Argentina vs Algeria, FIFA World Cup 2026 Live Score: Messi’s stunning strike gives Argentina a 1-0 lead over Algeria
8′ – Another goal, another offside! Algeria’s celebrations are cut short after VAR rules the effort out, making it one disallowed goal each in a breathless opening spell.
Brilliant work from Maza in midfield, dictating the tempo and threading passes through tight spaces. Spotting Farid Chaibi’s run between the full-back and centre-back, he delivers a perfectly weighted ball, and Chaibi responds with a sublime finish that catches Emiliano Martinez out at his near post.
Algeria’s celebrations, however, are short-lived. Just as the crowd begins to absorb the shock, VAR intervenes and the goal is chalked off, with Chaibi adjudged to have strayed marginally offside.
