The third match of Day 6 of the 2026 World Cup is underway as 2022 World Cup winners Argentina face Algeria in Group J. Streaming en Español.
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GOAL! Argentina 1-0 Algeria: It’s Lionel Messi, from long range (17')
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OFFSIDE! It’s Algeria’s turn to have a goal ruled out (8')
Algeria have also scored as well, but it won’t count either. A similar sequence to Messi’s chance a few minutes ago, Fares Chaibi came off the left wing and slipped it past Emi Martinez near post. The Algerian fans went crazy for 60 seconds, until VAR ruled it out.
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