What a start! Messi scores against Algeria, but the goal is ruled offside. Algeria immediately strike back, but their goal is also disallowed
A lively start to the match.
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Kenley Ward
Dailysports's expert
Both teams surged forward from the opening whistle.
Details: Tonight's kickoff between Argentina and Algeria brought a whirlwind of emotions and two goals—both of which were disallowed.
In just the 6th minute, Argentina took the lead thanks to a goal from Lionel Messi, but the celebration was short-lived as the goal was ruled out for offside.
Moments later, Algeria thought they had found the opener themselves, but their goal was also chalked off after a VAR review flagged an offside.
Such an energetic and promising start once again reminds us of the sheer spectacle the World Cup delivers.
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