Algeria and Austria reach the World Cup knockout stage after playing out a 3-3 draw in Group J that is decided by late goals. In their group-stage finale, both teams score in injury time to secure the result needed for progression. The late swing means Austria and Algeria both advance to the Round of 32, while Iran is eliminated. Multiple reports describe the match as a high-scoring thriller in which Austria’s survival is tied to a late equaliser, shortly after Algeria score to take the lead deep into stoppage time. One account highlights Austria’s use of a substitute to score the late leveller, turning a match that had been heading the other way into a draw that still delivers qualification for both sides. Other coverage also notes that the outcome sends Iran home and confirms the teams’ places in the last 32. Across the reports, the key shared point is that the 3-3 draw, including two injury-time goals, produces a win-win scenario for Algeria and Austria and a group-stage exit for Iran.
Algeria and Austria qualify after injury-time 3-3 draw, eliminating Iran
Algeria and Austria reach the World Cup knockout stage after playing out a 3-3 draw in Group J that is decided by late goals. In their group-stage finale, both teams score in injury time to secure the...
- Algeria and Austria play a 3-3 draw in Group J.
- The match includes two injury-time goals from both teams.
- Both Algeria and Austria qualify for the Round of 32.
- Iran is eliminated from the tournament as a result of the draw.
- The result is described as a dramatic, high-scoring thriller.
Substitute Sasa Kalajdžić scored a dramatic last-gasp goal just one minute after coming on to keep Austria alive in the World Cup with a 3-3 draw with Algeria on Saturday. Both nations advanced to the knock-out stage, but in a very dramatic fashion.
1 hour agoAlgeria and Austria played out a captivating 3-3 draw in Kansas City on Saturday that ensured both teams qualified for the World Cup knockout rounds and eliminated Iran.Austria are in the World Cup knockout rounds for the first time since 1982, while Algeria have matched their performance at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
1 hour agoIran's troublled run at the FIFA World Cup 2026 came to a heartbreaking end as they fail to secure a place in knockouts.
1 hour agoAlgeria and Austria produce an incredible finish to their Group J meeting, with both teams scoring in injury time to secure the point they need to reach the World Cup knockout stages - and send home Iran.
1 hour agoAlgeria and Austria each score injury-time goals in a 3-3 draw, a result which sees both sides qualify from Group J and into the last 32 of the FIFA World Cup.
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