Algeria at the FIFA World Cup

Algeria has qualified to the FIFA World Cup on four occasions, in 1982, 1986, 2010 and 2014. They have once qualified for the knockout rounds, reaching the round of 16 in 2014 before losing to Germany. Algeria nearly qualified to the second round of the 1982 World Cup after beating both West Germany and Chile; however, a controversial match between West Germany and Austria wound up eliminating the Algerians. In 2014, Algeria qualified for the round of 16 for the first time.

Records

Algeria's FIFA World Cup record
FIFA World Cup finals FIFA World Cup qualification
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad Result Pld W D L GF GA Top scorer(s) (goals) Manager(s)
1930 Part of France – Part of France
1934
1938
1950
1954
1958
1962
1966 Withdrew – Withdrew Withdrew
1970 Did not qualify – Round 1 2 0 1 1 1 2 Amirouche (1) Leduc
1974 Round 1 2 1 0 1 2 5 Gamouh, Kalem (1) Mekhloufi
1978 Round 2 4 1 2 1 2 3 Betrouni, Guendouz (1) Mekhloufi
1982 Group stage 13th 3 2 0 1 5 5 Squad Round 4 (final) 8 5 2 1 16 6 Belloumi (5) Rajkov, Rogov, Khalef
1986 22nd 3 0 1 2 1 5 Squad Round 4 (final) 6 5 1 0 13 3 Menad (4) Saâdane
1990 Did not qualify – Round 3 (final) 6 3 2 1 6 2 Madjer (3) Lemoui, Kermali
1994 Round 2 (final) 8 2 3 3 8 11 Tasfaout (4) Ighil
1998 Round 1 2 1 0 1 2 3 Tasfaout, Zerrouki (1) Fergani
2002 Round 2 (final) 10 3 3 4 13 14 Meçabih, Tasfaout, Saïfi (2) Sandjak, Djaadaoui, Zouba, Kermali
2006 Round 2 (final) 12 3 5 4 15 15 Boutabout (6) Waseige, Fergani & Belloumi, Ighil
2010 Group stage 28th 3 0 1 2 0 2 Squad Round 3 (final) 13 8 2 3 17 8 Saifi, Yahia, Ziani (3) Saâdane
2014 Round of 16 14th 4 1 1 2 7 7 Squad Round 3 (final) 8 6 0 2 16 7 Slimani (5) Halilhodžić
2018 Did not qualify – Round 3 (final) 8 2 2 4 15 12 Slimani (4) Gourcuff, Rajevac, Leekens, Alcaraz, Madjer
2022 Round 3 (final) 8 5 2 1 27 6 Slimani (8) Belmadi
2026 In progress Round 1 (final) 2 2 0 0 5 1 Bounedjah, Chaïbi, Slimani, Zerrouki (1) Belmadi
2030 To be determined To be determined
2034
Total Round of 16 4/23 13 3 3 7 13 19 – 15/22 99 47 25 27 158 98

By match

By match
World Cup Round Opponent Score Result Scorers Man of the match Venue
1982 Group 2  West Germany 2–1 W Madjer, Belloumi Merzekane Gijón
 Austria 0–2 L Oviedo
 Chile 3–2 W Assad (2), Bensaoula Assad Oviedo
1986 Group D  Northern Ireland 1–1 D Zidane Guadalajara
 Brazil 0–1 L Drid Guadalajara
 Spain 0–3 L Monterrey
2010 Group C  Slovenia 0–1 L Polokwane
 England 0–0 D Cape Town
 United States 0–1 L Pretoria
2014 Group H  Belgium 1–2 L Feghouli Belo Horizonte
 South Korea 4–2 W Slimani, Halliche, Djabou, Brahimi Slimani Porto Alegre
 Russia 1–1 D Slimani Slimani Curitiba
Round of 16  Germany 1–2 (a.e.t.) L Djabou M'Bolhi Porto Alegre

