Algeria national football team

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Algeria

Nickname(s)	Les Fennecs (The Desert Foxes)
Association	Fédération Algérienne de Football
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Head coach	Rabah Saadane
Asst coach	Zoheir Djelloul
Captain	Yazid Mansouri
Most caps	Mahieddine Meftah (107)
Top scorer	Abdelhafid Tasfaout (35)
Home stadium	Stade 5 Juillet 1962
FIFA code	ALG
FIFA ranking	47
Highest FIFA ranking	30 (September 1993)
Lowest FIFA ranking	103 (May 2008)
Elo ranking	97
Highest Elo ranking	16 (November 1967)
Lowest Elo ranking	105 (July 2008)
Home colours Away colours
First international
Tunisia 1 - 2 Algeria (Tunisia; 1 June 1957)
Biggest win
Algeria 15 - 1 South Yemen (Libya; 17 August 1973)
Biggest defeat
East Germany 5 - 0 Algeria (Cottbus, East Germany; 21 April 1976)
World Cup
Appearances	2 (First in 1982)
Best result	Round 1, 1982 and 1986
African Nations Cup
Appearances	13 (First in 1968)
Best result	Winners, 1990

The Algeria national football team, nicknamed Les Fennecs (The Desert Foxes)and also moharibou essahra (desert wariors), is the national team of Algeria and is controlled by the Fédération Algérienne de Football. It made two consecutive World Cups in 1982 and 1986 and lifted the African Nations Cup in 1990 as the host country.

[edit] History

[edit] 1957: The Beginnings of Algerian Football

The Algerian national team was formed in clandestine circumstances in 1958 when Mohamed Boumezrag, a leader of a section of the Front de Libération Nationale (FLN) of Algeria based in metropolitan France, returned from the 1957 World Youth Festival, in which a team representing Algeria, then a French colony, had taken part in an unofficial football tournament. Using the contacts he had made during the tournament, Boumezrag recruited ten, and eventually thirty, of the best-known French-based Algerian professional players to secretly leave the country and go to Tunisia where the Algerian national team was formally established on April 13. The world football governing body FIFA later announced after protest from the French Football Federation, that any team that played the Algerians would be expelled from the World Cup, while the French government succeeded in arresting other players who tried to leave the country to join the team. Despite these obstacles, the Algerian FLN team played 91 matches over the next four years and helped win international recognition for the Algerian struggle for independence.

After the nation gained independence in 1962, membership of FIFA and official international fixtures became possible, the first sanctioned match being against Bulgaria in January 1963, and the first competitive internationals were in the qualification tournament for the 1968 African Cup of Nations.

On August 17, 1971, in Libya, the national team recorded its largest victory in its history by beating South Yemen by a score of 15 to 1. However, on April 21, 1976 in Cottbus, Germany, the team recorded its largest defeat by a score of 5 nil against West Germany. From 1970 to 1978, the Algerian team did not qualify for any international competition. During this time however, Algeria wins the gold medal at the 1975 Mediterranean Games and 1978 All Africa Games

[edit] 1980-1990: Apogee of Algerian Football

During the 1980 African Nations Cup, Algeria finished runner-up with the following results: after a draw against Ghana (0-0), it defeats both Morocco (1-0, with a goal by Lakhdar Belloumi) and Guinea (3-2, with goals by Hocine Benmiloudi and a double by Tedj Bensaoula); in the semi-finals, it beats Egypt in a penalty shoot-out (2-2, pk 4-2, with goals by Salah Assad and Hocine Benmiloudi), in the final, Algeria is defeated by Nigeria by the score of 3-0. In the 1982 African Cup of Nations Algeria finishes fourth and qualifies for the 1982 World Cup.

[edit] World Cup 1982

In El Molinón in Gijon,Spain, Lakhdar Belloumi scored the winner for Algeria against the champions of Europe, West Germany. Spain 82 was littered with shocking results: Northern Ireland beating Spain, Cameroon team holding Italy, Poland and Peru to draws, Belgium beating Argentina in the opening game; but nothing beats the majesty of Algeria beating West Germany.

The Germans were in the midst of an imperious run that would see them reach three straight finals, while bowling all before them with a clinical, meticulous brand of football. Jupp Derwall – only West Germany’s third coach in forty years – famously said he would jump into the Mediterranean if Algeria won. They did, and he didn’t. This win was overshadowed by a later result in the same group, arguably almost as shocking.

