Algeria 2026 Schedule & Game Calendar
View or download the complete 2026 Algeria World Cup season schedule: all games, scores, venues, and broadcast info.
Algeria 2026 Schedule & Results
Buy Algeria Tickets (opens Ticketmaster in a new tab)The Algeria play in the FIFA-WORLD-CUP (FIFA World Cup). Their 2026 schedule includes 3 games. They have 1 home games and 2 away games this season.
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Algeria's Group J task at the 2026 World Cup
Algeria landed in Group J for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, with Argentina, Jordan, and Austria completing the four. It is a draw that throws together four confederations on one table, since Algeria carry the CAF flag against a CONMEBOL side, an AFC side, and a UEFA side. The three group games run across two host cities in the United States over an 11-day stretch. Algeria started on June 16 away to Argentina at Kansas City Stadium, a 9:00 PM EDT kickoff that ended in a 3-0 defeat. Next comes Jordan on June 22 in San Francisco, an 11:00 PM EDT start at the San Francisco Bay Area Stadium, with Algeria listed as the away team. The group closes on June 27 back at Kansas City Stadium against Austria, a 10:00 PM EDT kickoff where Algeria are the home side. The format does the rest of the talking. This is the first 48-team edition of the World Cup, 104 matches in all, built as 12 groups of four feeding a 32-team knockout, and the top two from every group go through automatically alongside the eight best third-placed teams. The whole tournament is co-hosted by the United States, Canada, and Mexico and runs from June 11 to July 19, though all three of Algeria's group fixtures fall inside the United States. After the opening loss, Algeria sit in catch-up mode, which makes the Jordan match the hinge of their whole group: a win there keeps the third-place route alive heading into the Austria finale, while a second defeat would leave them needing results elsewhere to break their way. With the standings this tight, goal difference is likely to matter as much as points by the time the group closes on June 27.
Algeria's three Group J dates, match by match
Three games, two host cities, and a fortnight of June nights in the Eastern slot. Algeria's opener landed on Tuesday, June 16 away to Argentina at Kansas City Stadium, a 9:00 PM EDT start that finished 3-0 to the home team. That leaves Algeria on zero points with two to play, so the arithmetic tightens fast. Match two is Jordan on Monday, June 22 at the San Francisco Bay Area Stadium, an 11:00 PM EDT kickoff with Algeria again on the road. It is the latest start time of their three group fixtures and, after the Argentina result, the game that most shapes whether Algeria stay in the qualifying picture. The group wraps on Saturday, June 27, when Algeria return to Kansas City Stadium to host Austria at 10:00 PM EDT. Each fixture below carries its venue, host city, and kickoff in US Eastern, and the listing refreshes on its own if any time is moved.
Sizing up Argentina, Jordan, and Austria
Group J hands Algeria a genuine spread of styles. Argentina, from CONMEBOL, were the opening assignment and the most decorated side in the group with three World Cup titles to their name, and they took the points 3-0 in Kansas City. Jordan, from the AFC, are next in San Francisco and shape up as the most even of Algeria's three matchups, the kind of game where a single goal can swing the table. Austria, the UEFA entry, close the group in Kansas City, and that meeting could end up deciding which of the two reaches the knockout phase. For Algeria the group is less about reputations and more about points on the board: with two qualifiers from each group plus the best third-placed sides advancing, every goal scored and conceded feeds into goal difference, and goal difference is exactly the sort of tiebreak that settles a tight Group J.
What a knockout run would mean for Algeria
Survive Group J and Algeria step into a bracket unlike any World Cup before it. The 2026 edition runs to 104 matches and opens its knockout phase with a Round of 32, a round that did not exist when the field was 32 teams. From there it is the Round of 16, the quarterfinals, the semifinals, and the final on July 19, with a third-place match on the side. Where Algeria would slot in depends on whether they come through as a group winner, a runner-up, or one of the eight best third-placed teams, and each of those routes points to a different corner of the draw. The expanded bracket also means one more round to clear than at any previous World Cup, since the Round of 32 sits in front of the old last sixteen, so a team that reaches the knockout phase still has four matches to win before the final. None of it is fixed yet. Knockout pairings only lock once all 12 groups have finished their third round, so Algeria's first elimination opponent stays blank until the group table is final. When it is confirmed, it appears here with its date, host city, venue, and kickoff in US Eastern, and any synced calendar updates with it.
Algeria in Group J: the 2026 World Cup road so far
Algeria arrive at the 2026 World Cup as one of Africa’s representatives, and the draw has not been kind. Group J put them in with Argentina, Jordan, and Austria, three teams from three different confederations, and handed them an opener against one of the tournament’s heavyweights. The three group matches stretch from June 16 to June 27 across Kansas City and San Francisco, all of them in the US Eastern time slot, which keeps the schedule tidy for anyone tracking Algeria from afar.
The start did not go to plan. Algeria lost 3-0 to Argentina at Kansas City Stadium on June 16, a heavy opening result that left them bottom of the group with nothing on the board. From there the calendar runs to Jordan in San Francisco on June 22, then back to Kansas City to meet Austria on June 27. Two host cities, three matches, and a clear sense of what is now required.
