Group J
Mahrez 60'
Mahrez 93'
Sabitzer 55'
Kalajdzic 96'
Algeria: 16. Benbot - 2. Mandi, 13. Hadjam (Aït-Nouri, 71), 17. Belghali (Chergui, 71), 21. Bensebaini - 8. Aouar (Ghedjemis, 95), 10. Chaïbi, 19. Bentaleb - 22. Maza - 7. Mahrez, 9. Gouiri (Belaïd, 71)
Substitution: Belaïd (from 71); Aït-Nouri (from 71); Chergui (from 71); Ghedjemis (from 95)
Bench: 23. Zidane L. - 4. Tougai - 6. Zerrouki, 14. Boudaoui, 24. Titraoui - 11. Hadj Moussa, 20. Boulbina - 12. Benbouali
Austria: 1. Schlager A. - 5. Posch, 8. Alaba (Danso, 62), 15. Lienhart, 16. Mwene (Kalajdzic, 96) - 4. Schlager X. (Grillitsch, 46), 6. Seiwald N., 9. Sabitzer, 18. Schmid R. (Wanner P., 46), 20. Laimer - 7. Arnautovic (Gregoritsch, 46)
Substitution: Grillitsch (from 46); Wanner P. (from 46); Gregoritsch (from 46); Danso (from 62); Kalajdzic (from 96)
Bench: 12. Wiegele, 13. Pentz - 2. Affengruber, 23. Friedl, 25. Svoboda - 19. Ljubicic D. - 17. Chukwuemeka C., 21. Wimmer P., 22. Prass, 26. Schöpf
Yellow Cards: Arnautovic 11
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