Algeria vs Austria - prediction, team news, lineups

Jostling for 2nd and 3rd successful Group J, Algeria and Austria fastener horns astatine Kansas City Stadium connected Sunday greeting astatine the World Cup.

The Fennecs managed a historical 2-1 triumph implicit Jordan past clip out, whilst Das Team suffered from the brilliance of Lionel Messi and Argentina.

Match preview

For the archetypal clip successful 11 attempts, Algeria recorded triumph from a crippled successful which they conceded archetypal astatine a World Cup finals, with strikes from Amine Gouiri and Nadir Benbouali defeating tourney minnows Jordan.

At the World Cup for lone the 3rd clip successful the 21st period aft 2010 and 2014 adventures, the Fennecs are looking to beforehand into the knockout stages of the contention for lone the 2nd clip successful their history, which is considered successful our World Cup betting guide.

Ahead of Sunday morning's crunch clash astatine Kansas City Stadium, Vladimir Petkovic's troops are sitting successful 3rd presumption successful the Group J standings connected 3 points, down Austria connected extremity difference.

As a result, Algeria request to grounds their 2nd triumph of the contention to suffice automatically for the past 32 arsenic conception runners-up, however, that placement would astir apt led to an contiguous gathering with European champions Spain.

Scoring 10 of the Fennecs' 24 goals successful CAF qualifying for the World Cup, prima subordinate Mohamed Amoura has endured a hard summertime truthful far, picking up a hamstring wounded during the decision to Argentina connected June 17.

European acheronian horses Austria person present mislaid 10 of their past 17 tourney matches aft failing against the genius of Messi and institution arsenic Dallas Stadium, wherever the Inter Miami antheral became the World Cup's all-time starring goalscorer.

Following a first-half opener from Messi, the accent was connected Das Team to interruption down a insanely-organised opponent, however, Ralf Rangnick's men stuttered erstwhile again erstwhile faced with a debased block.

Nevertheless, Austria person performed admirably truthful acold astatine their archetypal World Cup successful 28 years, picking up their archetypal finals triumph since 1990 astatine the disbursal of Jordan connected matchday one, erstwhile all-time starring goalscorer Marko Arnautovic netted precocious connected to seal maximum points.

The 2 sides person met astatine the World Cup earlier successful 1982, erstwhile goals from Walter Schachner and Johann Krankl secured a comfy triumph for Austria, conscionable days earlier the Disgrace of Dijon successful which collusion from Das Team and West Germany led to Algeria's exit.

As a result, determination could beryllium an antithetic hostility successful the aerial astatine Kansas City Stadium arsenic Austria look to derail Algeria's World Cup dreams erstwhile again, with Rangnick's broadside hoping to debar back-to-back competitory defeats for the archetypal clip since September 2022.

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Team News

As alluded to earlier, Algeria are without the services of apical attacker Amoura owed to a hamstring occupation picked up successful the radical stage.

In the lack of the 25-year-old, Riyad Mahrez becomes adjacent much important to the Fennecs' guardant line, with the 35-year-old providing an assistance during the triumph implicit Jordan.

Rayan Ait-Nouri of Manchester City is the item of a less-than-convincing backmost four, whilst the reliable Nabil Bentaleb could participate the midfield for Ramiz Zerrouki.

After managing conscionable a azygous changeable connected people against Argentina past clip out, Austria could shuffle their violative battalion successful hunt of much menace connected Sunday morning.

Following consecutive substitute appearances, erstwhile Stoke City antheral Arnautovic could beryllium handed his afloat World Cup debut astatine the property of 37.

Another imaginable entree into Das Team's starting lineup, Borussia Dortmund midfielder Carney Chukwuemeka precocious switched his planetary allegiances from England to Rangnick's Austria.

Algeria imaginable starting lineup:

Zidane; Belghali, Mandi, Bensebaini, Ait Nouri; Bentaleb, Benbouali, Mahrez, Maza, Chaibi; Gouiri

Austria imaginable starting lineup:

A Schlager; Posch, Danso, Alaba, Laimer; Seiwald, X Schlager, Schmid, Wanner, Sabitzer; Arnautovic

We say: Algeria 1-1 Austria

With some sides arguably preferring a third-placed decorativeness to debar Spain, determination could beryllium immoderate funny play adjacent the extremity of Sunday's lucifer astatine Kansas City Stadium.

Austria are a much reliable outfit than Algeria, however, the Fennecs' idiosyncratic attacking prime should beryllium capable to unafraid a stock of the spoils.

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