The Algerian national team failed to achieve the desired start, and was defeated 3-0 by the Argentine national team.
Ibrahim Maza’s teammates clashed with the power of the world champion, and the experience and talent of Lionel Messi, who scored his first hat-trick in the 2026 World Cup.
Messi scored the first goal in the 17th minute with a beautiful shot before returning and scoring the second goal in the 59th minute, and the third in the 76th minute.
The national team was unable to match the rhythm of the Argentine team, in many periods of the match, due to the numerical density of Messi’s teammates in the middle of the field, and their tight closure of all openings in the defense.
Shaybi’s teammates created many opportunities, whether in the first or second phase, which came with an incursion from the center, in light of the impossibility of passing on the peripheries, but those opportunities were not converted into goals.
National voter Petkovic made several changes in the second phase at the midfield and attack levels, bringing in Mahrez, Amoura, Boulbina, Aouar, and Zerrougui, but that did not change much of the course of the match, so the match ended with Argentina winning 3-0.
