Completed 2026 World Cup · Group Stage
17' goal Lionel Messi, 60' goal Lionel Messi, 76' goal Lionel Messi
Match intelligence
Straight from the completed match report — no xG, tracking or player ratings.
Team comparison
Volume, accuracy and finishing from the recorded attempts.
Goals divided by attempts
Control, circulation and progression of the ball.
Interventions made without treating workload as quality by itself.
Fouls, cards, offsides and set-piece pressure.
Player leaders
Lionel MessiRodrigo De PaulNico GonzálezLionel MessiLionel Messi
Aïssa MandiLuca ZidaneMinute by minute
Goals, cards, penalties and substitutions as recorded.
Argentina3 goals·0 cards·5 changesAlgeria0 goals·0 cards·5 changesKey events
Lionel MessiGoalLeft footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner
Assist Rodrigo De Paul ·
Lionel MessiGoalRight footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner
Lionel MessiGoalLeft footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner
Assist Nico González ·
ARG · #23 · Goalkeeper
Influence model uses assigned role plus real ESPN involvement, not fabricated tracking coordinates.
Impact changes
5 usedTournament path
ArgentinaAlgeriaGroup J impact
1 of 6 group matches included.
Argentina21+33
Austria3000
Jordan4000Algeria11-30Snapshot ordering uses points, goal difference and goals scored. It is contextual, not a replacement for FIFA's complete tie-break procedure.
All-time World Cup meetings
Source: ESPN completed match report, retrieved Aug 18, 2026. Derived percentages are calculated from the displayed source values; missing fields are omitted rather than estimated.
Adjacent archive results
Archived match data: ESPN completed match report. Tournament context cross-checked against FIFA sources listed in the dataset.