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Argentina
3 0
Algeria
Full Time
HT 1-0
L. Messi 17'L. Messi 60'View all (3)

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Match Started
F. Chaibi 8'

Goal Disallowed (VAR)

Turning point Decision overturned
L. Messi 17'

Goal (Assist: R. de Paul)

Turning point Momentum boost
Half Time
G. Montiel N. Molina 46'

Substitution

Tactical Fresh impetus
L. Martinez J. Alvarez 55'

Substitution

Tactical Fresh impetus
T. Almada N. Gonzalez 55'

Substitution

Tactical Fresh impetus
L. Messi 60'

Goal

Turning point Momentum boost
H. Boudaoui H. Aouar 64'

Substitution

Tactical Fresh impetus
A. Gouiri M. Amoura 64'

Substitution

Tactical Fresh impetus
A. Hadj Moussa R. Mahrez 64'

Substitution

Tactical Fresh impetus
L. Messi 76'

Goal (Assist: N. Gonzalez)

Turning point Momentum boost
L. Messi N. Paz 80'

Substitution

Tactical Fresh impetus
C. Romero N. Otamendi 80'

Substitution

Tactical Fresh impetus
I. Maza A. Boulbina 81'

Substitution

Tactical Fresh impetus
N. Bentaleb R. Zerrouki 82'

Substitution

Tactical Fresh impetus
Full Time
End of Match

Argentina 4-4-2 Lionel Scaloni

Emiliano Martínez 23
Martínez
Facundo Medina 25
Medina
Lisandro Martínez 6
Martínez
Cristian Romero 13
Romero
Gonzalo Montiel 4
Montiel
Thiago Almada 16
Almada
Enzo Fernández 24
Fernández
Alexis Mac Allister 20
Allister
Rodrigo De Paul 7
Paul
Lautaro Martínez 22
Martínez
Lionel Messi 10
Messi
x3

Starters

  • Emiliano Martínez23 Emiliano Martínez
  • Facundo Medina25 Facundo Medina
  • Lisandro Martínez6 Lisandro Martínez
  • Cristian Romero13 Cristian Romero
  • Gonzalo Montiel4 Gonzalo Montiel
  • Thiago Almada16 Thiago Almada
  • Enzo Fernández24 Enzo Fernández
  • Alexis Mac Allister20 Alexis Mac Allister
  • Rodrigo De Paul7 Rodrigo De Paul
  • Lautaro Martínez22 Lautaro Martínez
  • Lionel Messi10 Lionel Messix3

Substitutes

  • Juan Musso1 Juan Musso
  • Marcos Senesi2 Marcos Senesi
  • Nicolás Tagliafico3 Nicolás Tagliafico
  • Leandro Paredes5 Leandro Paredes
  • Valentín Barco8 Valentín Barco
  • Julián Alvarez9 Julián Alvarez
  • Giovani Lo Celso11 Giovani Lo Celso
  • Gerónimo Rulli12 Gerónimo Rulli
  • Exequiel Palacios14 Exequiel Palacios
  • Nicolás González15 Nicolás González
  • Giuliano Simeone17 Giuliano Simeone
  • Nico Paz18 Nico Paz
  • Nicolás Otamendi19 Nicolás Otamendi
  • José Manuel López21 José Manuel López
  • Nahuel Molina26 Nahuel Molina

Algeria 4-3-3 Vladimir Petkovic

Luca Zidane 23
Zidane
Rayan Aït-Nouri 15
Aït-Nouri
Ramy Bensebaini 21
Bensebaini
Aïssa Mandi 2
Mandi
Rafik Belghali 17
Belghali
Ibrahim Maza 22
Maza
Nabil Bentaleb 19
Bentaleb
Hicham Boudaoui 14
Boudaoui
Farès Chaïbi 10
Chaïbi
Amine Gouiri 9
Gouiri
Anis Hadj Moussa 11
Moussa

Starters

  • Luca Zidane23 Luca Zidane
  • Rayan Aït-Nouri15 Rayan Aït-Nouri
  • Ramy Bensebaini21 Ramy Bensebaini
  • Aïssa Mandi2 Aïssa Mandi
  • Rafik Belghali17 Rafik Belghali
  • Ibrahim Maza22 Ibrahim Maza
  • Nabil Bentaleb19 Nabil Bentaleb
  • Hicham Boudaoui14 Hicham Boudaoui
  • Farès Chaïbi10 Farès Chaïbi
  • Amine Gouiri9 Amine Gouiri
  • Anis Hadj Moussa11 Anis Hadj Moussa

