?? Kick-off time: 8pm local/11am AEST/2am BST/9pm EDT
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Hello everybody and welcome to live coverage of match 19 of the 2026 World Cup between Argentina and Algeria. Kick-off in this Group J clash at Kansas City Stadium is 8pm local time (9pm EDT/2am BST/11am AEST).
The arrival of the defending champions into a tournament always adds a frisson of excitement to proceedings and that is the case today as Argentina get their campaign underway. Of course the presence of la Albiceleste? also means that of captain, Lionel Messi, who alone has the heft of a participating nation in these parts since his move to MLS.
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