Head-to-head record

Participations

Algeria at Spain 1982

1982 FIFA World Cup
Group 2
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 West Germany 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 4
 Austria 3 2 0 1 3 1 +2 4
 Algeria 3 2 0 1 5 5 0 4
 Chile 3 0 0 3 3 8 −5 0
West Germany 1–2 Algeria
Rummenigge 67' Report Madjer 54'
Belloumi 68'
Attendance: 42,000
Algeria 0–2 Austria
Report Schachner 55'
Krankl 67'
Attendance: 22,000
Algeria 3–2 Chile
Assad 7 ', 31'
Bensaoula 35'		 Report Neira 59' (pen.)
Letelier 73'
Attendance: 16,000

Algeria at Mexico 1986

1986 FIFA World Cup
Group D
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Brazil 3 3 0 0 5 0 +5 6
 Spain 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 4
 Northern Ireland 3 0 1 2 2 6 −4 1
 Algeria 3 0 1 2 1 5 −4 1
Algeria 1–1 Northern Ireland
Zidane 59' (Report) Whiteside 6'
Attendance: 22,000
Brazil 1–0 Algeria
Careca 66' (Report)
Attendance: 48,000
Spain 3–0 Algeria
Calderé 15 ', 68'
Eloy 70'		 (Report)
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Shizuo Takada (Japan)

Algeria at South Africa 2010

2010 FIFA World Cup
Algeria playing with England.
Group C

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United States 3 1 2 0 4 3 +1 5 Advance to knockout stage
2  England 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 5
3  Slovenia 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
4  Algeria 3 0 1 2 0 2 −2 1
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria

Algeria vs Slovenia

Algeria 0–1 Slovenia
Report Koren 79'
Attendance: 30,325
Algeria
Slovenia
GK 16 Faouzi Chaouchi
RB 4 Antar Yahia (c)
CB 2 Madjid Bougherra
CB 5 Rafik Halliche
LB 3 Nadir Belhadj
RM 8 Mehdi Lacen
CM 15 Karim Ziani
LM 19 Hassan Yebda  90+5'
RW 21 Foued Kadir  82'
SS 13 Karim Matmour  81'
CF 11 Rafik Djebbour  58'
Substitutions:
FW 9 Abdelkader Ghezzal  59'  73'  58'
FW 10 Rafik Saïfi  81'
MF 17 Adlène Guedioura  82'
Manager:
Rabah Saâdane
GK 1 Samir Handanović
RB 2 Mišo Brečko
CB 4 Marko Šuler
CB 5 Boštjan Cesar
LB 13 Bojan Jokić
RM 17 Andraž Kirm
CM 8 Robert Koren (c)
CM 18 Aleksandar Radosavljević  35'  87'
LM 10 Valter Birsa  84'
SS 14 Zlatko Dedič  53'
CF 11 Milivoje Novakovič
Substitutions:
FW 9 Zlatan Ljubijankič  53'
FW 7 Nejc Pečnik  84'
MF 20 Andrej Komac  90+3'  87'
Manager:
Matjaž Kek

Man of the Match:
Robert Koren (Slovenia)

Assistant referees:
Leonel Leal (Costa Rica)
Carlos Pastrana (Honduras)
Fourth official:
Peter O'Leary (New Zealand)
Fifth official:
Brent Best (New Zealand)

England vs Algeria

England 0–0 Algeria
Report
Attendance: 64,100
England
Algeria
GK 1 David James
RB 2 Glen Johnson
CB 18 Jamie Carragher  58'
CB 6 John Terry
LB 3 Ashley Cole
RM 7 Aaron Lennon  63'
CM 14 Gareth Barry  84'
CM 8 Frank Lampard
LM 4 Steven Gerrard (c)
SS 10 Wayne Rooney
CF 21 Emile Heskey  74'
Substitutions:
MF 17 Shaun Wright-Phillips  63'
FW 19 Jermain Defoe  74'
FW 9 Peter Crouch  84'
Manager:
Fabio Capello
GK 23 Raïs M'Bolhi
CB 2 Madjid Bougherra
CB 5 Rafik Halliche
CB 4 Antar Yahia (c)
RM 21 Foued Kadir
CM 19 Hassan Yebda  88'
CM 8 Mehdi Lacen  85'
LM 3 Nadir Belhadj
AM 7 Ryad Boudebouz  74'
AM 15 Karim Ziani  81'
CF 13 Karim Matmour
Substitutions:
MF 22 Djamel Abdoun  74'
MF 17 Adlène Guedioura  81'
DF 20 Djamel Mesbah  88'
Manager:
Rabah Saâdane
England vs Algeria

