{"id":4318,"date":"2026-06-28T05:33:45","date_gmt":"2026-06-28T05:33:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=4318"},"modified":"2026-06-28T05:33:45","modified_gmt":"2026-06-28T05:33:45","slug":"austria-algeria-trade-goals-in-stoppage-time-both-advance-at-world-cup-with-stunning-3-3-draw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=4318","title":{"rendered":"Austria, Algeria trade goals in stoppage time, both advance at World Cup with stunning 3-3 draw"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) \u2014 Algeria and Austria knew that a pedestrian draw Saturday night would have sent both to the knockout round of the World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=4316\">Messi becomes first to score in 7 straight World Cup games while extending goals record<\/a><\/p>\n<p>They delivered a thrilling 3-3 draw instead.<\/p>\n<p>In the wildest finish of the group stage, Algeria took the lead in stoppage time only for Austria to answer on the final play of the game, making it a win-win result for those teams and a heartbreaking loss for Iran, which was eliminated from the tournament.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been a coach for about 40 years. I don\u2019t remember a game that had such a dramatic course, and such an unexpected trajectory,\u201d Austria coach Ralf Rangnick said, shaking his head. \u201cEven at the beginning of the match, if someone would have said it would be 3-3, nobody would have believed it. Somebody would have won an incredible bet, I guess.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The game was tied 2-all in the closing minutes, and Algeria looked as if it was content to run out the clock and allow both teams to advance, when Riyad Mahrez scored his second goal of the game. That put Austria on the verge of elimination, only for Sasa Kalajdzic to head in the equalizer a couple of minutes later, rescuing Das Team\u2019s World Cup hopes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe locker room is madness,\u201d Rangnick said with a smile. \u201cIf Alfred Hitchcock \u2014 who had nothing to do with soccer, didn\u2019t really like soccer \u2014 if he had written such a drama, I would have said he was completely mad.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Marko Arnautovic and Marcel Sabitzer also had goals for Austria, which finished second behind Argentina in Group J to advance for the first time since 1982. Its reward is a matchup with European champion Spain on Thursday in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p>Rafik Belghali also scored for Les Fennecs, who became the ninth of 10 teams from Africa to advance. They finished third in the group but get a potentially easier Round of 32 matchup with Switzerland on Thursday night in Vancouver, British Columbia.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a feeling of being extremely happy,\u201d Mahrez said. \u201cWe\u2019re obviously happy, and it was the objective when we arrived \u2014 it was to go beyond the first round. That\u2019s what we did, and we\u2019re all very happy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Iran would\u2019ve advanced as one of the eight best third-place teams had Austria or Algeria won. But when Kalajdzic scored in stoppage time to tie the game one last time, it meant Team Melli was eliminated in heartbreaking fashion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen you have 3-3,\u201d Rangnick said, \u201cnobody can assume that it was an agreement (to tie) or anything like that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The first three World Cup matches at Arrowhead Stadium had seen the home of the Kansas City Chiefs flooded in the light blue of Argentina, yellow of Ecuador and highlighter orange of the Netherlands. But in the city\u2019s group finale, the Algeria green and red of the Austrians were complemented by thousands of locals just happy to score a less expensive World Cup ticket.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=4314\">Congo rallies to a 3-1 win against Uzbekistan to seal place in the World Cup knockouts<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Many of those locals appeared to be rooting for Algeria, though, which has made its training base in nearby Lawrence, Kansas, and has struck up a unique friendship with the small college town home to the University of Kansas.<\/p>\n<p>Few of those new fans of Les Fennecs probably knew about the \u201cDisgrace of Gij\u00f3n.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Yet longtime Algeria supporters had been waiting 44 years for some World Cup revenge against Austria. At the 1982 tournament, Austria and West Germany seemingly quit playing after the latter took a 1-0 lead, because that outcome ensured both would advance at the expense of Algeria, which protested to FIFA to no avail and was eliminated from the World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>Some were curious whether the expanded 48-team field would result in a \u201cDisgrace of Kansas City,\u201d since both teams knew by kickoff that a draw would send them through. Instead, a crowd of 69,045 on Saturday night was treated to a dramatic 90-plus minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Austria struck first when Arnautovic perfectly timed a run between two Algerian defenders, found himself one-on-one with goalkeeper Oussama Benbot, and overcame a stumble to score his record-extending 49th career goal for his nation.<\/p>\n<p>Algeria answered just before halftime, when Belghali\u2019s left-footed shot easily beat Austrian goalkeeper Alexander Schlager.<\/p>\n<p>The frenetic pace continued early in the second half on a hot night in Kansas City. <\/p>\n<p>Not content with a 1-1 draw, Austria\u2019s Konrad Laimer sent a sharp pass across the field that Sabitzer finished to regain the lead \u2014 and give Iran some hope \u2014 only for Algeria to answer minutes later, when Mahrez scored off a perfect cross from Houssem Aouar.<\/p>\n<p>It remained 2-2 down the stretch, and Algeria began to play keep-away as an antsy crowd began to hoot and whistle. But just when it seemed that would be it, Mahrez and Kalajdzic ended the group stage of the World Cup in memorable fashion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think the match was a little crazy. It sort of went beyond the limits of everyone\u2019s endurance,\u201d said Algeria coach Vladimir Petkovic. \u201cLet\u2019s celebrate our promotion, so to speak, let\u2019s rest and then we will begin again for the next round.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=4313\">The Unsolved Murder of Josh Davis<\/a><\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<p>\n                See more of AP\u2019s World Cup coverage here\n              <\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KANSAS CITY, Mo. 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