🇦🇷
Argentina
Group Stage
2 - 0
Full Time
🇩🇿
Algeria
Match Timeline & Events
⚽
27'
lionel-messi
(Penalty kick)
⚽
59'
julian-alvarez
(Sliding finish in the box)
Match Statistics Comparison
62%
Possession
38%
15
Total Shots
6
Match Video Highlights
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Match Report and Summary
Argentina Commences Title Defense
Defending champions Argentina secured a two zero victory over Algeria in Group J. Argentina controlled the match through possession and quick midfield combinations. Lionel Messi opened the scoring from the penalty spot in the twenty seventh minute.
Alvarez Seals the Win
Julian Alvarez scored the second goal in the fifty ninth minute, finishing a low cross from wide. Argentina rotated players in the final minutes to conserve energy, securing a solid start to their campaign.