Man of the Match:
Ashley Cole (England)

Assistant referees:
Rafael Ilyasov (Uzbekistan)
Bakhadyr Kochkarov (Kyrgyzstan)
Fourth official:
Michael Hester (New Zealand)
Fifth official:
Jan Hendrik Hintz (New Zealand)

United States vs Algeria

United States 1–0 Algeria
Donovan 90+1' Report
Attendance: 35,827
United States
Algeria
GK 1 Tim Howard
RB 12 Jonathan Bornstein  80'
CB 15 Jay DeMerit
CB 3 Carlos Bocanegra (c)
LB 6 Steve Cherundolo
CM 4 Michael Bradley
CM 19 Maurice Edu  64'
RW 8 Clint Dempsey
LW 10 Landon Donovan
SS 17 Jozy Altidore  62'
CF 9 Herculez Gomez  46'
Substitutions:
MF 22 Benny Feilhaber  46'
FW 14 Edson Buddle  64'
MF 7 DaMarcus Beasley  90'  80'
Manager:
Bob Bradley
GK 23 Raïs M'Bolhi
RB 2 Madjid Bougherra
CB 5 Rafik Halliche
LB 4 Antar Yahia (c)  76'  90+3'
RM 21 Foued Kadir
CM 19 Hassan Yebda  12'
CM 8 Mehdi Lacen  83'
LM 3 Nadir Belhadj
AM 13 Karim Matmour  84'
AM 15 Karim Ziani  69'
CF 11 Rafik Djebbour  65'
Substitutions:
FW 9 Abdelkader Ghezzal  65'
MF 17 Adlène Guedioura  69'
FW 10 Rafik Saïfi  84'
Manager:
Rabah Saâdane

Man of the Match:
Landon Donovan (United States)

Assistant referees:
Peter Hermans (Belgium)
Walter Vromans (Belgium)
Fourth official:
Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia)
Fifth official:
Mu Yuxin (China)

Algeria at Brazil 2014

2014 FIFA World Cup
Main article: 2014 FIFA World Cup Group H
Group H

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Belgium 3 3 0 0 4 1 +3 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Algeria 3 1 1 1 6 5 +1 4
3  Russia 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2
4  South Korea 3 0 1 2 3 6 −3 1
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria

Belgium vs Algeria

Belgium 2–1 Algeria
Fellaini 70'
Mertens 80'		 Report Feghouli 24' (pen.)
Attendance: 56,800
Belgium
Algeria
GK 1 Thibaut Courtois
RB 2 Toby Alderweireld
CB 15 Daniel Van Buyten
CB 4 Vincent Kompany (c)
LB 5 Jan Vertonghen  24'
CM 6 Axel Witsel
CM 19 Mousa Dembélé  65'
RW 22 Nacer Chadli  46'
AM 7 Kevin De Bruyne
LW 10 Eden Hazard
CF 9 Romelu Lukaku  58'
Substitutions:
FW 14 Dries Mertens  46'
FW 17 Divock Origi  58'
MF 8 Marouane Fellaini  65'
Manager:
Marc Wilmots
GK 23 Raïs M'Bolhi
RB 22 Mehdi Mostefa
CB 2 Madjid Bougherra (c)
CB 5 Rafik Halliche
LB 3 Faouzi Ghoulam
RM 19 Saphir Taïder
CM 12 Carl Medjani  84'
LM 14 Nabil Bentaleb  34'
AM 10 Sofiane Feghouli
AM 21 Riyad Mahrez  71'
CF 15 El Arbi Hillel Soudani  66'
Substitutions:
FW 13 Islam Slimani  66'
MF 8 Mehdi Lacen  71'
FW 9 Nabil Ghilas  84'
Manager:
Vahid Halilhodžić

