ArgentinaArgentina vs Algeria — World Cup
3-0
AlgeriaArrowhead Stadium, Kansas City
Going into the match, Argentina had won 5, drawn 2, lost 3 in their previous 10, scoring 1.9 goals a game; Algeria had won 1, drawn 5, lost 4 in 10, scoring 1.4.
Match report
Home form going in: Argentina
Last 10 completed: won 5, drawn 2, lost 3 (D W D W W). 1.9 scored per game, 1.5 conceded, 80% over 2.5 goals, 60% both teams scored, 30% clean sheets.
- D 2-2 vs France · 18 Dec 2022
- W 3-0 vs Croatia · 13 Dec 2022
- D 2-2 at Netherlands · 9 Dec 2022
- W 2-1 vs Australia · 3 Dec 2022
- W 0-2 at Poland · 30 Nov 2022
- W 2-0 vs Mexico · 26 Nov 2022
Away form going in: Algeria
Last 10 completed: won 1, drawn 5, lost 4 (D L L L L). 1.4 scored per game, 1.4 conceded, 40% over 2.5 goals, 60% both teams scored, 20% clean sheets.
- D 1-1 vs Nigeria · 11 Nov 2017
- L 2-0 at Cameroon · 7 Oct 2017
- L 0-1 vs Zambia · 6 Sept 2017
- L 3-1 at Zambia · 2 Sept 2017
- L 3-1 at Nigeria · 12 Nov 2016
- D 1-1 vs Cameroon · 10 Oct 2016
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 |