Argentina vs. Algeria - Final Score - June 16, 2026

	1	2	T
ARG	-	-	-
ALG	-	-	-

	1	2	T
ARG	1	2	3
ALG	0	0	0

Messi handles all the scoring as Argentina blanks Algeria

REPLAY

Match 19 - Group J: Argentina vs Algeria

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substitutes

Nahuel Molina ^#26 ^• ^D

^45'

Julian Alvarez ^#9 ^• ^F

^55'

Nico Gonzalez ^#15 ^• ^M

^54'

Nicolas Otamendi ^#19 ^• ^D

^80'

Nico Paz ^#18 ^• ^F

^80'

Valentin Barco ^#8 ^• ^M

Giovani Lo Celso ^#11 ^• ^M

Jose Manuel Lopez ^#21 ^• ^F

Juan Musso ^#1 ^• ^G

Exequiel Palacios ^#14 ^• ^M

Leandro Paredes ^#5 ^• ^M

Geronimo Rulli ^#12 ^• ^G

Marcos Senesi ^#2 ^• ^M

Giuliano Simeone ^#17 ^• ^F

Nicolas Tagliafico ^#3 ^• ^D

^64' ^F ^• ^#18 Mohamed Amoura

^64' ^M ^• ^#8 Houssem Aouar

^64' ^F ^• ^#7 Riyad Mahrez

^82' ^F ^• ^#20 Adil Boulbina

^82' ^M ^• ^#6 Ramiz Zerrouki

^D ^• ^#3 Achref Abada

^D ^• ^#5 Zineddine Belaid

^G ^• ^#16 Oussama Benbot

^F ^• ^#12 Nadhir Benbouali

^D ^• ^#26 Samir Chergui

^F ^• ^#25 Fares Ghedjemis

^D ^• ^#13 Jaouen Hadjam

^G ^• ^#1 Melvin Mastil

^M ^• ^#24 Yassine Titraoui

^D ^• ^#4 Mohamed Amine Tougai

ARGENTINA
formation: 4-3-3

23

Martinez
25

Medina
6

Martinez
79'
13

Romero
45'
4

Montiel
24

Fernandez
20

Mac Allister
7

De Paul
54'
16

Almada
54'
22

Martinez
79'
10 3

Messi

substitutes

Nahuel Molina ^#26 ^• ^D ^45'
Julian Alvarez ^#9 ^• ^F ^55'
Nico Gonzalez ^#15 ^• ^M ^54'
Nicolas Otamendi ^#19 ^• ^D ^80'
Nico Paz ^#18 ^• ^F ^80'
Valentin Barco ^#8 ^• ^M
Giovani Lo Celso ^#11 ^• ^M
Jose Manuel Lopez ^#21 ^• ^F
Juan Musso ^#1 ^• ^G
Exequiel Palacios ^#14 ^• ^M
Leandro Paredes ^#5 ^• ^M
Geronimo Rulli ^#12 ^• ^G
Marcos Senesi ^#2 ^• ^M
Giuliano Simeone ^#17 ^• ^F
Nicolas Tagliafico ^#3 ^• ^D
ALGERIA
formation: 4-3-3

63'
11

Hadj Moussa
63'
9

Gouiri
10

Chaibi
63'
14

Boudaoui
81'
22

Maza
81'
19

Bentaleb
17

Belghali
2

Mandi
21

Bensebaini
15

Ait-Nouri
23

Zidane

substitutes

^64' ^F ^• ^#18 Mohamed Amoura
^64' ^M ^• ^#8 Houssem Aouar
^64' ^F ^• ^#7 Riyad Mahrez
^82' ^F ^• ^#20 Adil Boulbina
^82' ^M ^• ^#6 Ramiz Zerrouki
^D ^• ^#3 Achref Abada
^D ^• ^#5 Zineddine Belaid
^G ^• ^#16 Oussama Benbot
^F ^• ^#12 Nadhir Benbouali
^D ^• ^#26 Samir Chergui
^F ^• ^#25 Fares Ghedjemis
^D ^• ^#13 Jaouen Hadjam
^G ^• ^#1 Melvin Mastil
^M ^• ^#24 Yassine Titraoui
^D ^• ^#4 Mohamed Amine Tougai

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KEY PLAYERS

Lionel Messi ARG · #10

3 Goals, 4 SOG, 30 Passes

Rodrigo De Paul ARG · #7

1 Assist, 46 Passes

Fares Chaibi ALG · #10

2 S, 52 Passes

Rayan Ait-Nouri ALG · #15

46 Passes

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TOTAL

The over/under was 2.5 and the teams scored 3 goals, so people who bet the over won

OVER

TEAM TO WIN

Argentina won at -187 odds so a bet of $187 won $287 total

KEY PLAYS

ARG KEY PLAY

ARG 3 ALG 0

90+5' Foul called on R. Bensebaini.

