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Argentina🇦🇷3 – 0🇩🇿Algeria

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Pool picks

Argentina97% (69)

Draw3% (2)

Algeria0% (0)

Predicted scorelines

Key events

🔁🇦🇷Nahuel MOLINA ⬆ · Gonzalo MONTIEL ⬇
17'⚽🇦🇷MESSI
55'🔁🇦🇷Julian ALVAREZ ⬆ · Lautaro MARTINEZ ⬇
55'🔁🇦🇷Nico GONZALEZ ⬆ · Thiago ALMADA ⬇
60'⚽🇦🇷MESSI
64'🔁🇩🇿Houssem Aouar ⬆ · Hicham BOUDAOUI ⬇
64'🔁🇩🇿Riyad Mahrez ⬆ · Anis HADJ MOUSSA ⬇
64'🔁🇩🇿Mohamed AMOURA ⬆ · Amine GOUIRI ⬇
76'⚽🇦🇷MESSI
80'🔁🇦🇷Nicolas OTAMENDI ⬆ · Cristian ROMERO ⬇
80'🔁🇦🇷Nico PAZ ⬆ · Lionel MESSI ⬇
82'🔁🇩🇿Ramiz ZERROUKI ⬆ · Nabil Bentaleb ⬇
82'🔁🇩🇿Adil BOULBINA ⬆ · Ibrahim MAZA ⬇

🇦🇷Argentina4-3-3

Goalkeeper

23Martinez E.

Defenders

4Montiel
6Martinez
13Cristian Romero
25Facundo Medina

Midfielders

7R. De Paul
20Alexis Mac Allister
24Enzo

Forwards

10MessiC
16Thiago Almada
22Lautaro

Substitutes

1J. Musso
2Senesi
3Tagliafico
5Leandro Paredes
8Valentin Barco
9J. Alvarez
11Lo Celso
12Geronimo Rulli
14Exequiel Palacios
15N. Gonzalez
17Giuliano
18Nico Paz
19Otamendi
21López
26Molina

Coach: Pablo Aimar

🇩🇿Algeria4-3-3

Goalkeeper

23Luca

Defenders

2Aissa MandiC
15Rayan Ait-nouri
17Rafik Belghali
21Bensebaini

Midfielders

10Fares Chaibi
14Hicham Boudaoui
19Nabil Bentaleb
22Ibrahim Maza

Forwards

9Gouiri
11Anis Hadj Moussa

Substitutes

1Melvin Mastil
3Achref Abada
4Tougai
5Zineddine Belaid
6Ramiz Zerrouki
7Mahrez
8Houssem Aouar
12Nadhir Benbouali
13Jaouen Hadjam
16Oussama Benbot
18Mohamed Amoura
20Adil Boulbina
24Yassine Titraoui
25Fares Ghedjemis
26Samir Chergui