Man of the Match:
Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium)

Assistant referees:
Marvin Torrentera (Mexico)
Marcos Quintero (Mexico)
Fourth official:
Alireza Faghani (Iran)
Fifth official:
Hassan Kamranifar (Iran)

South Korea vs Algeria

South Korea 2–4 Algeria
Son Heung-min 50'
Koo Ja-cheol 72'		 Report Slimani 26'
Halliche 28'
Djabou 38'
Brahimi 62'
Attendance: 42,732
South Korea
Algeria
GK 1 Jung Sung-ryong
RB 12 Lee Yong  54'
CB 20 Hong Jeong-ho
CB 5 Kim Young-gwon
LB 3 Yun Suk-young
CM 14 Han Kook-young  69'  78'
CM 16 Ki Sung-yueng
RW 17 Lee Chung-yong  64'
AM 13 Koo Ja-cheol (c)
LW 9 Son Heung-min
CF 10 Park Chu-young  57'
Substitutions:
FW 18 Kim Shin-wook  57'
FW 11 Lee Keun-ho  64'
FW 19 Ji Dong-won  78'
Manager:
Hong Myung-bo
GK 23 Raïs M'Bolhi
CB 12 Carl Medjani
CB 2 Madjid Bougherra (c)  67'  89'
CB 5 Rafik Halliche
RWB 20 Aïssa Mandi
LWB 6 Djamel Mesbah
CM 11 Yacine Brahimi  77'
CM 18 Abdelmoumene Djabou  73'
RW 10 Sofiane Feghouli
LW 14 Nabil Bentaleb
CF 13 Islam Slimani
Substitutions:
FW 9 Nabil Ghilas  73'
MF 8 Mehdi Lacen  77'
DF 4 Essaïd Belkalem  89'
Manager:
Vahid Halilhodžić

Man of the Match:
Islam Slimani (Algeria)

Assistant referees:
Eduardo Díaz (Colombia)
Christian Lescano (Ecuador)
Fourth official:
Alireza Faghani (Iran)
Fifth official:
Hassan Kamranifar (Iran)

Algeria vs Russia

Further information: List of 2014 FIFA World Cup controversies § Russia vs Algeria
Algeria 1–1 Russia
 Report
Attendance: 39,311
Algeria
Russia
GK 23 Raïs M'Bolhi
RB 20 Aïssa Mandi
CB 4 Essaïd Belkalem
CB 5 Rafik Halliche (c)
LB 6 Djamel Mesbah  39'
CM 12 Carl Medjani
CM 14 Nabil Bentaleb
RW 10 Sofiane Feghouli
AM 11 Yacine Brahimi  71'
LW 18 Abdelmoumene Djabou  77'
CF 13 Islam Slimani  90+2'
Substitutions:
MF 7 Hassan Yebda  71'
FW 9 Nabil Ghilas  87'  77'
FW 15 El Arbi Hillel Soudani  90+2'
DF 17 Liassine Cadamuro  90+2'
Manager:
Vahid Halilhodžić
GK 1 Igor Akinfeev
RB 2 Aleksei Kozlov  59'
CB 14 Vasili Berezutski (c)
CB 4 Sergei Ignashevich
LB 23 Dmitri Kombarov  57'
CM 8 Denis Glushakov  46'
CM 20 Viktor Fayzulin
RW 19 Aleksandr Samedov
AM 9 Aleksandr Kokorin
LW 17 Oleg Shatov  67'
CF 11 Aleksandr Kerzhakov  81'
Substitutions:
MF 7 Igor Denisov  46'
MF 10 Alan Dzagoev  67'
FW 6 Maksim Kanunnikov  81'
Manager:
Fabio Capello