On the brink of becoming the first African team to reach the second-phase of the World Cup, Algeria were robbed by the infamous game between Austria and the same West Germans. That game saw the Germans ‘beat’ the non-trying Austrians 1:0, eliminating Algeria, and forcing FIFA to change the order games were played in. No longer would matches take place at different times, yet that was no comfort to Algeria. [1]

[edit] World Cup 1986

In 1984, Algeria takes third place in the 1984 African Nations Cup in Cote d'Ivoire. During the 1986 African Nations Cup, the national teams records two defeats and one draw and is eliminated in the first round. In Mexico, at the 1986 World Cup, the Algerians are not able to pass the first round once again in a group that included Northern Ireland (draw 1-1), Brazil (loss 1-0) and Spain (loss 3-0). Only one Algerian managed to score during this competition: Djamel Zidane. From thereon, Algeria has not managed to qualify to another World Cup.

[edit] African Nations Cup 1990

In 1990, Algeria hosts the 1990 African Nations Cup. In group A, the Algerians first first by beating Nigeria (5-1, with doubles by Djamel Menad and Rabah Madjer and a goal by Djamel Amani), Cote d'Ivoire (3-0, with goals by Djamel Menad, Tahar Cherif El Ouazzani and Cherif Oudjani) and Egypt (2-0, with goals by Amani and Moussa Saib). In the semi-finals, Algeria beats Senegal 2-1 (goals by Menad and Amani in front of 85,000 fans in the Stade 5 Juillet 1962 In the final, in the same stadium, in front of 200,000 fans, against Nigeria, Cherif Oudjani, in the 38th minute, enables Algeria to win the African Nations Cup for the first time. Djamel Menad is crowned top scorer of the competition with 4 goals.

[edit] 1990-2008: The walk through the desert

Having won an African Nations Cup title, the Algerian team however does not manage to qualify to the 1990 World Cup in Italy. In 1991, the national team wins the Afro-Asian Cup of Nations against Iran. As title holders, Algeria disappoints in the 1992 African Nations Cup in Senegal recording a loss against Cote d'Ivoire (0-3) and a draw against Congo (1-1, with a goal by Nacer Bouiche). In 1994, Algeria is disqualified from the 1994 African Nations Cup in Tunisia due to the use of an ineligible player and fails in the qualifications for the 1994 World Cup in the United States. In 1996, Algeria returns to African Cup of Nations but is eliminated by the 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 finishes last in its group with three defeats and is eliminated in the group stage. The 2000 African Cup of Nations the fennecs manage to pass to first round only to lose to Cameroon (2-1). Algeria once more fails to pass the first round in the African competition in 2002 but manages to get to the quarter-finals in 2004 but is eliminated by Morocco by the score of 3-1 after extra-time (the lone Algerian goal was scored by Abdelmalek Cherrad. Algeria fails to qualify to following two Africa Cup of Nations in 2006 and 2008.

[edit] The road to South Africa

On October 11, 2008, Algeria returns amongst the top 20 African teams by finishing first in its 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 joined by Zambia, Rwanda and Egypt. In July 2009 Algeria made its return amongst the world's top fifty after a 3-1 win against the double African champions Egypt and a 2-0 win away against Zambia.

[edit] Algerian Football Achievements

World Cups:

• 2 Times Runners-Up of World Military Cup (Greece 1969, Germany 2005)

African Competitions:

• 1 Time Champion of African Cup of Nations (Algeria 1990)
• 1 Time Runners-Up African Cup of Nations (Nigeria 1980)
• 1 Time Champion of African Youth Championship (1979)
• 1 Time Runners-Up of African Under-17 Championship (Algeria 2009)
• 1 Time Gold Medalist at All Africa Games (Algeria 1978)

Arab Competitions:

• 1 Time Bronze Medalist at the Pan Arab Games (Morocco 1985)

Afro-Asian Cup of Nations :

• 1 Time Champion (1991)

Mediterranean Games :

• 1 Time Gold Medalist (Algeria 1975)

