Argentina face Algeria in the Group J · Matchday 1 of the FIFA World Cup 2026, at Kansas City Stadium in Kansas City on Tuesday, June 16 (9:00 PM ET).
- Stage
- Group J · Matchday 1
- Kickoff (ET)
- 9:00 PM ET
- Date
- Tuesday, June 16
- Venue
- Kansas City Stadium
- City
- Kansas City, USA
- Capacity
- 76,640
🇦🇷Argentina squad
Coach: Lionel Scaloni
- Goalkeepers
- Géronimo Rulli · Emiliano Martínez · Juan Musso
- Defenders
- Nicolás Otamendi · Nicolás Tagliafico · Gonzalo Montiel · Christian Romero · Facundo Medina · Lisandro Martínez · Nahuel Molina · Leonardo Balerdi · Valentin Barco
- Midfielders
- Rodrigo de Paul · Leandro Paredes · Giovani Lo Celso · Exequiel Palacios · Alexis Mac Allister · Thiago Almada · Enzo Fernández · Nico Paz
- Forwards
- Lionel Messi · Lautaro Martínez · Nicolás González · Julián Álvarez · José Manuel López · Giuliano Simeone
🇩🇿Algeria squad
Coach: Vladimir Petković
- Goalkeepers
- Luca Zidane · Oussama Benbout · Melvin Mastil
- Defenders
- Aïssa Mandi · Rayan Aït Nouri · Ramy Bensebaini · Samir Chergui · Jaouen Hadjam · Rafik Belghali · Zinédine Belaïd · Amine Tougai · Achref Abada
- Midfielders
- Nabil Bentaleb · Houssem Aouar · Hicham Boudaoui · Ramiz Zerrouki · Fares Chaïbi · Ibrahim Maza · Yacine Titraoui · Adil Boulbina
- Forwards
- Riyad Mahrez · Amine Gouiri · Mohammed Amoura · Nadhir Benbouali · Anis Moussa · Farés Ghedjemis