Coach: Davide Morandi

90'+7'End Time — The referee brings the second period to an end.
90'+6'Foul — Rayan AIT-NOURI (Algeria) commits a foul.
90'+5'Foul — Nico PAZ (Argentina) commits a foul.
86'Attempt at Goal — Mahrez (Algeria) attempts an effort on goal.
85'Foul — Alexis MAC ALLISTER (Argentina) commits a foul.
83'Foul — Facundo MEDINA (Argentina) commits a foul.
83'Foul — J. ALVAREZ (Argentina) commits a foul.
82'Substitution — Ramiz ZERROUKI (in) comes off the bench to replace Nabil BENTALEB (out) (Algeria)
82'Substitution — Adil BOULBINA (in) comes off the bench to replace Ibrahim MAZA (out) (Algeria)
80'Substitution — OTAMENDI (in) comes off the bench to replace Cristian ROMERO (out) (Argentina)
80'Substitution — Nico PAZ (in) comes off the bench to replace MESSI (out) (Argentina)
76'Assist — Assisted by N. GONZALEZ.
76'Attempt at Goal — MESSI (Argentina) attempts an effort on goal.
76'Goal! — MESSI (Argentina) scores!!
75'Foul — Fares CHAIBI (Algeria) commits a foul.
72'Resume — Match resumed after interruption
69'Attempt at Goal — Houssem AOUAR (Algeria) attempts an effort on goal.
69'Delay — Match paused for a hydration break
66'Attempt at Goal — MESSI (Argentina) attempts an effort on goal.
66'Goal Prevention — The goalkeeper of Algeria pulls off a save.
66'Corner — MESSI (Argentina) takes a corner kick.
64'Substitution — Houssem AOUAR (in) comes off the bench to replace Hicham BOUDAOUI (out) (Algeria)
64'Substitution — Mahrez (in) comes off the bench to replace Anis HADJ MOUSSA (out) (Algeria)
64'Substitution — Mohamed AMOURA (in) comes off the bench to replace GOUIRI (out) (Algeria)
64'Foul — Mohamed AMOURA (Algeria) commits a foul.
63'Foul — Hicham BOUDAOUI (Algeria) commits a foul.
60'Corner — MESSI (Argentina) takes a corner kick.
60'Attempt at Goal — Alexis MAC ALLISTER (Argentina) attempts an effort on goal.
60'Goal Prevention — The goalkeeper of Algeria pulls off a save.
60'Attempt at Goal — MESSI (Argentina) attempts an effort on goal.
60'Goal! — MESSI (Argentina) scores!!
57'Attempt at Goal — Ibrahim MAZA (Algeria) attempts an effort on goal.
55'Foul — Cristian ROMERO (Argentina) commits a foul.
55'Substitution — J. ALVAREZ (in) comes off the bench to replace LAUTARO (out) (Argentina)
55'Substitution — N. GONZALEZ (in) comes off the bench to replace Thiago ALMADA (out) (Argentina)
54'Attempt at Goal — LAUTARO (Argentina) attempts an effort on goal.
54'Goal Prevention — The goalkeeper of Algeria pulls off a save.
51'Attempt at Goal — MESSI (Argentina) attempts an effort on goal.
51'Foul — Cristian ROMERO (Argentina) commits a foul.
48'Foul — Hicham BOUDAOUI (Algeria) commits a foul.
45'+5'Attempt at Goal — Alexis MAC ALLISTER (Argentina) attempts an effort on goal.
45'+5'End Time — The referee brings the first period to an end.
45'+4'Attempt at Goal — Anis HADJ MOUSSA (Algeria) attempts an effort on goal.
45'+4'Foul — Rafik BELGHALI (Algeria) commits a foul.
45'+1'Corner — Fares CHAIBI (Algeria) takes a corner kick.
45'Attempt at Goal — Fares CHAIBI (Algeria) attempts an effort on goal.
45'Foul — LAUTARO (Argentina) commits a foul.
45'Start Time — The referee signals the start of the second period.
44'Attempt at Goal — Fares CHAIBI (Algeria) attempts an effort on goal.
43'Foul — Alexis MAC ALLISTER (Argentina) commits a foul.
42'Attempt at Goal — Thiago ALMADA (Argentina) attempts an effort on goal.
41'Corner — Anis HADJ MOUSSA (Algeria) takes a corner kick.
41'Attempt at Goal — Fares CHAIBI (Algeria) attempts an effort on goal.
39'Offside — Thiago ALMADA (Argentina) is ruled offside.
37'Foul — Facundo MEDINA (Argentina) commits a foul.
37'Attempt at Goal — MESSI (Argentina) attempts an effort on goal.
36'Foul — Rafik BELGHALI (Algeria) commits a foul.
34'Foul — GOUIRI (Algeria) commits a foul.
31'Foul — MESSI (Argentina) commits a foul.
28'Resume — Match resumed after interruption
25'Delay — Match paused for a hydration break
17'Assist — Assisted by R. DE PAUL.
17'Attempt at Goal — MESSI (Argentina) attempts an effort on goal.
17'Goal! — MESSI (Argentina) scores!!
17'Goal Prevention — The goalkeeper of Algeria pulls off a save.
11'Foul — MONTIEL (Argentina) commits a foul.
10'Foul — LAUTARO (Argentina) commits a foul.
9'VAR — Goal disallowed
8'Offside — Fares CHAIBI (Algeria) is ruled offside.
5'Offside — MESSI (Argentina) is ruled offside.
4'Offside — LAUTARO (Argentina) is ruled offside.
1'Foul — ENZO (Argentina) commits a foul.
0'Coin Toss — Argentina won the coin toss and chose to kick off
0'Start Time — The referee signals the start of the first period.
Substitution — Before the second half begins MOLINA (in) comes off the bench to replace MONTIEL (out) (Argentina)