[edit] Competitive Record

[edit] World Cup Record

World Cup Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA 1930 Did not enter - - - - - - - 1934 Did not enter - - - - - - - 1938 Did not enter - - - - - - - 1950 Did not enter - - - - - - - 1954 Did not enter - - - - - - - 1958 Did not enter - - - - - - - 1962 Did not enter - - - - - - - 1966 Withdrew - - - - - - - 1970 Did not qualify - - - - - - - 1974 Did not qualify - - - - - - - 1978 Did not qualify - - - - - - - 1982 Round 1 13/24 3 2 0 1 5 5 1986 Round 1 22/24 3 0 1 2 1 5 1990 Did not qualify - - - - - - - 1994 Did not qualify - - - - - - - 1998 Did not qualify - - - - - - - 2002 Did not qualify - - - - - - - 2006 Did not qualify - - - - - - - 2010 Qualification - - - - - - - 2014 Qualification - - - - - - - Total 2/18 2 First Rounds 6 2 1 3 6 10 For 2010, see 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF) [edit] African Nations Cup Record African Cup of Nations Titles: 1 Appearances: 13 Year Position Year Position Year Position 1957 Did not qualify 1976 Did not qualify 1994 Disqualified 1959 Did not qualify 1978 Did not qualify 1996 Quarter-finals 1962 Did not qualify 1980 Second place 1998 Round 1 1963 Did not qualify 1982 Fourth place 2000 Quarter-finals 1965 Did not qualify 1984 Third place 2002 Round 1 1968 Round 1 1986 Round 1 2004 Quarter-finals 1970 Did not qualify 1988 Third Place 2006 Did not qualify 1972 Did not qualify 1990 Champions 2008 Did not qualify 1974 Did not qualify 1992 Round 1 2010 Qualification For 2010, see 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF) [edit] World Cup 2010 and African Nations Cup 2010 (Qualification) Algeria's journey to attend the 2010 World Cup and African Nations Cup 2010 finals in South Africa and Angola respectively. Details on format of qualifiers and full group standings for the African continent (CAF) can be found in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF) section. [edit] 1st Round Algeria received a bye to the 2nd Round of the combined 2010 World Cup/2010 African Cup Qualifiers. [edit] 2nd Round Algeria was drawn in Group 6 along with Senegal, the Gambia and Liberia. In this 2nd Round of qualifying, the group winners and the 8 best runners-up progress to the second qualifying round. Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Algeria 6 3 1 2 7 4 +3 10  Gambia 6 2 3 1 6 3 +3 9  Senegal 6 2 3 1 9 7 +2 9  Liberia 6 0 3 3 4 12 −8 3   Algeria  — 1 – 0 3 – 0 3 – 2 Gambia  1 – 0 — 3 – 0 0 – 0 Liberia  0 – 0 1 – 1 — 2 – 2 Senegal  1 – 0 1 – 1 3 – 1 — [edit] Fixtures and Results May 31, 2008 Senegal  1 – 0  Algeria Stade Leopold Senghor, Dakar Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Kotey (Ghana) Faye  80' Report June 6, 2008 Algeria  3 – 0  Liberia Stade Mustapha Tchaker, Blida Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Ould Lemghambodj (Mauritania) Djebbour  15' Ziani  20',  48' pen. Report June 13, 2008 Gambia  1 – 0  Algeria Independence Stadium, Bakau Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Coulibaly (Mali) Jaiteh  19' pen. Report June 20, 2008 Algeria  1 – 0  Gambia Stade Mustapha Tchaker, Blida Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Ndume (Gabon) Yahia  15' Report September 5, 2008 Algeria  3 – 2  Senegal Stade Mustapha Tchaker, Blida Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Maillet (Seychelles) Bezzaz  60' Saifi  67' Yahia  73' Report Dia  53' Sougou  90' October 10, 2008 Liberia  0 – 0  Algeria National Complex, Monrovia Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Auda (Egypt) Report [edit] 3rd Round Algeria was drawn in Group 3 along with Egypt, Zambia and Rwanda. In this 3rd Round of qualifying, the group winners