ArgentinaArgentina vs Algeria — World Cup
3-0
AlgeriaArrowhead Stadium, Kansas City
Going into the match, Argentina had won 6, drawn 4, lost 0 in their previous 10, scoring 1.7 goals a game; Algeria had won 7, drawn 2, lost 1 in 10, scoring 2.1.
Match report
Home form going in: Argentina
Last 10 completed: won 6, drawn 4, lost 0 (D W D W W). 1.7 scored per game, 0.6 conceded, 40% over 2.5 goals, 40% both teams scored, 60% clean sheets.
- D 0-0 vs Colombia · 15 Jul 2024
- W 2-0 vs Canada · 10 Jul 2024
- D 1-1 vs Ecuador · 5 Jul 2024
- W 2-0 vs Peru · 30 Jun 2024
- W 0-1 at Chile · 26 Jun 2024
- W 2-0 vs Canada · 21 Jun 2024
Away form going in: Algeria
Last 10 completed: won 7, drawn 2, lost 1 (L D W W W). 2.1 scored per game, 0.5 conceded, 50% over 2.5 goals, 30% both teams scored, 60% clean sheets.
- L 0-2 vs Nigeria · 10 Jan 2026
- D 0-0 vs Congo DR · 6 Jan 2026
- W 1-3 at Equatorial Guinea · 31 Dec 2025
- W 1-0 vs Burkina Faso · 28 Dec 2025
- W 3-0 vs Sudan · 24 Dec 2025
- W 5-1 vs Liberia · 17 Nov 2024
How it unfolded
- 17' Normal Goal — L. Messi (Argentina)
- 60' Normal Goal — L. Messi (Argentina)
- 76' Normal Goal — L. Messi (Argentina)
Match statistics
| Argentina | Metric | Algeria |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Goals | 0 |
| 48 | Ball possession | 52 |
| 1.47 | Expected goals (xG) | 0.3 |
| 10 | Total shots | 7 |
| 6 | Shots on target | 0 |
| 4 | Shots off target | 4 |
| 0 | Blocked shots | 3 |
| 4 | Attempts inside box | 3 |
| 6 | Attempts outside box | 4 |
| 2 | Corner kicks | 2 |
| 3 | Offsides | 1 |
| 561 | Total passes | 609 |
| 504 | Accurate passes | 563 |
| 90 | Pass accuracy | 92 |
| 7 | Key passes | 6 |
| 82 | Duels | 82 |
World Cup table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| 2 | South Africa | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 |
| 3 | South Korea | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 4 | Czech Republic | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 1 |