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

2026 FIFA World Cup pre-match briefing: Argentina vs Algeria (Grup J). Kick-off is scheduled for 01:00 UTC. Referee: Adam Kupsik. At Kansas City Stadium with heavy intensity rain weather expected (~29.6°C). Full squads and pre-match details inside.

Jun 16, 2026 - 19:00
Jun 16, 2026 - 19:00
World Cup 2026: Argentina vs Algeria — pre-match preview

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

Kick-off is scheduled for 01:00 UTC.

Referee for this match: Adam Kupsik.

At Kansas City Stadium, heavy intensity rain weather is expected (~29.6°C).

Argentina squad and formation

Under Lionel Sebastián Scaloni, Argentina are set to line up in a 4-3-3 formation.

Argentina goalkeeper: 7 Rodrigo De Paul.

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

7 Rodrigo De Paul
10 Lionel Messi
13 Cristian Romero
16 Thiago Almada
19 Nicolás Otamendi
20 Alexis Mac Allister
22 Lautaro Martínez
23 Emiliano Martínez
24 Enzo Fernández
25 Facundo Medina
26 Nahuel Molina

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
3 Achref Abada
6 Ramiz Zerrouki
7 Riyad Mahrez
8 Houssem Aouar
9 Amine Gouiri
15 Rayan Aït-Nouri
18 Mohamed Amoura
19 Nabil Bentaleb
21 Ramy Bensebaini
23 Luca Zidane

Argentina - Algeria live commentary and scoreboard: match centre.

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