Algeria v Austria, 27 June 2026

Score3-3
RefereeIlgiz Tantashev
CompetitionFIFA World Cup Group J
VenueArrowhead Stadium, Kansas City MO
Attendance69,045

View Algeria v Austria head to head

Kick-off: 9.00pm local . FIFA World Ranking: Algeria 28th, Austria 24th . The only previous meeting was at the FIFA World Cup tournament in Spain in 1986. Austria won 2-0 in Oviedo with goals from Walter Schachner and Hans Krankl.

3 Algeria

Manager: Vladimir Petkovic

3 Austria

Manager: Ralf Rangnick

Goals:

Rafik Belghali 45 G
Riyad Mahrez 60 G
Riyad Mahrez 90+3 G

Goals:

Marko Arnautović 28 G
Marcel Sabitzer 55 G
Saša Kalajdžić 90+6 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Oussama Benbout
Defender Ramy Bensebaini
Defender Jaouen Hadjam
Defender Aïssa Mandi
Defender/Midfielder Rafik Belghali
Midfielder Houssem Aouar
Midfielder Nabil Bentaleb
Midfielder Farès Chaïbi
Midfielder/Forward Riyad Mahrez (captain)
Midfielder/Forward Ibrahim Maza
Forward Amine Gouiri

Starting lineup:

Alexander Schlager Goalkeeper
Philipp Lienhart Defender
Stefan Posch Defender
David Alaba Defender/Midfielder (captain)
Phillipp Mwene Defender/Midfielder
Nicolas Seiwald Defender/Midfielder
Konrad Laimer Midfielder
Romano Schmid Midfielder
Marcel Sabitzer Midfielder/Forward
Xaver Schlager Midfielder/Forward
Marko Arnautović Forward

Substitutions:

Rayan Aït Nouri for Jaouen Hadjam 71
Zineddine Belaid for Amine Gouiri 71
Samir Chergui for Rafik Belghali 71
Farès Ghedjemis for Houssem Aouar 90+4

Substitutions:

Michael Gregoritsch for Marko Arnautović 46
Florian Grillitsch for Xaver Schlager 46
Paul Wanner for Romano Schmid 46
Kevin Danso for David Alaba 62
Saša Kalajdžić for Phillipp Mwene 90+5

Cards:

Cards:

Marko Arnautović 11 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Melvin Mastil
Goalkeeper Luca Zidane
Defender Achref Abada
Defender Zineddine Belaid
Defender Samir Chergui
Defender Mohamed Tougai
Defender/Midfielder Rayan Aït Nouri
Midfielder Hichem Boudaoui
Midfielder Adil Boulbina
Midfielder Yacine Titraoui
Midfielder Ramiz Zerrouki
Midfielder/Forward Farès Ghedjemis
Midfielder/Forward Anis Hadj Moussa
Forward Nadhir Benbouali

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Patrick Pentz
Goalkeeper Florian Wiegele
Defender David Affengruber
Defender Marco Friedl
Defender/Midfielder Kevin Danso
Defender/Midfielder Alexander Prass
Defender/Midfielder Michael Svoboda
Defender/Midfielder Patrick Wimmer
Midfielder Florian Grillitsch
Midfielder Dejan Ljubicic
Midfielder Alessandro Schöpf
Midfielder/Forward Carney Chukwuemeka
Midfielder/Forward Michael Gregoritsch
Midfielder/Forward Saša Kalajdžić
Midfielder/Forward Paul Wanner

Comments:

Algeria finished third in Group J but qualified for the knockout phase of a FIFA World Cup tournament for the first time since 1982 as one of the best eight third placed nations (6th). . The Fennecs had now become the ninth African nation to progress to the knockout phase of this FIFA World Cup finals out of the ten CAF qualifiers at this edition. . 35 year-old Riyad Mahrez had now become the first player to score for Algeria at a FIFA World Cup tournament aged 32 years or older. . Algeria named only 14 of a possible 15 substitutes. Mohamed Amoura was deemed not fit enough to participate in this game.

