Argentina v Algeria

FIFA World Cup

Full time

Argentina

3–0

Algeria

Match events

ArgentinaAlgeria

1st half

GoalGoal! Argentina 1, Algeria 0. Lionel Messi (Argentina) left footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Rodrigo De Paul.
17'1–0
Half-time1–0

2nd half

SubstitutionSubstitution, Argentina. Nahuel Molina replaces Gonzalo Montiel.
45'
SubstitutionSubstitution, Argentina. Nico González replaces Thiago Almada.
55'
SubstitutionSubstitution, Argentina. Julián Alvarez replaces Lautaro Martínez.
55'
GoalGoal! Argentina 2, Algeria 0. Lionel Messi (Argentina) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
60'2–0
64'
SubstitutionSubstitution, Algeria. Houssem Aouar replaces Hicham Boudaoui.
64'
SubstitutionSubstitution, Algeria. Mohammed Amoura replaces Amine Gouiri.
64'
SubstitutionSubstitution, Algeria. Riyad Mahrez replaces Anis Hadj Moussa.
GoalGoal! Argentina 3, Algeria 0. Lionel Messi (Argentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nico González.
76'3–0
SubstitutionSubstitution, Argentina. Nico Paz replaces Lionel Messi.
80'
SubstitutionSubstitution, Argentina. Nicolás Otamendi replaces Cristian Romero.
80'
81'
SubstitutionSubstitution, Algeria. Adil Boulbina replaces Ibrahim Maza.
82'
SubstitutionSubstitution, Algeria. Ramiz Zerrouki replaces Nabil Bentaleb.
Full-time3–0

Highlights

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