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Match predictionOur tip: 2-1
Argentina vs Algeria Prediction: World Cup 2026 Group J Opener Analysis
Argentina and Algeria open Group J on 17 June 2026 at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, the defending world champions taking on a side returning to the tournament after a long absence. Argentina are ranked in the world's top two,…
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- 2026-06-17 at 02:00 GMT marks a key week 1 encounter between Argentina and Algeria in 2026's World Cup.
- Over the past 10 outings, Referee S. Marciniak has shown 4-5 yellows and 0 reds, and 23 fouls each fixture.
- There is no recorded managerial head-to-head between L. Scaloni and Vladimir Petkovic.
- Both teams have no missing players.
- Projected to use a four-defender base in 4-4-2, Argentina should be met by Algeria's expected 4-4-2.
- Both sides left it all on the pitch: Argentina won 3-0 against Iceland, and Algeria secured a victory 4-0 over Bolivia.
- Argentina (5-0-0) and Algeria (4-1-0) head into this in winning moods from their past 5 matches.
- With the data available to us, there is no record of a previous encounter between Argentina and Algeria.
- TheyScored users favour 2-0 (18.2%) over all other scorelines - 3-1 sits second at 11.4%.
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Most Guessed Score
3
0
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| 8' | Goal cancelled | Farès Chaïbi-VAR | |
| 17' | 1 - 0 | ||
HT 1 - 0 | |||
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| 60' | 2 - 0 | ||
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| 76' | 3 - 0 | ||
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Argentina is going head to head with Algeria on 17/6/2026 01:00 GMT for the WorldCup World Cup. Our users most predicted score for this game is 3 - 0. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Argentina v Algeria H2H statistics!