CAF · ALG
Algeria
North African nation on the Mediterranean; Arabic and Tamazight are official, French widely spoken. Les Fennecs play with desert-fox flair.
Head coach
Vladimir Petković
Vladimir Petković is a Bosnian professional football manager and former player who is the head coach of the Algeria national team.
Preferred shape
4-2-3-1
World Cup pedigree
Best: Round of 16
4 World Cup appearances, counting 2026
Qualifier record
8W · 1D · 1L — 25 pts in 10 games
Qualifier goals
24 for · 8 against (+16)
Matches
Qualifying campaign
10 matches · 8W 1D 1L
Matches · Nov 2023
vs
Somalia
W
3–1
Matches · Nov 2023
at
Mozambique
W
0–2
Matches · Jun 2024
vs
Guinea
L
1–2
Matches · Jun 2024
at
Uganda
W
1–2
Matches · Mar 2025
at
Botswana
W
1–3
Matches · Mar 2025
vs
Mozambique
W
5–1
Matches · Sep 2025
vs
Botswana
W
3–1
Matches · Sep 2025
at
Guinea
D
0–0
Matches · Oct 2025
at
Somalia
W
0–3
Matches · Oct 2025
vs
Uganda
W
2–1
Community
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Squad
Goalkeepers
| No. | Player | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Melvin Mastil | 3 | 0 | Stade Nyonnais |
| 16 | Oussama Benbot | 4 | 0 | USM Alger |
| 23 | Luca Zidane | 7 | 0 | Granada |
Defenders
| No. | Player | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Aïssa Mandi | 120 | 9 | Lille |
| 3 | Achref Abada | 9 | 1 | USM Alger |
| 4 | Mohamed Amine Tougai | 31 | 2 | Espérance de Tunis |
| 5 | Zineddine Belaïd | 13 | 1 | JS Kabylie |
| 13 | Jaouen Hadjam | 19 | 3 | Young Boys |
| 15 | Rayan Aït-Nouri | 31 | 0 | Manchester City |
| 17 | Rafik Belghali | 14 | 1 | Hellas Verona |
| 21 | Ramy Bensebaini | 82 | 9 | Borussia Dortmund |
| 26 | Samir Chergui | 6 | 0 | Paris FC |
Midfielders
| No. | Player | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Ramiz Zerrouki | 54 | 3 | Twente |
| 8 | Houssem Aouar | 23 | 6 | Al-Ittihad |
| 10 | Farès Chaïbi | 32 | 3 | Eintracht Frankfurt |
| 14 | Hicham Boudaoui | 35 | 0 | Nice |
| 19 | Nabil Bentaleb | 62 | 6 | Lille |
| 22 | Ibrahim Maza | 18 | 2 | Bayer Leverkusen |
| 24 | Yacine Titraoui | 5 | 0 | Charleroi |
Forwards
| No. | Player | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Riyad Mahrez | 117 | 38 | Al-Ahli |
| 9 | Amine Gouiri | 24 | 12 | Marseille |
| 11 | Anis Hadj Moussa | 16 | 3 | Feyenoord |
| 12 | Nadhir Benbouali | 5 | 1 | Győri ETO |
| 18 | Mohamed Amoura | 48 | 19 | VfL Wolfsburg |
| 20 | Adil Boulbina | 11 | 4 | Al-Duhail |
| 25 | Farès Ghedjemis | 1 | 1 | Frosinone |