Argentina vs Algeria 3-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions
Argentina beat Algeria 3-0 on Wednesday, 17 June 2026 in World Cup. The match was refereed by Szymon Marciniak. It was played at Estadio Alberto José Armando.
First half: VAR intervened at 9' for Algeria (Goal cancelled). Argentina leveled the score at 17' when L. Messi scored, with the assist credited to R. De Paul, making the score 1-1.
Second half: Argentina made their 1st substitution at 46', with G. Montiel replacing N. Molina. Argentina made their 2nd substitution at 55', with T. Almada replacing N. González. Argentina made their 3rd substitution at 55', with Lautaro Martínez replacing J. Álvarez. Argentina took the lead at 60' when L. Messi scored, making the score 2-1. Algeria made their 1st substitution at 64', with A. Hadj-Moussa replacing R. Mahrez. Algeria made their 2nd substitution at 64', with H. Boudaoui replacing H. Aouar. Algeria made their 3rd substitution at 64', with A. Gouiri replacing M. Amoura. Argentina extended the lead at 76' when L. Messi scored, with the assist credited to N. González, making the score 3-1. Argentina made their 4th substitution at 80', with C. Romero replacing N. Otamendi. Argentina made their 5th substitution at 80', with L. Messi replacing N. Paz. Algeria made their 4th substitution at 81', with I. Maza replacing A. Boulbina. Algeria made their 5th substitution at 82', with N. Bentaleb replacing R. Zerrouki.
Argentina used 5 substitutions while Algeria used 5 substitutions.