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group J · Wed 17 Jun 01:00 UTC · GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
ARG · rank #1
3 – 0
half-time 1–0
ALG · rank #28
match statistics
ARGmetricALG
3 Goals 0
1 1st-half goals 0
2 2nd-half goals 0
0 Set-piece goals 0
48 Possession % 52
0 Cards 0
10 Shots 7
6 Shots on target 1
2 Corners 2
13 Fouls 8
3 Offsides 1
0 Saves 3
90 Pass accuracy % 92
possession
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◧ ARG 48% 52% ALG ◨
match commentary
  • ▸ Argentina were silky on the ball with exquisite close control as they ran out deserved winners.
  • ▸ Algeria were an uncompromising, bruising presence as they fell to a narrow defeat.
  • ▸ Early change for ARG on 45' — Nahuel Molina came on (for Gonzalo Montiel); possibly an enforced knock.
  • ▸ Early change for ARG on 55' — Nico González came on (for Thiago Almada); possibly an enforced knock.
  • ▸ Early change for ARG on 55' — Julián Alvarez came on (for Lautaro Martínez); possibly an enforced knock.
winner: Argentina
timeline · noteworthy
  • 17' ◉ Lionel Messi ARG
  • 45' ⇄ Nahuel Molina ARG · for Gonzalo Montiel
  • 55' ⇄ Nico González ARG · for Thiago Almada
  • 55' ⇄ Julián Alvarez ARG · for Lautaro Martínez
  • 60' ◉ Lionel Messi ARG
  • 64' ⇄ Houssem Aouar ALG · for Hicham Boudaoui
  • 64' ⇄ Mohammed Amoura ALG · for Amine Gouiri
  • 64' ⇄ Riyad Mahrez ALG · for Anis Hadj Moussa
  • 76' ◉ Lionel Messi ARG
  • 80' ⇄ Nico Paz ARG · for Lionel Messi
  • 80' ⇄ Nicolás Otamendi ARG · for Cristian Romero
  • 81' ⇄ Adil Boulbina ALG · for Ibrahim Maza
  • 82' ⇄ Ramiz Zerrouki ALG · for Nabil Bentaleb
▚ Lineups  starting XI & bench
Argentina · 4-4-2
23 GK Emiliano Martínez
4 DF Gonzalo Montiel
25 DF Facundo Medina
20 MF Alexis Mac Allister
13 DF Cristian Romero
6 DF Lisandro Martínez
7 MF Rodrigo De Paul
24 MF Enzo Fernández
22 FW Lautaro Martínez
10 FW Lionel Messi
16 FW Thiago Almada
bench
#1 Juan Musso · #2 Marcos Senesi · #3 Nicolás Tagliafico · #5 Leandro Paredes · #8 Valentín Barco · #9 Julián Álvarez · #11 Giovani Lo Celso · #12 Gerónimo Rulli · #14 Exequiel Palacios · #15 Nico González · #17 Giuliano Simeone · #18 Nico Paz · #19 Nicolás Otamendi · #21 José Manuel López · #26 Nahuel Molina
Algeria · 4-3-3
23 GK Luca Zidane
17 DF Rafik Belghali
15 DF Rayan Aït-Nouri
19 MF Nabil Bentaleb
2 DF Aïssa Mandi
21 DF Ramy Bensebaini
14 MF Hicham Boudaoui
22 MF Ibrahim Maza
9 FW Amine Gouiri
11 FW Anis Hadj Moussa
10 MF Farès Chaïbi
bench
#1 Melvin Mastil · #3 Achraf Abada · #4 Mohamed Amine Tougai · #5 Zineddine Belaïd · #6 Ramiz Zerrouki · #7 Riyad Mahrez · #8 Houssem Aouar · #12 Nadhir Benbouali · #13 Jaouen Hadjam · #16 Oussama Benbot · #18 Mohamed Amoura · #20 Adil Boulbina · #24 Yassine Titraoui · #25 Farès Ghedjemis · #26 Samir Chergui
▚ Possession Heat-Maps  territory intensity · cold ░ → hot █ · both teams attacking ▶ · modelled from the real possession share
Argentina · territory
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◄ own goalattacking ▶
low ░▒▒▓█ high · style: Possession
Algeria · territory
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◄ own goalattacking ▶
low ░▒▒▓█ high · style: SetPiece