Comments:

Austria finished second in Group J to progress to the knockout phase of a FIFA World Cup tournament for the first time since the 1982 in Spain. . Excluding extra time, they had now become the first-ever nation to avoid defeat in a game at a FIFA World Cup finals after going behind in the 90th minute or later. . Marko Arnautović had now become the fourth player to score more than one goal at FIFA World Cup tournaments aged 37 or older: also Roger Milla, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.

3 Algeria

Manager: Vladimir Petkovic

Goals:

Rafik Belghali 45 G
Riyad Mahrez 60 G
Riyad Mahrez 90+3 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Oussama Benbout
Defender Ramy Bensebaini
Defender Jaouen Hadjam
Defender Aïssa Mandi
Defender/Midfielder Rafik Belghali
Midfielder Houssem Aouar
Midfielder Nabil Bentaleb
Midfielder Farès Chaïbi
Midfielder/Forward Riyad Mahrez (captain)
Midfielder/Forward Ibrahim Maza
Forward Amine Gouiri

Substitutions:

Rayan Aït Nouri for Jaouen Hadjam 71
Zineddine Belaid for Amine Gouiri 71
Samir Chergui for Rafik Belghali 71
Farès Ghedjemis for Houssem Aouar 90+4

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Melvin Mastil
Goalkeeper Luca Zidane
Defender Achref Abada
Defender Zineddine Belaid
Defender Samir Chergui
Defender Mohamed Tougai
Defender/Midfielder Rayan Aït Nouri
Midfielder Hichem Boudaoui
Midfielder Adil Boulbina
Midfielder Yacine Titraoui
Midfielder Ramiz Zerrouki
Midfielder/Forward Farès Ghedjemis
Midfielder/Forward Anis Hadj Moussa
Forward Nadhir Benbouali

Comments:

Algeria finished third in Group J but qualified for the knockout phase of a FIFA World Cup tournament for the first time since 1982 as one of the best eight third placed nations (6th). . The Fennecs had now become the ninth African nation to progress to the knockout phase of this FIFA World Cup finals out of the ten CAF qualifiers at this edition. . 35 year-old Riyad Mahrez had now become the first player to score for Algeria at a FIFA World Cup tournament aged 32 years or older. . Algeria named only 14 of a possible 15 substitutes. Mohamed Amoura was deemed not fit enough to participate in this game.

3 Austria

Manager: Ralf Rangnick

Goals:

Marko Arnautović 28 G
Marcel Sabitzer 55 G
Saša Kalajdžić 90+6 G

Starting lineup:

Alexander Schlager Goalkeeper
Philipp Lienhart Defender
Stefan Posch Defender
David Alaba Defender/Midfielder (captain)
Phillipp Mwene Defender/Midfielder
Nicolas Seiwald Defender/Midfielder
Konrad Laimer Midfielder
Romano Schmid Midfielder
Marcel Sabitzer Midfielder/Forward
Xaver Schlager Midfielder/Forward
Marko Arnautović Forward

Substitutions:

Michael Gregoritsch for Marko Arnautović 46
Florian Grillitsch for Xaver Schlager 46
Paul Wanner for Romano Schmid 46
Kevin Danso for David Alaba 62
Saša Kalajdžić for Phillipp Mwene 90+5

Cards:

Marko Arnautović 11 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Patrick Pentz
Goalkeeper Florian Wiegele
Defender David Affengruber
Defender Marco Friedl
Defender/Midfielder Kevin Danso
Defender/Midfielder Alexander Prass
Defender/Midfielder Michael Svoboda
Defender/Midfielder Patrick Wimmer
Midfielder Florian Grillitsch
Midfielder Dejan Ljubicic
Midfielder Alessandro Schöpf
Midfielder/Forward Carney Chukwuemeka
Midfielder/Forward Michael Gregoritsch
Midfielder/Forward Saša Kalajdžić
Midfielder/Forward Paul Wanner

Comments:

Austria finished second in Group J to progress to the knockout phase of a FIFA World Cup tournament for the first time since the 1982 in Spain. . Excluding extra time, they had now become the first-ever nation to avoid defeat in a game at a FIFA World Cup finals after going behind in the 90th minute or later. . Marko Arnautović had now become the fourth player to score more than one goal at FIFA World Cup tournaments aged 37 or older: also Roger Milla, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.