ALG KEY PLAY

ARG 3 ALG 0

86' Shot by R. Mahrez.

ALG KEY PLAY

ARG 3 ALG 0

82' A. Boulbina substituted in for I. Maza.

ALG KEY PLAY

ARG 3 ALG 0

82' R. Zerrouki substituted in for N. Bentaleb.

ARG KEY PLAY

ARG 3 ALG 0

80' N. Otamendi substituted in for C. Romero.

ARG KEY PLAY

ARG 3 ALG 0

80' N. Paz substituted in for L. Messi.

ARG KEY STAT

ARG 3 ALG 0

76' L. Messi (ARG) has 3 goals in the game.

ARG GOAL

ARG 3 ALG 0

76' L. Messi scored a goal, assisted by N. Gonzalez.

ALG KEY PLAY

ARG 2 ALG 0

75' Foul called on R. De Paul.

ALG KEY PLAY

ARG 2 ALG 0

69' Shot by H. Aouar.

ARG KEY PLAY

ARG 2 ALG 0

66' Corner taken by L. Messi.

ARG KEY PLAY

ARG 2 ALG 0

66' Shot on goal by L. Messi.

ALG KEY PLAY

ARG 2 ALG 0

64' M. Amoura substituted in for A. Gouiri.

ALG KEY PLAY

ARG 2 ALG 0

64' Foul called on E. Fernandez.

ARG KEY STAT

ARG 2 ALG 0

60' L. Messi (ARG) has 2 goals in the game.

ARG GOAL

ARG 2 ALG 0

60' L. Messi scored a goal.

ARG KEY PLAY

ARG 1 ALG 0

60' Shot on goal by A. Mac Allister.

ARG KEY PLAY

ARG 1 ALG 0

60' Corner taken by L. Messi.

ALG KEY PLAY

ARG 1 ALG 0

57' Shot by I. Maza.

ARG KEY PLAY

ARG 1 ALG 0

55' J. Alvarez substituted in for La. Martinez.

ARG KEY PLAY

ARG 1 ALG 0

54' N. Gonzalez substituted in for T. Almada.

ARG KEY PLAY

ARG 1 ALG 0

54' Shot on goal by La. Martinez.

ARG KEY PLAY

ARG 1 ALG 0

51' Shot by L. Messi.

ALG KEY PLAY

ARG 1 ALG 0

45+1' Corner taken by F. Chaibi.

ALG KEY PLAY

ARG 1 ALG 0

45+4' Shot by A. Hadj Moussa.

ALG KEY PLAY

ARG 1 ALG 0

45+4' Foul called on F. Medina.

ALG KEY PLAY

ARG 1 ALG 0

48' Foul called on L. Messi.

ARG KEY PLAY

ARG 1 ALG 0

45' N. Molina substituted in for G. Montiel.

ARG KEY PLAY

ARG 1 ALG 0

45' Foul called on R. Bensebaini.

ALG KEY PLAY

ARG 1 ALG 0

44' Shot by F. Chaibi.

ARG KEY PLAY

ARG 1 ALG 0

42' Shot by T. Almada.

ALG KEY PLAY

ARG 1 ALG 0

41' Shot by F. Chaibi.

ALG KEY PLAY

ARG 1 ALG 0

41' Corner taken by A. Hadj Moussa.

ALG KEY PLAY

ARG 1 ALG 0

36' Foul called on T. Almada.

ALG KEY PLAY

ARG 1 ALG 0

34' Foul called on A. Mac Allister.

ARG KEY PLAY

ARG 1 ALG 0

31' Foul called on A. Mandi.

ARG GOAL

ARG 1 ALG 0

17' L. Messi scored a goal, assisted by R. De Paul.

Argentina vs

Algeria

Argentina vs. Algeria: Jun 17, 2026

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PLAY-BY-PLAY

ODDS

STANDINGS

NEWS

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ODDS

KEY PLAYS