FIFA World Cup

Algeria vs Austria, 2026 FIFA World Cup, Group Stage

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Algeria
  • 45': Rafik Belghali
  • 60': Riyad Mahrez
  • 90'+3': Riyad Mahrez
FT
3 - 3
Austria
  • 28': Marko Arnautovic
  • 55': Marcel Sabitzer
  • 90'+6': Sasa Kalajdzic

Austria and Algeria draw 3-3 to advance to KOs, send Iran home

Iran would have advanced as one of the eight best third-place teams had Austria or Algeria won.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Delay in match (Austria).
  • 1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 3': Phillipp Mwene (Austria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Foul by Riyad Mahrez (Algeria).
  • 7': Foul by Marcel Sabitzer (Austria).
  • 7': Ibrahim Maza (Algeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Attempt missed. Xaver Schlager (Austria) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 10': Attempt missed. Ibrahim Maza (Algeria) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Houssem Aouar.
  • 11': Foul by Marko Arnautovic (Austria).
  • 11': Marko Arnautovic (Austria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 11': Aïssa Mandi (Algeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Delay in match because of an injury Aïssa Mandi (Algeria).
  • 12': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 19': Offside, Austria. Konrad Laimer is caught offside.
  • 23': Delay in match for a drinks break.
  • 26': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 28': Goal! Algeria 0, Austria 1. Marko Arnautovic (Austria) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by David Alaba with a through ball.
  • 30': Offside, Austria. Marko Arnautovic is caught offside.
  • 32': Attempt missed. Rafik Belghali (Algeria) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ibrahim Maza.
  • 36': Attempt missed. Ibrahim Maza (Algeria) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Nabil Bentaleb.
  • 37': Corner, Austria. Conceded by Jaouen Hadjam.
  • 38': Attempt missed. Romano Schmid (Austria) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high following a corner.
  • 39': Offside, Austria. Marko Arnautovic is caught offside.
  • 40': Farès Chaïbi (Algeria) hits the right post with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Riyad Mahrez.
  • 41': Attempt missed. Phillipp Mwene (Austria) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left.
  • 42': Attempt blocked. Riyad Mahrez (Algeria) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nabil Bentaleb.
  • 42': Foul by Romano Schmid (Austria).
  • 42': Riyad Mahrez (Algeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Attempt saved. Ibrahim Maza (Algeria) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Alexander Schlager (Austria). Assisted by Rafik Belghali with a headed pass.
  • 45': Goal! Algeria 1, Austria 1. Rafik Belghali (Algeria) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Corner, Austria. Conceded by Riyad Mahrez.
  • 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Nicolas Seiwald (Austria) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Xaver Schlager (Austria).
  • 45'+2': Oussama Benbot (Algeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, Algeria 1, Austria 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Austria. Michael Gregoritsch replaces Marko Arnautovic.
  • 45': Substitution, Austria. Florian Grillitsch replaces Xaver Schlager.
  • 45': Substitution, Austria. Paul Wanner replaces Romano Schmid.
  • 45': Second Half begins Algeria 1, Austria 1.
  • 49': Attempt missed. Ramy Bensebaini (Algeria) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is too high.
  • 54': Attempt saved. Farès Chaïbi (Algeria) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Alexander Schlager (Austria). Assisted by Riyad Mahrez.
  • 55': Goal! Algeria 1, Austria 2. Marcel Sabitzer (Austria) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Konrad Laimer.
  • 58': Foul by Florian Grillitsch (Austria).
  • 58': Farès Chaïbi (Algeria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 59': Attempt blocked. Farès Chaïbi (Algeria) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Aïssa Mandi.
  • 59': Handball by Michael Gregoritsch (Austria).
  • 60': Goal! Algeria 2, Austria 2. Riyad Mahrez (Algeria) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Houssem Aouar.
  • 62': Substitution, Austria. Kevin Danso replaces David Alaba.
  • 64': Stefan Posch (Austria) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 64': Foul by Houssem Aouar (Algeria).
  • 65': Attempt missed. Nicolas Seiwald (Austria) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Phillipp Mwene.
  • 67': Corner, Austria. Conceded by Rafik Belghali.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Kevin Danso (Austria) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Marcel Sabitzer with a cross following a corner.
  • 68': Delay in match for a drinks break.
  • 71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 71': Substitution, Algeria. Rayan Aït-Nouri replaces Jaouen Hadjam.
  • 71': Substitution, Algeria. Zineddine Belaïd replaces Amine Gouiri.
  • 71': Substitution, Algeria. Samir Chergui replaces Rafik Belghali.
  • 78': Paul Wanner (Austria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Foul by Rayan Aït-Nouri (Algeria).
  • 83': Foul by Florian Grillitsch (Austria).
  • 83': Riyad Mahrez (Algeria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 84': Offside, Algeria. Zineddine Belaïd is caught offside.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+3': Goal! Algeria 3, Austria 2. Riyad Mahrez (Algeria) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Houssem Aouar with a through ball.
  • 90'+4': Substitution, Algeria. Farès Ghedjemis replaces Houssem Aouar.
  • 90'+5': Substitution, Austria. Sasa Kalajdzic replaces Phillipp Mwene.
  • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Philipp Lienhart (Austria) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Michael Gregoritsch.
  • 90'+6': Goal! Algeria 3, Austria 3. Sasa Kalajdzic (Austria) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Michael Gregoritsch with a headed pass.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Algeria 3, Austria 3.
  • 0': Match ends, Algeria 3, Austria 3.

