces Anis Hadj Moussa.
- 64'Substitution, Algeria. Mohammed Amoura replaces Amine Gouiri.
- 64'Substitution, Algeria. Houssem Aouar replaces Hicham Boudaoui.
- 63'Enzo Fernández (Argentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 63'Foul by Hicham Boudaoui (Algeria).
- 60'Goal! Argentina 2, Algeria 0. Lionel Messi (Argentina) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 60'Attempt saved. Alexis Mac Allister (Argentina) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Luca Zidane (Algeria).
- 59'Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Aïssa Mandi.
- 57'Attempt blocked. Ibrahim Maza (Algeria) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Farès Chaïbi.
- 55'Substitution, Argentina. Julián Alvarez replaces Lautaro Martínez.
- 55'Substitution, Argentina. Nico González replaces Thiago Almada.
- 55'Foul by Cristian Romero (Argentina).
- 55'Amine Gouiri (Algeria) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 54'Attempt saved. Lautaro Martínez (Argentina) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Luca Zidane (Algeria). Assisted by Lionel Messi with a through ball.
- 51'Ibrahim Maza (Algeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51'Foul by Cristian Romero (Argentina).
- 51'Attempt missed. Lionel Messi (Argentina) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Nahuel Molina.
- 48'Foul by Hicham Boudaoui (Algeria).
- 48'Lionel Messi (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'Second Half begins Argentina 1, Algeria 0.
- 45'Substitution, Argentina. Nahuel Molina replaces Gonzalo Montiel.
- 45'+5'First Half ends, Argentina 1, Algeria 0.
- 45'+5'Attempt missed. Alexis Mac Allister (Argentina) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Lionel Messi with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 45'+4'Facundo Medina (Argentina) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+4'Foul by Rafik Belghali (Algeria).
- 45'+4'Attempt blocked. Anis Hadj Moussa (Algeria) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rafik Belghali.
- 45'+1'Corner, Algeria. Conceded by Lisandro Martínez.
- 45'+1'Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 45'Ramy Bensebaini (Algeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'Foul by Lautaro Martínez (Argentina).
- 45'Attempt missed. Farès Chaïbi (Algeria) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Anis Hadj Moussa.
- 44'Attempt missed. Farès Chaïbi (Algeria) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Aïssa Mandi.
- 43'Ibrahim Maza (Algeria) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 43'Foul by Alexis Mac Allister (Argentina).
- 42'Attempt missed. Thiago Almada (Argentina) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Enzo Fernández.
- 41'Attempt missed. Farès Chaïbi (Algeria) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Hicham Boudaoui with a cross following a corner.
- 40'Corner, Algeria. Conceded by Emiliano Martínez.
- 39'Offside, Argentina. Thiago Almada is caught offside.
- 37'Foul by Facundo Medina (Argentina).
- 37'Aïssa Mandi (Algeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37'Attempt missed. Lionel Messi (Argentina) left footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left from a direct free kick.
- 36'Thiago Almada (Argentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 36'Foul by Rafik Belghali (Algeria).
- 34'Foul by Amine Gouiri (Algeria).
- 34'Alexis Mac Allister (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31'Aïssa Mandi (Algeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31'Foul by Lionel Messi (Argentina).
- 28'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 25'Delay in match for a drinks break.
- 17'Goal! Argentina 1, Algeria 0. Lionel Messi (Argentina) left footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Rodrigo De Paul.
- 11'Foul by Gonzalo Montiel (Argentina).
- 11'Rayan Aït-Nouri (Algeria) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 10'Foul by Lautaro Martínez (Argentina).
- 10'Aïssa Mandi (Algeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9'VAR Decision: No Goal Argentina 0-0 Algeria.
- 8'GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Farès Chaïbi (Algeria) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 8'Offside, Algeria. Farès Chaïbi is caught offside.
- 5'Offside, Argentina. Lionel Messi is caught offside.
- 4'Offside, Argentina. Lautaro Martínez is caught offside.
- 1'Anis Hadj Moussa (Algeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 1'Foul by Enzo Fernández (Argentina).
- First Half begins.
- Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Momentum
ArgentinaAlgeria
⚽
⚽
⚽
1530456075
Top performers
Argentina
- Lionel MessiShots6
- Cristian RomeroAccurate passes65
- Enzo FernándezInterventions11
Algeria
- Farès ChaïbiShots3
- Aïssa MandiAccurate passes100
- Rayan Aït-NouriInterventions7
- Luca ZidaneSaves3
Line-ups
Argentina4-4-24-3-3Algeria
23Zidane
15Aït-Nouri
21Bensebaini
17Belghali
2Mandi
22Maza
19Bentaleb
14Boudaoui
10Chaïbi
9Gouiri
11Moussa
22Martínez
⚽310Messi
24Fernández
16Almada
20Allister
7Paul
25Medina
6Martínez
4Montiel
13Romero
23Martínez
Argentina
- 23Emiliano MartínezG
- 6Lisandro MartínezCD-L
- 13Cristian RomeroCD-R
- 25Facundo MedinaLB
- 4Gonzalo MontielRB
- 24Enzo FernándezCM-L
- 20Alexis Mac AllisterCM-R
- 16Thiago AlmadaLM
- 7Rodrigo De PaulRM
- 22Lautaro MartínezCF-L
- 10Lionel MessiCF-R
Algeria
- 23Luca ZidaneG
- 21Ramy BensebainiCD-L
- 2Aïssa MandiCD-R
- 15Rayan Aït-NouriLB
- 17Rafik BelghaliRB
- 19Nabil BentalebCM
- 22Ibrahim MazaLM
- 14Hicham BoudaouiRM
- 9Amine GouiriF
- 10Farès ChaïbiLF
- 11Anis Hadj MoussaRF
Head to head
- Jun 05, 07Argentina4-3Algeria
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