The Algeria national football team (Arabic: منتخب الجزائر لكرة القدم), nicknamed الأفنــاك, Les Fennecs (The Fennec Foxes), represents Algeria in association football and is controlled by the Fédération Algérienne de Football. Algeria's home ground is the Stade 5 Juillet 1962 in Algiers and their head coach is Vahid Halilhodžić.
Algeria has qualified for three World Cups in 1982, 1986 and 2010. Algeria has also won the Africa Cup of Nations once in 1990, when they hosted the tournament.
The traditional rivals of Algeria have been Morocco, Tunisia and Egypt. However, more recently, Egypt has become the main rival after a number of incidents involving the two teams, most recently during the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification, in which Algeria defeated Egypt 1-0 in a tense tiebreaker in Omdurman, Sudan to qualify to the World Cup.
[edit] History
[edit] Beginning
The team was established in 1963 as the successor of the FLN football team.
[edit] World Cup 1982
Algeria caused one of the great World Cup upsets on the first day of the tournament with a 2–1 victory over reigning European Champions West Germany. In the final match in the group between West Germany and Austria, with Algeria having already played their final group game the day before, the European teams knew that a West German win by 1 or 2 goals would qualify them both, while a larger German victory would qualify Algeria over Austria, and a draw or an Austrian win would eliminate the Germans. After 10 minutes of all-out attack, West Germany scored through a goal by Horst Hrubesch. After the goal was scored, the two teams kicked the ball around aimlessly for the rest of the match. Chants of "Fuera, fuera" ("Out, out") were screamed by the Spanish crowd, while angry Algerian supporters waved banknotes at the players. This performance was widely deplored, even by the German and Austrian fans. One German fan was so upset by his team's display that he burned his German flag in disgust.[3] Algeria protested to FIFA, who ruled that the result be allowed to stand; FIFA introduced a revised qualification system at subsequent World Cups in which the final two games in each group were played simultaneously.
[edit] World Cup 1986
In 1984, Algeria took third place in the 1984 Africa Cup of Nations in Côte d'Ivoire. During the 1986 Africa Cup of Nations, the national teams recorded two defeats and one draw and was eliminated in the first round. In Mexico, at the 1986 FIFA World Cup, the Algerians were not able to pass the first round once again in a group that included Northern Ireland (1–1 draw), Brazil (1–0 loss), and Spain (3–0 loss). Only one Algerian managed to score during this competition: Djamel Zidane. From thereon, Algeria failed to qualify for another World Cup until 2010.
[edit] Africa Cup of Nations 1990
In 1990, Algeria hosted the 1990 Africa Cup of Nations. In Group A, the Algerians started the tournament by beating Nigeria (5–1, with doubles by Djamel Menad and Rabah Madjer and a goal by Djamel Amani), Côte d'Ivoire (3–0, with goals by Djamel Menad, Tahar Cherif El Ouazzani, and Cherif Oudjani) and Egypt (2–0, with goals by Djamel Amani and Moussa Saib). In the semi-finals, Algeria beat Senegal 2–1 (goals by Djamel Menad and Djamel Amani in front of 85,000 fans in the Stade 5 Juillet 1962.
In the final against Nigeria, in front of 200,000 fans in the same stadium, Cherif Oudjani, in the 38th minute, enabled Algeria to win the African Nations Cup for the first time. Djamel Menad was crowned top scorer of the competition with four goals.
[edit] 1990–2008
Having won an Africa Cup of Nations title, the Algerian team, however, had not managed to qualify for the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy. In 1991, the national team won the Afro-Asian Cup of Nations against Iran. As title holders, Algeria disappointed at the 1992 Africa Cup of Nations in Senegal, recording a loss against Côte d'Ivoire (3–0) and a draw against Congo (1–1, with a goal by Nacer Bouiche). In 1994, Algeria was disqualified from the 1994 Africa Cup of Nations in Tunisia due to the use of an ineligible player and failed during the 1994 FIFA World Cup qualifying.