Substitutes

  • Melvin Mastil1 Melvin Mastil
  • Achref Abada3 Achref Abada
  • Mohamed Tougai4 Mohamed Tougai
  • Zineddine Belaid5 Zineddine Belaid
  • Ramiz Zerrouki6 Ramiz Zerrouki
  • Riyad Mahrez7 Riyad Mahrez
  • Houssem Aouar8 Houssem Aouar
  • Ahmed Nadhir Benbouali12 Ahmed Nadhir Benbouali
  • Jaouen Hadjam13 Jaouen Hadjam
  • Oussama Benbot16 Oussama Benbot
  • Mohamed Amoura18 Mohamed Amoura
  • Adil Boulbina20 Adil Boulbina
  • Yassine Titraoui24 Yassine Titraoui
  • Farès Ghedjemis25 Farès Ghedjemis
  • Samir Sophian Chergui26 Samir Sophian Chergui

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Momentum & pressure

Argentina are applying more pressure
72% 28%

Derived from possession, expected goals, shots, shots inside the box, and corners. It is an indicator, not an official match statistic.

Argentina Algeria
  • 6 Shots on Goal 0
  • 4 Shots off Goal 4
  • 10 Total Shots 7
  • 1 Blocked Shots 3
  • 4 Shots insidebox 3
  • 6 Shots outsidebox 4
  • 13 Fouls 8
  • 2 Corner Kicks 2
  • 3 Offsides 1
  • 48% Ball Possession 52%
  • 0 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Red Cards 0
  • 0 Goalkeeper Saves 3
  • 561 Total passes 607
  • 503 Passes accurate 558
  • 90% Passes % 92%
  • 1.23 expected_goals 0.31
  • -1.02 goals_prevented -1.02

Head-to-Head Stats

Argentina Wins 0
Draws 0
Algeria Wins 0

League Standings

# Team MP W D L GD Pts
1 Mexico 1 1 0 0 2 3
2 South Korea 1 1 0 0 1 3
3 Czechia 1 0 0 1 -1 0
4 South Africa 1 0 0 1 -2 0
1 Switzerland 1 0 1 0 0 1
2 Canada 1 0 1 0 0 1
3 Qatar 1 0 1 0 0 1
4 Bosnia & Herzegovina 1 0 1 0 0 1
1 Scotland 1 1 0 0 1 3
2 Morocco 1 0 1 0 0 1
3 Brazil 1 0 1 0 0 1
4 Haiti 1 0 0 1 -1 0
1 USA 1 1 0 0 3 3
2 Australia 1 1 0 0 2 3
3 Türkiye 1 0 0 1 -2 0
4 Paraguay 1 0 0 1 -3 0
1 Germany 1 1 0 0 6 3
2 Ivory Coast 1 1 0 0 1 3
3 Ecuador 1 0 0 1 -1 0
4 Curaçao 1 0 0 1 -6 0
1 Sweden 1 1 0 0 4 3
2 Japan 1 0 1 0 0 1
3 Netherlands 1 0 1 0 0 1
4 Tunisia 1 0 0 1 -4 0
1 New Zealand 1 0 1 0 0 1
2 Iran 1 0 1 0 0 1
3 Belgium 1 0 1 0 0 1
4 Egypt 1 0 1 0 0 1
1 Uruguay 1 0 1 0 0 1
2 Saudi Arabia 1 0 1 0 0 1
3 Spain 1 0 1 0 0 1
4 Cape Verde Islands 1 0 1 0 0 1
1 Norway 1 1 0 0 3 3
2 France 1 1 0 0 2 3
3 Senegal 1 0 0 1 -2 0
4 Iraq 1 0 0 1 -3 0
1 Argentina 1 1 0 0 3 3
2 Austria 1 1 0 0 2 3
3 Jordan 1 0 0 1 -2 0
4 Algeria 1 0 0 1 -3 0
1 Portugal 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Congo DR 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Uzbekistan 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Colombia 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 England 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Croatia 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Ghana 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Panama 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 Netherlands 1 0 1 0 0 1
2 Brazil 1 0 1 0 0 1
3 Belgium 1 0 1 0 0 1
4 Qatar 1 0 1 0 0 1
5 Spain 1 0 1 0 0 1
6 Uzbekistan 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Ghana 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Czechia 1 0 0 1 -1 0
9 Ecuador 1 0 0 1 -1 0
10 Senegal 1 0 0 1 -2 0
11 Jordan 1 0 0 1 -2 0
12 Türkiye 1 0 0 1 -2 0

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