📅 17/06/26🕒 01:00🏟️ Arrowhead Stadium🧑⚖️ Szymon Marciniak, Poland
ScorerL. Messi3 goalsBiggest Swing+1.96 xT76' L. Messi
Argentina 3-0 Algeria — xTears 8.88 (17/06/26)
Argentina turned the 3-0 over Algeria on 17 June 2026 into a rout during Matchday 1 of the World Cup. Total damage: 8.88 xTears.
L. Messi carried much of the damage, with the match first opening through L. Messi at 17' goal (+1.41 xT); L. Messi at 60' goal (+1.47 xT) then widened it further.
Pressure arrived in bursts, with calmer spells in between. The xTears split stayed clearly tilted toward the winner. L. Messi scored a hat-trick.
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How it unfolded
Timeline
17'
Goal
1-0L. Messi - Argentina
Assist: R. De Paul
60'
Goal
2-0L. Messi - Argentina
76'
Goal
3-0L. Messi - Argentina
Assist: N. González
Absolute chaos
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6.54
76'
Goal
+1.96 xT
L. Messi - Argentina
Assist: N. González
60'
Goal
+1.47 xT
L. Messi - Argentina
17'
Goal
+1.41 xT
L. Messi - Argentina
Assist: R. De Paul
81'
Substitution
+0.46 xT
A. Boulbina for N. Bentaleb - Algeria
Late drama
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1.70
81'
Substitution
+0.46 xT
A. Boulbina for N. Bentaleb - Algeria
82'
Substitution
+0.46 xT
R. Zerrouki for I. Maza - Algeria
80'
Substitution
+0.39 xT
N. Paz for L. Messi - Argentina
80'
Substitution
+0.39 xT
N. Otamendi for C. Romero - Argentina
Referee scandal
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Barely left a bruise
0
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All-out war
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0
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Cruelty
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0
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Crushed hope
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0
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