Group JFull time
Final · Jun 16
Goals
3 goals — watch every replay below
- 17'L. MessiGreat goal▲ 13.7k
- 60'L. Messi▲ 5.7k
- 76'Lionel MessiHat-trickGoal of the match▲ 21.6k
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The stakes
Full time: Argentina 3-0 Algeria — a Group J result now baked into the table.
- storylineMessi's Last DanceVintage hat-trick in a 3-0 win over Algeria (June 16) — his FIRST-ever World Cup hat-trick at age 38, drawing level with Miroslav Klose on 16 career WC goals, the all-time record. One more goal makes it his outright. Argentina top Group J.
The two sides
ArgentinaChampions, Messi's last World Cup
Reigning world champions and a whole country holding its breath for one last Messi miracle — he opened with a hat-trick at 38. The stakes are not just winning; they are sending him out right.
AlgeriaFlair-filled side back after 12 years
Back after 12 years with French-system attacking flair and a vast Maghreb-and-diaspora following — if Amoura rediscovers his qualifying form they can take points off anyone in this group.
Who plays where
Argentina
- Inter Miami CF ×2Lionel Messi, Rodrigo De Paul
- Aston VillaEmiliano Martinez
- Atletico MadridJulian Alvarez
- Atlético MadridNahuel Molina
- ChelseaEnzo Fernández
- Inter MilanLautaro Martinez
Algeria
- Al-AhliRiyad Mahrez
- Bayer LeverkusenIbrahim Maza
- NEOM SCSaid Benrahma
- Olympique de MarseilleAmine Gouiri
- VfL WolfsburgMohamed Amoura