Man of the Match:
Islam Slimani (Algeria)

Assistant referees:
Bahattin Duran (Turkey)
Tarık Ongun (Turkey)
Fourth official:
Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)
Fifth official:
Juan Zumba (El Salvador)

Main article: 2014 FIFA World Cup knockout stage

Germany vs Algeria

Germany 2–1 (a.e.t.) Algeria
Schürrle 92'
Özil 120'		 Report Djabou 120+1'
Attendance: 43,063
Referee: Sandro Ricci (Brazil)
Germany
Algeria
GK 1 Manuel Neuer
RB 21 Shkodran Mustafi  70'
CB 17 Per Mertesacker
CB 20 Jérôme Boateng
LB 4 Benedikt Höwedes
DM 16 Philipp Lahm (c)  107'
CM 7 Bastian Schweinsteiger  109'
CM 18 Toni Kroos
RW 8 Mesut Özil
LW 19 Mario Götze  46'
CF 13 Thomas Müller
Substitutes:
MF 9 André Schürrle  46'
MF 6 Sami Khedira  70'
MF 23 Christoph Kramer  109'
Manager:
Joachim Löw
GK 23 Raïs M'Bolhi
CB 22 Mehdi Mostefa
CB 4 Essaïd Belkalem
CB 5 Rafik Halliche (c)  42'  97'
RWB 20 Aïssa Mandi
LWB 3 Faouzi Ghoulam
DM 8 Mehdi Lacen
RM 19 Saphir Taïder  78'
CM 10 Sofiane Feghouli
LM 13 Islam Slimani
CF 15 El Arbi Hillel Soudani  100'
Substitutes:
MF 11 Yacine Brahimi  78'
DF 2 Madjid Bougherra  97'
MF 18 Abdelmoumene Djabou  100'
Manager:
Vahid Halilhodžić

Man of the Match:
Raïs M'Bolhi (Algeria)

Assistant referees:
Emerson de Carvalho (Brazil)
Marcelo Van Gasse (Brazil)
Fourth official:
Walter López (Guatemala)
Fifth official:
Leonel Leal (Costa Rica)

Record players

Rank Player Matches World Cups
1 Rafik Halliche 7 2010 and 2014
2 Mehdi Lacen 6 2010 and 2014
Mahmoud Guendouz 6 1982 and 1986
Rabah Madjer 6 1982 and 1986
Faouzi Mansouri 6 1982 and 1986
Madjid Bougherra 6 2010 and 2014
Raïs M'Bolhi 6 2010 and 2014
3 Salah Assad 5 1982 and 1986
Lakhdar Belloumi 5 1982 and 1986
Noureddine Kourichi 5 1982 and 1986
Djamel Zidane 5 1982 and 1986

Goalscorers

Rank Player 1982 1986 2010 2014 Goals
1 Salah Assad 2 2
Abdelmoumene Djabou 2 2
Islam Slimani 2 2
4 Lakhdar Belloumi 1 1
Tedj Bensaoula 1 1
Yacine Brahimi 1 1
Sofiane Feghouli 1 1
Rafik Halliche 1 1
Rabah Madjer 1 1
Djamel Zidane 1 1
Total 5 1 0 7 13

Historical performances

The Algeria team had many records and facts which had done during its participations in the world cup.

  • 1982: First African team to beat a European team (West Germany)
  • 1982: First African team to win two games
  • 1982: First team to win two games in the first round and not advance
  • 1982: FIFA revised the group system for future tournaments, so that the final two games in each group would be played simultaneously because the controversial game between West Germany & Austria that causes the elimination of Algeria
  • 1986: First African team to qualify consecutively for the second time
  • 2014: First African team to score four goals in one game against South Korea
  • 2014: First African team to reach the knockout stage simultaneously with another African team (Nigeria)

Squads

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Despite not playing, Cadamuro received a yellow card on the bench.

References

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