World Cup 2026: Algeria vs Austria — pre-match preview

2026 FIFA World Cup pre-match briefing: Algeria vs Austria (Grup J). Kick-off is scheduled for 02:00 UTC. Referee: Timur Gaynulin. At Kansas City Stadium with cloudy weather expected (~30.5°C). Full squads and pre-match details inside.

Jun 27, 2026 - 20:00
Jun 27, 2026 - 20:00
World Cup 2026: Algeria vs Austria — pre-match preview

2026 FIFA World Cup: pre-match update for AlgeriaAustria in Grup J.

Kick-off is scheduled for 02:00 UTC.

Referee for this match: Timur Gaynulin.

At Kansas City Stadium, cloudy weather is expected (~30.5°C).

Algeria squad and formation

Under Vladimir Petković, Algeria are set to line up in a 4-2-3-1 formation.

Algeria goalkeeper: 2 Aïssa Mandi.

Probable starting XI for Algeria at the 2026 FIFA World Cup:

2 Aïssa Mandi
7 Riyad Mahrez
9 Amine Gouiri
10 Farès Chaïbi
14 Hicham Boudaoui
15 Rayan Aït-Nouri
17 Rafik Belghali
19 Nabil Bentaleb
21 Ramy Bensebaini
22 Ibrahim Maza
23 Luca Zidane

Austria squad and formation

Under Ralf Rangnick, Austria are set to line up in a 4-2-3-1 formation.

Austria goalkeeper: 1 Alexander Schlager.

Probable starting XI for Austria at the 2026 FIFA World Cup:

1 Alexander Schlager
3 Kevin Danso
4 Xaver Schlager
5 Stefan Posch
6 Nicolas Seiwald
8 David Alaba
9 Marcel Sabitzer
11 Michael Gregoritsch
18 Romano Schmid
20 Konrad Laimer
24 Paul Wanner

Algeria - Austria live commentary and scoreboard: match centre.

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