In 1996, Algeria returned to Africa Cup of Nations, but were eliminated by hosts South Africa in the quarter-finals. The Algerians failed to qualify for the following World Cups in 1998, 2002 and 2006. During the 1998 African Cup of Nations, Algeria finished last in its group with three defeats and was eliminated in the group stage. In the 2000 Africa Cup of Nations, the Fennecs managed to pass to the first round only to lose to Cameroon (2–1). Algeria once more failed to pass the first round in the African competition in 2002 but managed to get to the quarter-finals in 2004; however, they were eliminated by Morocco by a score of 3–1 after extra-time (the lone Algerian goal was scored by Abdelmalek Cherrad. Algeria failed to qualify for the following two Africa Cup of Nations in 2006 and 2008 although Algeria did manage to qualify for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
[edit] World Cup 2010 qualifiers
Algeria fans at a friendly vs. Republic of Ireland in Dublin.
On 11 October 2008, Algeria returned to the top 20 African teams by finishing first in their group ahead of Senegal, Gambia, and Liberia for the second round on the combined 2010 World Cup and 2010 African Cup of Nations qualifications. In the third and final round of the qualifiers, Algeria was joined by Zambia, Rwanda, and Egypt. In July 2009, Algeria made their return amongst the world's top fifty after a 3–1 win against the double African champions Egypt and a 2–0 away win against Zambia. Beating Zambia in Blida 1–0 followed by a 3–1 win against Rwanda, Algeria ensured that the qualification for the World Cup would go down to the wire with a final encounter against Egypt in Cairo, where nothing less than a loss by three goals would stop the Fennecs from going to South Africa. Prior to the game the Algerian team bus was attacked, leaving several team members injured. This led to a diplomatic row between the two countries. Algeria lost the game 2–0. Algeria won the resulting play off in Sudan 1–0. Algeria moved to the 29th position in FIFA ranking – one place behind Egypt in the October 2009 ranking. In November 2009, they beat fierce rivals Egypt in a playoff 2010 World Cup in South Africa and moved to the highest FIFA ranking ever reached by Algeria (26) in December 2009.[4][5]
They were drawn in Group C, where they faced England, the United States, and Slovenia.
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D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
 Algeria |
6 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
9 |
4 |
+5 |
13 |
 Egypt |
6 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
9 |
4 |
+5 |
13 |
 Zambia |
6 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
5 |
−3 |
5 |
 Rwanda |
6 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
8 |
−7 |
2 |
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[edit] Africa Cup of Nations 2010
The team put on a mixed performance in the tournament. Being drawn in Group A, with Angola, Malawi and Mali, Algeria started poorly by losing 3–0 to group outsiders Malawi. However, they improved in the following game against Mali, beating them 1–0 thanks to a Rafik Halliche header. In the last match, they drew 0–0 with Angola, which sent them to the second round, finishing with the same amount of points as Mali, but with a superior head-to-head record. Playing in Cabinda, Algeria faced Côte d'Ivoire in the quarterfinals, who were considered heavy favourites to qualify. But they got a historic win. After trailing 1–0, Karim Matmour equalized, but Keita gave the Ivorians the lead in the 89th minute, a goal which seemed sure to seal their victory. However, the Algerians equalized with Madjid Bougherra just 2 minutes later in added time, and Hameur Bouazza gave the Fennecs the lead in extra time. Algeria faced Egypt in the semi finals, Egypt, in their first meeting since the World Cup qualification play-off. In a controversial match, Egypt won 4–0 which was the biggest defeat in the history of the teams' meetings. Algeria lost 1–0 to Nigeria in the third place game and finished fourth in the competition.
[edit] FIFA World Cup 2010
Algeria vs England in the 2010 FIFA World Cup
Algeria was drawn in Group C with England, USA, Slovenia. In their first game they lost to Slovenia 0–1. The match was scoreless until Slovenia's captain Robert Koren scored in the 79th minute after Abdelkader Ghezzal was sent off for his second bookable offence. In their second group game, Algeria drew with England leading to mass celebration throughout the world's Algerian communities.[6] The Fennecs lost their final group game to the United States 1–0 thanks to a Landon Donovan winner in second-half injury time.