The expanded format does give Algeria room to recover. Two teams from every group advance straight to the knockout phase, and the eight best third-placed sides across the 12 groups join them in the Round of 32. After the loss to Argentina, Algeria’s most realistic target is that third-place lifeline, and reaching it means taking points off Jordan and Austria in the two games that remain. The full group picture, and how the third-place places shake out, sits on the 2026 World Cup overview.
Walking through Algeria’s three group games
The opener was the hardest draw of the three. Algeria played Argentina on Tuesday, June 16 at 9:00 PM EDT in Kansas City, and the 3-0 scoreline tells its own story. As the away side at Kansas City Stadium, Algeria came up against the most decorated team in their group and left without a point. One game gone, no margin banked.
That puts everything on the Jordan match. Algeria face Jordan on Monday, June 22 at the San Francisco Bay Area Stadium, an 11:00 PM EDT kickoff and the latest start of their group campaign. Algeria are the away team again, but this is the fixture the group may turn on, because both sides will see it as the most winnable of their three. A result here keeps Algeria in touch with the qualifying places; a defeat would all but end the campaign before the final round.
Then the group closes where it is most familiar. Algeria host Austria at Kansas City Stadium on Saturday, June 27 at 10:00 PM EDT, their only listed home fixture of the three. By kickoff the equation should be plain, and depending on results elsewhere, this could be a straight shootout for a knockout spot or a game where goal difference decides who edges through. Either way, June 27 is the night Algeria’s group stage is settled.
How the new 48-team bracket would treat Algeria
If Algeria find a way through, the route ahead looks different from any World Cup that has come before. The 2026 tournament is the first with 48 teams and 104 matches, and it bolts a Round of 32 onto the front of the knockout bracket. Group winners and runners-up are joined there by the eight best third-placed teams, so a side does not have to top its group to keep playing into the second week.
For Algeria, the placing they earn out of Group J decides which slice of the bracket they fall into. From the Round of 32 the path runs to the Round of 16, the quarterfinals, the semifinals, and the final on July 19, with a third-place match for the losing semifinalists. The opponent at each step is not knowable in advance, because the bracket only fills once every group has played its last match and the third-place rankings are settled.
That uncertainty is built into how the tournament works, not a gap in the schedule. As soon as Algeria’s group position is confirmed and their Round of 32 pairing is set, this page updates with the matchup, the host city, and the kickoff in US Eastern. Until then, the group games are the fixtures to plan around, and the knockout slot is a placeholder waiting to be filled.
What the Group J table asks of Algeria now
The maths after one round is plain enough to set out. Algeria have played once and lost, so they sit on zero points while the group’s two opening winners have three apiece. With two games left, the realistic targets narrow to two: chase a top-two finish, which now needs near-perfect returns, or fight for one of the eight best third-placed spots that also lead into the Round of 32. The second of those is the live route, and it runs straight through the Jordan fixture on June 22.
Third place is not a fixed points total. Across the 12 groups, the eight best teams that finish third are ranked against one another, and that ranking leans on points first, then goal difference, then goals scored. For Algeria that means the manner of a result matters, not just the result itself. A narrow win over Jordan is worth three points like any other, but a wider margin would lift their goal difference and could be the thing that separates them from another third-placed side when the rankings are drawn up at the end of the group stage.
It also means the Austria game on June 27 may not be a dead rubber even if a top-two finish has slipped away. A home win in Kansas City could still carry Algeria into the third-place conversation, depending on how the other groups have played out. That is the unusual shape of a 48-team World Cup: a team can lose its opener and still control its own fate for another two matches. Algeria’s job from here is to keep winning and keep scoring, then let the cross-group comparison decide whether it is enough.
Putting Algeria’s fixtures on your own calendar
You do not have to keep checking back to know when Algeria play. The download button on the schedule above lets you pull the full Group J set as an ICS file, a CSV spreadsheet, or a printable PDF, and you can grab the whole campaign or just one match if a single date is all you need.
For the bulk of fans, the ICS file is the way in. Drop it into Google Calendar, Apple Calendar, or Outlook and Algeria’s three group games appear with kickoff times already shifted to your own zone, plus the venue and host city attached to each entry. The feed is wired to live tournament data, so if a kickoff time moves or Algeria’s knockout opponent is confirmed, the entry changes on its own without you reimporting anything.
Following more than one team this June? The same download options cover every nation at the 2026 World Cup, so you can sit Algeria’s matches beside another side and read the whole tournament off a single calendar. Pencil in the three Algeria dates first, June 16, June 22, and June 27, then let any knockout fixture slot in once the group stage settles the table.
Algeria World Cup FAQ
Which group is Algeria in at the 2026 World Cup?
Algeria is in Group J at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, alongside Argentina, Jordan, and Austria.
When does Algeria play at the 2026 World Cup?
Algeria's group-stage matches are vs Argentina on June 16, vs Jordan on June 22, and vs Austria on June 27, with kickoff times shown above in your timezone. Knockout fixtures are added once their opponents are decided.
How do I download Algeria's World Cup schedule?
Use the download button on the schedule above to save Algeria's fixtures as an ICS calendar, CSV, or printable PDF, then sync to Google Calendar, Apple Calendar, or Outlook.
Add Algeria's World Cup fixtures to your calendar
Pull every Algeria fixture, from the Group J games to any knockout match they reach, into your calendar as an ICS, CSV, or printable PDF. Sync it once and the dates stay current.