Argentina
- Messi17', 60', 76'
Full Time
Algeria
The Players to Watch
Confirmed starting elevens, bench, and substitutions for both sides. Coach and captain detail come from each team's full squad page.
Argentina
4-3-3 · Starting XI
Lionel Scaloni
Lionel Messi
Starting XI · 4-3-3
- 23Emiliano Martínez
- 6Lisandro Martínez
- 25Facundo Medina
- 4Gonzalo Montiel
River Plate
- 13Christian Romero
- 16Thiago Almada
- 7Rodrigo de Paul
Inter Miami
- 24Enzo Fernández
- 20Alexis Mac Allister
Liverpool
- 22Lautaro Martínez
- 10Lionel MessiC
Inter Miami
Substitutions
- 46'
↑Nahuel Molina
↓Gonzalo Montiel
- 55'
↑Nicolás González
↓Thiago Almada
- 55'
↑Julián Álvarez
↓Lautaro Martínez
- 80'
↑Nicolás Otamendi
↓Christian Romero
- 80'
↑Nico Paz
↓Lionel Messi
Bench15
- 1Juan Musso
- 12Géronimo Rulli
- 26Nahuel Molina
- 19Nicolás Otamendi
- 2Marcos Senesi
- 3Nicolás Tagliafico
- 8Valentin Barco
- 11Giovani Lo Celso
- 18Nico Paz
- 14Exequiel Palacios
- 5Leandro Paredes
- 9Julián Álvarez
- 15Nicolás González
- 21José Manuel López
- 17Giuliano Simeone
Algeria
4-3-3 · Starting XI
Vladimir Petkovic
Riyad Mahrez
Starting XI · 4-3-3
- 23Luca Zidane
- 15Rayan Aït Nouri
- 17Rafik Belghali
- 21Ramy Bensebaini
Borussia Dortmund
- 2Aïssa Mandi
- 19Nabil Bentaleb
Lille
- 14Hicham Boudaoui
- 10Fares Chaïbi
- 22Ibrahim Maza
- 9Amine Gouiri
Marseille
- 11Anis Moussa
Substitutions
- 64'
↑Mohammed Amoura
↓Amine Gouiri
- 64'
↑Riyad Mahrez
↓Anis Moussa
- 64'
↑Houssem Aouar
↓Hicham Boudaoui
- 82'
↑Ramiz Zerrouki
↓Nabil Bentaleb
- 82'
↑Adil Boulbina
↓Ibrahim Maza
Bench15
- 16Oussama Benbout
- 1Melvin Mastil
- 3Achref Abada
- 5Zinédine Belaïd
- 26Samir Chergui
- 13Jaouen Hadjam
- 4Amine Tougai
- 8Houssem Aouar
- 20Adil Boulbina
- 24Yacine Titraoui
- 6Ramiz Zerrouki
- 18Mohammed Amoura
- 12Nadhir Benbouali
- 25Farés Ghedjemis
- 7Riyad Mahrez
Goal Timeline
3 goals- 17'⚽1 - 0
Lionel Messi
Assist: Rodrigo de Paul
- 60'⚽2 - 0
Lionel Messi
- 76'⚽3 - 0
Lionel Messi
Assist: Nicolás González
Match Officials
- Centre RefereeSzymon MarciniakPoland
- Assistant Referee 1Tomasz ListkiewiczPoland
- Assistant Referee 2Adam KupsikPoland
Group Standings
Live points, goal difference, and the qualification cutoff line. The top 2 advance to the Round of 32; eight best third-place finishers across all 12 groups also progress.
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇦🇷ArgentinaIn match | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 9 |
| 2 | 🇦🇹Austria | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | 🇩🇿AlgeriaIn match | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 4 |
| 4 | 🇯🇴Jordan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 0 |
Where to Watch
Kansas City Stadium
(GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium)
Match #19 of the FIFA World Cup 2026 is played at Kansas City Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. Capacity 76,416 for the tournament.
Kick-Off in Your Time Zone
Six common time zones for international fans, plus your local time at the top.
- 🇺🇸ET (Eastern Time, USA)Your zone21:00 EDT
- 🇺🇸PT (Pacific Time, USA)18:00 PDT
- 🇬🇧UK (London)02:00 GMT+1
- 🇪🇸Spain (Madrid)03:00 GMT+2
- 🇧🇷Brazil (São Paulo)22:00 GMT-3
- 🇦🇷Argentina (Buenos Aires)22:00 GMT-3
- 🇯🇵Japan (Tokyo)10:00 GMT+9
- 🇦🇺Australia (Sydney)11:00 GMT+10
- 🇲🇦Morocco (Casablanca)02:00 GMT+1