[edit] Honours
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- Mediterranean Games:
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- Palestine Cup of Nations:
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- 2 Times 3rd place (Iraq 1972, Libya 1973)
- Tournaments:
- Vahdat Cup (International Tournament hosted by Iran)
- 1 Time Runner Up: 1981
[edit] Competitive record
[edit] World Cup record
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[edit] Olympic Games record
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[edit] Africa Cup of Nations Record
| Africa Cup of Nations |
| Appearances: 14 |
| Year |
Round |
Position |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
 1957 |
Did not enter |
| 1959 |
 1962 |
 1963 |
 1965 |
| 1968 |
Round 1 |
6 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
6 |
| 1970 |
Did not Qualify |
 1972 |
 1974 |
 1976 |
| 1978 |
 1980 |
Runners-up |
2 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
7 |
 1982 |
Fourth place |
4 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
6 |
 1984 |
Third place |
3 |
5 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
8 |
1 |
| 1986 |
Round 1 |
6 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
 1988 |
Third place |
3 |
5 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
4 |
| 1990 |
Winners |
1 |
5 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
13 |
2 |
 1992 |
Round 1 |
10 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
| 1994 |
Disqualified after qualification |
 1996 |
Quarter-finals |
5 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
3 |
 1998 |
Round 1 |
15 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
5 |
| 2000 |
Quarter-finals |
6 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
4 |
 2002 |
Round 1 |
15 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
| 2004 |
Quarter-finals |
8 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
7 |
| 2006 |
Did not Qualify |
| 2008 |
 2010 |
Fourth place |
4 |
6 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
10 |
  2012 |
Did not Qualify |
| 2013 |
To be determined |
| 2015 |
 2017 |
| Total |
14/28 |
1 Title |
57 |
20 |
17 |
20 |
67 |
67 |
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[edit] All-Africa Games Record
| All-Africa Games |
| Appearances: 7 |
| Year |
Round |
Position |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
 1965 |
Fourth Place |
4 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
6 |
5 |
| 1973 |
Round 1 |
5 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
6 |
| 1978 |
Gold Medal |
1 |
5 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
9 |
2 |
 1987 |
Did not qualify |
| 1991 |
 1995 |
Round 1 |
6 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
| 1999 |
Round 1 |
6 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
| 2003 |
Round 1 |
5 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
| 2007 |
Round 1 |
5 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
4 |
 2011 |
Did not qualify |
| 2015 |
To be determined |
| Total |
Gold Medal |
7/10 |
25 |
11 |
4 |
10 |
32 |
29 |
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[edit] African Nations Championship record
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[edit] Mediterranean Games Record
| Mediterranean Games |
| Appearances: 10 |
| Year |
Round |
Position |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
| 1951 |
Did not enter |
 1955 |
 1959 |
 1963 |
| 1967 |
Round 1 |
6 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
6 |
 1971 |
Did not qualify |
| 1975 |
Gold Medal |
1 |
6 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
3 |
 1979 |
Bronze Medal |
3 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
7 |
6 |
| 1983 |
Round 1 |
6 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
 1987 |
Round 1 |
8 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
7 |
 1991 |
Round 1 |
8 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
 1993 |
Silver Medal |
2 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
4 |
| 1997 |
Round 1 |
8 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
