By comparison, Algeria piled up 723 completed passes (out of 775 total) during its thrilling 3-3 tie Saturday with Austria in a Group J match at Kansas City Stadium (aka Arrowhead). A large chunk of those passes came in the final 10 minutes when the teams seemed content to play for a draw.

Africa had a historic 10 nations qualify for the 2026 World Cup. After Congo's 3-1 victory over Uzbekistan and Algeria's stunning 3-3 draw against Austria on Saturday night, nine are headed to the knockout stage.

Panama eliminated. Group K - Colombia top group, Portugal second, Congo DR third (into knockouts), Uzbekistan eliminated. Group J - Argentina top group, Jordan eliminated. Austria second, Algeria finished third (into knockouts).

A tie between Algeria and Austria allowed both teams to advance from the group stage of the 2026 World Cup. Algeria will face Switzerland, the winner of Group B, in the round of 32 on July 2 in Vancouver.

Algeria and Austria both scored in stoppage time during their six-goal thriller, which meant both sides progressed to the World Cup knockouts, leading to allegations of fixing

Final games of World Cup group stages saw some unusual behaviour from the region's supporters