Statistics

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7 Fouls 3
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 1
3 Corner Kicks 0
2 Saves 1
35 Possession 65
10 SHOTS 12
3 ON GOAL 5
0.3 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
346 Accurate Passes 706
396 Passes 754
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
3 Accurate Crosses 0
13 Crosses 5
0.2 Cross % 0.0
32 Long Balls 44
14 Accurate Long Balls 26
0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
1 Blocked Shots 2
4 Effective Tackles 5
11 Tackles 11
0.4 Tackle % 0.5
10 Interceptions 4
19 Effective Clearances 18
19 Clearances 18

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup

Venue: GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium
Location: Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Attendance: 69,045

FIFA World Cup Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Argentina 3 +7 9
2 Austria 3 0 4
3 Algeria 3 -2 4
4 Jordan 3 -5 0
Full Table

Line-Ups

ALG Algeria (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
16 Oussama Benbot (GK)
21 Ramy Bensebaini
2 Aïssa Mandi
13 Jaouen Hadjam
17 Rafik Belghali
22 Ibrahim Maza
19 Nabil Bentaleb
10 Farès Chaïbi
9 Amine Gouiri
8 Houssem Aouar
7 Riyad Mahrez
Algeria Substitutes:
Rayan Aït-Nouri, Samir Chergui, Ramiz Zerrouki, Farès Ghedjemis, Melvin Mastil, Hicham Boudaoui, Zineddine Belaïd, Luca Zidane, Anis Hadj Moussa, Adil Boulbina, Achraf Abada, Nadhir Benbouali, Yassine Titraoui, Mohamed Amine Tougai.

AUT Austria (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Alexander Schlager (GK)
8 David Alaba
15 Philipp Lienhart
16 Phillipp Mwene
5 Stefan Posch
18 Romano Schmid
4 Xaver Schlager
6 Nicolas Seiwald
7 Marko Arnautovic Yellow Card
9 Marcel Sabitzer
20 Konrad Laimer
Austria Substitutes:
Florian Grillitsch, Kevin Danso, Michael Svoboda, Alexander Prass, Carney Chukwuemeka, Patrick Pentz, Alessandro Schöpf, David Affengruber, Patrick Wimmer, Sasa Kalajdzic, Florian Wiegele, Dejan Ljubicic, Michael Gregoritsch, Paul Wanner, Marco Friedl.

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