| 2001 |
Round 1 |
8 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
7 |
| 2005 |
Quarter-finals |
6 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
| 2009 |
Did not qualify |
| 2013 |
To be determined |
| Total |
Gold Medal |
10/16 |
33 |
13 |
7 |
13 |
46 |
49 |
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[edit] Arab Nations Cup record
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[edit] Pan Arab Games record
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[edit] Results and Fixtures
Algerian National Team Results and Fixtures.[7]
[edit] Fixtures
[edit] Results
[edit] 2012 African Cup of Nations (Qualification)
[edit] Group D
[edit] Coaching staff
[edit] Current squad
The following players were called up for the friendly match against Tunisia on November 12 and Cameroon on November 15, 2011.[8] Players who have withdrawn from this squad are excluded. Caps and goals as of November 12, 2011, subsequent to the friendly against Tunisia. Jersey numbers are based on the most recent game against Tunisia.[9]
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Pos. |
Player |
Date of Birth (Age) |
Caps |
Goals |
Club |
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GK |
Azzedine Doukha |
5 August 1986 (1986-08-05) (age 25) |
1 |
0 |
USM El Harrach |
| 16 |
GK |
Mohamed Lamine Zemmamouche |
March 19, 1985 (1985-03-19) (age 26) |
4 |
0 |
USM Alger |
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GK |
Raïs M'Bolhi |
April 25, 1986 (1986-04-25) (age 25) |
11 |
0 |
 CSKA Sofia |
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| 2 |
DF |
Madjid Bougherra |
October 7, 1982 (1982-10-07) (age 29) |
50 |
3 |
 Lekhwiya SC |
| 3 |
DF |
Nadir Belhadj |
June 18, 1982 (1982-06-18) (age 29) |
54 |
4 |
Al Sadd |
| 4 |
DF |
Antar Yahia |
March 21, 1982 (1982-03-21) (age 29) |
52 |
5 |
 Kaiserslautern |
| 5 |
DF |
Ismaël Bouzid |
July 27, 1983 (1983-07-27) (age 28) |
10 |
0 |
 Baniyas SC |
| 12 |
DF |
Carl Medjani |
May 15, 1985 (1985-05-15) (age 26) |
7 |
0 |
Ajaccio |
| 13 |
DF |
Mohamed Rabie Meftah |
May 5, 1985 (1985-05-05) (age 26) |
7 |
0 |
USM Alger |
| 24 |
DF |
Mehdi Mostefa |
August 30, 1983 (1983-08-30) (age 28) |
4 |
0 |
Ajaccio |
| 25 |
DF |
Abderahmane Hachoud |
July 2, 1988 (1988-07-02) (age 23) |
1 |
0 |
ES Sétif |
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| 7 |
MF |
Ryad Boudebouz |
February 19, 1990 (1990-02-19) (age 21) |
9 |
1 |
Sochaux |
| 8 |
MF |
Mehdi Lacen |
May 15, 1984 (1984-05-15) (age 27) |
12 |
0 |
Getafe CF |
| 10 |
MF |
Hassan Yebda |
April 14, 1984 (1984-04-14) (age 27) |
20 |
2 |
Granada |
| 14 |
MF |
Foued Kadir |
December 5, 1983 (1983-12-05) (age 28) |
8 |
1 |
Valenciennes |
| 17 |
MF |
Adlène Guedioura |
November 12, 1985 (1985-11-12) (age 26) |
9 |
1 |
 Nottingham Forest |
| 18 |
MF |
Khaled Lemmouchia |
May 29, 1981 (1981-05-29) (age 30) |
19 |
0 |
USM Alger |
| 20 |
MF |
Saad Tedjar |
January 14, 1986 (1986-01-14) (age 26) |
1 |
0 |
JS Kabylie |
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MF |
Hocine Metref |
January 1, 1984 (1984-01-01) (age 28) |
6 |
0 |
JS Kabylie |
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MF |
Sofiane Feghouli |
December 26, 1989 (1989-12-26) (age 22) |
0 |
0 |
Valencia CF |
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MF |
Karim Matmour |
June 25, 1985 (1985-06-25) (age 26) |
29 |
2 |
Eintracht Frankfurt |
| 22 |
MF |
Hamer Bouazza |
February 22, 1985 (1985-02-22) (age 26) |
17 |
3 |
Millwall |
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| 21 |
FW |
Mohamed Amine Aoudia |
June 6, 1987 (1987-06-06) (age 24) |
2 |
0 |
ES Sétif |
| 14 |
FW |
El Arbi Hillel Soudani |
November 25, 1987 (1987-11-25) (age 24) |
2 |
0 |
 Vitória Guimarães |
| 11 |
FW |
Kamel Ghilas |
March 9, 1984 (1984-03-09) (age 27) |
18 |
3 |
Stade de Reims |
| 19 |
FW |
Saïd Bouchouk |
December 29, 1986 (1986-12-29) (age 25) |
0 |
0 |
 Al-Qadisiyah FC |
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[edit] Recent call-ups
The following players have been called up to the Algeria squad within the last 12 months.
