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World Cup 2026 will take the little magician and Argentina to cities and states where the eight-time Ballon d'Or winner has packed out stadiums with the pink of Inter Miami and his own blue and white striped shirt.
First up in Argentina's ambitious world title defence, it's Kansas City's Arrowhead Stadium and a Group J opener against Algeria.
Only two teams have ever retained the World Cup. Italy did it in 1938, Brazil in 1962. If Argentina can match them, they will join Italy and Germany on four World Cup wins each.
It'll be no easy task. Lionel Scaloni has walked this road before but La Albiceleste face competition from some of football's big hitters. They're not everybody's tournament favourites but if the don't win Group J, they'll have books written about their failure.
Read on as FourFourTwo brings you all the information you need to watch Argentina vs Algeria in the FIFA World Cup 2026 online, on TV, and from anywhere.
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Argentina vs Algeria will be free-to-stream across multiple regions, including ITV in the UK, RTÉ Player in Ireland, SBS On Demand in Australia, CazéTV on YouTube in Brazil, NOS in the Netherlands, RTBF/VRT in Belgium, SRF/RTS/RSI in Switzerland, and TRT in Turkey.
English commentary will be provided on ITV, RTE Player and SBS On Demand.
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In Australia, you can watch Argentina vs Algeria on the free SBS On Demand.
Argentina vs Algeria: World Cup 2026 Preview
In a World Cup that will extend beyond the group stage for eight teams who finish third in their groups, Group J is a no-excuses situation for the reigning world champions.
They'll face Austria in their second match and Jordan in their third, not fixtures to be taken lightly by any means but must-wins from Scaloni's point of view. The fans and media in Argentina will certainly see it that way.
Argentina won World Cup 2022 but they started that competition with a chastening loss against Saudi Arabia. Algeria have the wherewithal to inflict another if Messi and his teammates don't keep their wits about them.
They Fennecs failed to qualify for the past two World Cups but were impressive early frontrunners in the latest Africa Cup of Nations before coming up short against Nigeria in the quarter-finals.
With a squad of considerable talent including Amine Gouiri, Mohamed Amoura and captain Riyad Mahrez, head coach Vladimir Petkovic will be expecting to take Algeria into the knock-out rounds for the second time in their history.
Argentina vs Algeria: Group J
FourFourTwo's prediction
Argentina 1-0 Algeria
FourFourTwo predicts an Argentina win, but one that might require blood, sweat and a late penalty.
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