La Scaloneta got going, 3-0 v Algeria with Messi unstoppable | OneFootball

The Argentina National Team had an ideal debut at the 2026 World Cup. Lionel Scaloni’s team beat Algeria 3-0 at Kansas City Stadium and earned their first three points in Group J, in a performance that had Lionel Messi as the undisputed star.

With this performance, Messi reached a new milestone in World Cup history. The Albiceleste captain scored his 16th goal in World Cups and matched Germany’s Miroslav Klose as the tournament’s all-time leading scorer. He also became the first footballer to score in six different editions of the tournament.

Argentina temporarily leads Group J and in the next matchday will look to take another step toward the round of 16.

The Summary

Argentina 3: Emiliano Martínez; Gonzalo Montiel (ST 0′ Nahuel Molina), Cristian Romero (ST 33′ Nicolás Otamendi), Lisandro Martínez, Facundo Medina; Rodrigo De Paul, Enzo Fernández, Alexis Mac Allister; Thiago Almada (ST 10′ Nicolás Otamendi), Lionel Messi (ST 33′ Nicolás Paz) and Lautaro Martínez (ST 9′ Julián Álvarez). Coach: Lionel Scaloni.

Algeria 0: Luca Zidane; Rafik Belghali, Aïssa Mandi, Ramy Bensebaini, Rayan Aït-Nouri; Hicham Boudaoui (ST 18′ Houssem Aouar), Ibrahim Maza (ST 36′ Adil Boulbina and ST 40′ Ramiz Zerrouki), Nabil Bentaleb (ST 35′ Ramiz Zerrouki); Anis Hadj Moussa (ST 18′ Riyad Mahrez), Amine Gouiri (ST 19′ Mohamed Amoura) and Farés Chaibi. Coach: Vladimir Petkovic.

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