The Algeria national football team has been affected by a video referee penalty after their match against Argentina in the 2026 World Cup. According to Al Hayat TV, FIFA has launched an investigation into the matter after a complaint from the Algerian Football Federation. The source stated that the video assistant referee was the one who made the error, not the main referee. It was also mentioned that FIFA held the video assistant referee fully responsible for the mistake. The Algerian Football Federation had filed a complaint with FIFA after the Algeria-Argentina match, which ended in a 3-0 win for Argentina. The complaint highlighted three main incidents that the federation believed warranted re-evaluation. Isaac Trevis was the one who oversaw the video assistant referee technology in the match. The Algerian Football Federation stated that the complaint focused on the interventions of Lionel Messi, Issa Mandy, and Anis Haj Moussa. The federation believes that these interventions had an impact on the course of the match. So far, there has been no comment from the Algerian Football Federation regarding the penalty imposed on the video assistant referee.