Flaco López on bench as Argentina defeat Algeria 3-0

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·18 June 2026

Flaco López on bench as Argentina defeat Algeria 3-0

Flaco López remained unused as Argentina opened their World Cup with a 3-0 win over Algeria. Lionel Messi scored all three, drawing level with Klose as the all-time leading scorer on 16.

The World Cup is being played in the United States, Canada and Mexico. According to Nosso Palestra, Palmeiras have seven players involved across four national teams, with López beginning his campaign on Tuesday 16.

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Argentina are in Group J with Algeria, Jordan and Austria. The world champions return on Monday 22 at 14:00 Brasília time to face Austria.

After the debuts of Gustavo Gómez, Mauricio, Piquerez, Ramón Sosa, Emiliano Martínez and Flaco López, Jhon Arias will begin his World Cup campaign in the coming days.

Colombia meet Uzbekistan on Wednesday 17 at 23:00 Brasília time in the opening round.

Source: Nosso Palestra