| 0#0 |
Pos. |
Player |
Date of Birth (Age) |
Caps |
Goals |
Club |
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GK |
Malik Asselah |
8 July 1986 (1986-07-08) (age 25) |
0 |
0 |
JS Kabylie |
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GK |
Faouzi Chaouchi |
5 December 1984 (1984-12-05) (age 27) |
11 |
0 |
MC Alger |
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GK |
Michaël Fabre |
July 15, 1984 (1984-07-15) (age 27) |
0 |
0 |
RC Lens |
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GK |
Cédric Si Mohamed |
January 9, 1985 (1985-01-09) (age 27) |
0 |
0 |
JSM Béjaïa |
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DF |
Brahim Ferradj |
September 4, 1987 (1987-09-04) (age 24) |
0 |
0 |
Brest |
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DF |
Abdelkader Laifaoui |
July 29, 1981 (1981-07-29) (age 30) |
8 |
0 |
USM Alger |
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DF |
Djamel Mesbah |
October 9, 1984 (1984-10-09) (age 27) |
9 |
0 |
Milan |
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DF |
Rafik Halliche |
September 2, 1986 (1986-09-02) (age 25) |
21 |
1 |
Fulham |
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MF |
Djamel Abdoun |
February 14, 1986 (1986-02-14) (age 25) |
11 |
0 |
Olympiacos |
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MF |
Chadli Amri |
December 14, 1984 (1984-12-14) (age 27) |
10 |
0 |
FSV Frankfurt |
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MF |
Abdelmoumene Djabou |
January 31, 1987 (1987-01-31) (age 25) |
1 |
0 |
ES Sétif |
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MF |
Lazhar Hadj Aïssa |
March 23, 1984 (1984-03-23) (age 27) |
7 |
0 |
 Qadsia SC |
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MF |
Mourad Meghni |
April 16, 1984 (1984-04-16) (age 27) |
9 |
0 |
Umm Salal |
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MF |
Walid Mesloub |
September 4, 1985 (1985-09-04) (age 26) |
1 |
0 |
Le Havre |
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MF |
Karim Ziani |
August 17, 1982 (1982-08-17) (age 29) |
62 |
5 |
El Jaish |
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FW |
Karim Benyamina |
December 18, 1981 (1981-12-18) (age 30) |
2 |
0 |
FSV Frankfurt |
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FW |
Baghdad Bounedjah |
November 30, 1991 (1991-11-30) (age 20) |
0 |
0 |
USM El Harrach |
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FW |
Rafik Djebbour |
March 8, 1984 (1984-03-08) (age 27) |
24 |
4 |
Olympiacos |
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FW |
Abdelkader Ghezzal |
December 5, 1984 (1984-12-05) (age 27) |
27 |
3 |
Levante |
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FW |
Abdelmalek Ziaya |
January 23, 1984 (1984-01-23) (age 28) |
6 |
0 |
Unattached |
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[edit] All-time record against FIFA recognized nations
- Below is a record of all matches (correct as of November 18, 2010 subsequent to Luxembourg friendly) Algeria has played against FIFA recognized nations:
(a) Denotes defunct national football team.
(b) Includes games against USSR.
(c) Includes games against Yugoslavia
[edit] Player records
[edit] Top goalscorers
Bold denotes players still playing or available for selection.
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[edit] Most capped
Lakhdar Belloumi played 147 international matches, but apparently only 100 games are recognized by FIFA.[10]
The caps and goals for Algeria, As of 12 August 2011.
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[edit] Manager history
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Algeria national football team – managers
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[edit] World Cup squads
[edit] Cup of Nations squads
[edit] Kit suppliers
[edit] Titles
[edit] See also
- A.^ Prior to Algerian independence in 1962, matches were organised under the auspices of the Front de Libération Nationale.[1]
[edit] References
[edit] External links
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