Argentina-Algeria: 3 goals, 2 offside, a frantic start 🔥 | OneFootball

Too bad for those still sleeping! 

Algeria begin their World Cup campaign with a mouth-watering clash against Argentina.

You can easily imagine you set your alarm for a match like this. No way you were going to miss it.

Well, good call! In just 8 minutes of play, both teams scored... but both goals were ruled offside! 

First, we got a moment of Lionel Messi genius in the 5th minute. Two minutes later, Fares Chaibi thought he had found the breakthrough.

It’s a real shame: the Algerian’s strike was delightful.

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We had to wait until the 17th minute to see Lionel Messi officially open the scoring. A shot from outside the box, just the kind he does so well.

This start to the match perfectly reflects the qualities of both teams. We can already expect a great game! 

Who do you see winning?

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