qualify to the 2010 World Cup finals in South Africa while the top 3 teams in each group qualify to the African Nations Cup 2010 finals in Angola. Team v • d • e Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Algeria 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 7  Egypt 3 1 1 1 5 4 +1 4  Zambia 3 1 1 1 2 3 −1 4  Rwanda 3 0 1 2 0 4 −4 1   Algeria  — 3 – 1 10-Oct 6-Sep Egypt  14-Nov — 3 – 0 1 – 1 Rwanda  0 – 0 5-Sep — 14-Nov Zambia  0 – 2 10-Oct 1 – 0 — [edit] Fixtures and Results March 28, 2009 Rwanda  0 – 0  Algeria Stade Amahoro, Kigali Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Codjia (Benin) Report June 6, 2009 Algeria  3 – 1  Egypt Stade Mustapha Tchaker, Blida Attendance: 26,500 Referee: Bennett (South Africa) Matmour  60' Ghezzal  64' Djebbour  77' Report Aboutrika  87' June 20, 2009 Zambia  0 – 2  Algeria Konkola Stadium, Chililabombwe Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Evehe (Cameroon) Report Bougherra  21' Saifi  66' September 5, 2009 Algeria  –  Zambia Stade 5 Juillet 1962, Algiers October 10, 2009 Algeria  –  Rwanda Stade 5 Juillet 1962, Algiers November 14, 2009 Egypt  –  Algeria Cairo International Stadium, Cairo [edit] Arab Nations Cup 2009 (Qualification) Algeria received a bye to the second qualifying round of the Arab Nations Cup 2009 . [edit] Friendlies List of fixtures and results for the year 2008-2009. [2] March 26, 2008 Algeria  1 - 1  Congo DR Stade Maurice Bacquet, Goussainville Ghilas  90' pen. Mbokani  24' August 20, 2008 Algeria  1 - 0  United Arab Emirates Stade Ferdi Petit, Le Touquet Bezzaz  9'. November 18, 2008 Algeria  1 - 1  Mali Stade Robert Diochon, Rouen Abdeslam  90'. N'Diaye  10' February 11, 2009 Algeria  2 - 1  Benin Stade Mustapha Tchaker, Blida Ghezzal  36' Ghilas  42' Maiga  85' August 12, 2009 Algeria  -  Uruguay Stade 5 Juillet 1962, Algiers [edit] Current Squad The following players were named for the 2010 World Cup qualifiers matches against Egypt on June 7, 2009 in Blida and Zambia on June 20, 2009 in Chililabombwe. No. Pos. Player DoB (Age) Caps Goals Club 1 GK Lounès Gaouaoui September 28, 1977 (1977-09-28) (age 31) 43 0 USM Annaba 16 GK Faouzi Chaouchi December 5, 1984 (1984-12-05) (age 24) 1 0 JS Kabylie 30 GK Mohamed Benhamou December 17, 1979 (1979-12-17) (age 29) 7 0 MC Alger 31 GK Mohamed Ousserir February 5, 1978 (1978-02-05) (age 31) 5 0 CR Belouizdad 2 DF Madjid Bougherra October 7, 1982 (1982-10-07) (age 26) 29 2 Rangers FC 3 DF Nadir Belhadj June 18, 1982 (1982-06-18) (age 27) 32 3 Portsmouth FC 4 DF Anthar Yahia March 21, 1982 (1982-03-21) (age 27) 36 4 VfL Bochum 5 DF Rafik Halliche September 2, 1986 (1986-09-02) (age 22) 5 0 CD Nacional 11 DF Slimane Raho October 20, 1975 (1975-10-20) (age 33) 44 0 ES Sétif 14 DF Samir Zaoui June 6, 1976 (1976-06-06) (age 33) 20 0 ASO Chlef 19 DF Mohamed Rabie Meftah May 5, 1985 (1985-05-05) (age 24) 5 0 JS Kabylie 20 DF Réda Babouche July 3, 1979 (1979-07-03) (age 30) 1 0 MC Alger 6 MF Yazid Mansouri February 25, 1978 (1978-02-25) (age 31) 54 0 FC Lorient 7 MF Yacine Bezzaz July 10, 1981 (1981-07-10) (age 27) 7 3 RC Strasbourg 8 MF Khaled Lemmouchia December 6, 1981 (1981-12-06) (age 27) 9 0 ES Sétif 15 MF Karim Ziani August 17, 1982 (1982-08-17) (age 26) 41 3 Olympique de Marseille 17 MF Hocine Achiou April 27, 1979 (1979-04-27) (age 30) 25 3 JS Kabylie 18 MF Hameur Bouazza February 22, 1985 (1985-02-22) (age 24) 9 1 Birmingham City FC 21 MF Chérif Abdeslam September 1, 1979 (1979-09-01) (age 29) 7 1 JS Kabylie -- MF Lazhar Hadj Aïssa March 23, 1984 (1984-03-23) (age 25) 6 0 ES Sétif 9 FW Abdelkader Ghezzal December 5, 1984 (1984-12-05) (age 24) 5 2 AC Siena 10 FW Rafik Saïfi February 7, 1975 (1975-02-07) (age 34) 50 17 FC Lorient 12 FW Rafik Djebbour March 8, 1984 (1984-03-08) (age 25) 10 2 AEK Athens FC 13 FW Karim Matmour June 25, 1985 (1985-06-25) (age 24) 11 1 Borussia Mönchengladbach 22 FW Kamel Ghilas March 9, 1984 (1984-03-09) (age 25) 13 3 Celta de Vigo [edit] Recent call-ups No. Pos. Player DoB (Age) Caps Goals Club GK Samir Hadjaoui February 16, 1979 (1979-02-16) (age 30) 3 0 ES Sétif DF Abderraouf Zarabi March 26, 1979 (1979-03-26) (age 30) 22 0 Nîmes Olympique DF Mehdi Méniri June 29, 1977 (1977-06-29) (age 32) 22 2 SC Bastia DF Ismaël Bouzid July 21, 1983 (1983-07-21) (age 25) 7 0 Ankaragücü DF Adel Maïza March 18, 1983 (1983-03-18) (age 26) 3 0 USM Annaba DF Féthi Harek October 21, 1982 (1982-10-21) (age 26) 1 0 SC Bastia MF Lamouri Djediat January 20, 1981 (1981-01-20) (age 28) 10 0 ES Sétif MF Salim Arrache July 14, 1982 (1982-07-14) (age 26) 13 1 Stade Reims MF Brahim Hemdani March 15, 1978 (1978-03-15) (age 31) 2 0 Rangers F.C. MF Bouazza Feham April 11, 1986 (1986-04-11) (age 23) 0 0 MC Oran MF Nassim Dehouche August 12, 1982 (1982-08-12) (age 26) 0 0 JS Kabylie FW Chadli Amri December 14, 1984 (1984-12-14) (age 24) 9 0 1. FSV Mainz 05 FW Noureddine Deham November 15, 1977 (1977-11-15) (age 31) 7 2 TuS Koblenz FW Hamza Yacef August 25, 1979 (1979-08-25) (age 29) 8 1 MC Alger FW Nabil Hemani September 1, 1979 (1979-09-01) (age 29) 4 0 ES Sétif FW Mohamed Seguer September 7, 1985 (1985-09-07) (age 23) 2 0 ES Sétif FW Cheikh Hamidi April 6, 1983 (1983-04-06) (age 26) 1 0 USM Annaba [edit] Manager History v • d • e Algeria national football team – Managers Firoud (1963) · Khabatou (1963–64) · Ibrir (1964–65) · Khabatou (1965–66) · Leduc (1966–69) · Amara (1969) · Zouba & Ben Tifour (1969–70) · Zouba (1970–71) · Mekloufi (1971–72) · El Kenz & Sellal (1972–73) · Amara (1973) · Makkri (1974–75) · Mekloufi (1975–79) · Khalef (1979) · Khalef & Rajkov (1979–1980) · Rajkov (1980–1981) · Rogov, Maouche & Saadane (1981–82) · Khalef & Mekloufi (1982–83) · Khalef (1983) · Saadane (1985–86) · Kermali (1990–92) · Ighil (1992–94) · Madjer (1994–95) · Fergani & Abdelouahab (1995–96) · Zouba (1996–97) · Pigulea (1998) · Ighil (1998–99) · Saadane (1999) · Boualem (1999) · Madjer (1999) · Sandjak (1999–00) · Djaadaoui (2000) · Boudaia & Rădulescu (2000–01) · Zouba & Kermali (2000–01) · Zouba, Kermali & Djoudi (2001) · Madjer & Bensaoula (2001–02) · Zouba (2002–03) · Leekens (2003) · Saadane (2003–04) · Waseige (2004) · Fergani & Belloumi (2004–05) · Ighil (2005–06) · Cavalli (2006–07) · Saadane (2007–) [edit] Player Records See also: Algeria International Footballers [edit] Top Goalscorers As of July 1, 2009 the highest ten goalscorers for Algeria are [3]: # Player Career Goals 1 Abdelhafid Tasfaout 1992–2002 35 2 Rabah Madjer 1980–1992 32 3 Lakhdar Belloumi 1978–1989 25 Djamel Menad 1982–1995 25 5 Tedj Bensaoula 1978–1986 22 6 Hacène Lalmas 1964–1974 19 7 Rafik Saifi 1999– 17 8 Salah Assad 1978–1988 13 9 Ali Mecabih 1995–2003 12 10 Nourdine Hachouf 1965–1967 11 Bold denotes players still playing or available for selection. [edit] World Cup Squads v • d • e Algeria squad – 1982 FIFA World Cup 1 Cerbah • 2 Guendouz • 3 Kouici • 4 Kourichi • 5 Merzekane • 6 Bencheikh • 7 Assad • 8 Fergani • 9 Bensaoula • 10 Belloumi • 11 Madjer • 12 Larbes • 13 Yahi • 14 Zidane • 15 Dahleb • 16 Mansouri • 17 Horr • 18 Maroc • 19 Tlemçani • 20 Bourebbou • 21 Amara • 22 Bentaala • Coach: Khalef & Mekloufi v • d • e Algeria squad – 1986 FIFA World Cup 1 Drid • 2 Guendouz • 3 Chebal • 4 Kourichi • 5 Liegeon • 6 Kaci Said • 7 Assad • 8 Maroc • 9 Menad • 10 Belloumi • 11 Madjer • 12 Bensaoula • 13 Harkouk • 14 Zidane • 15 Sadmi • 16 Mansouri • 17 Ben Khalidi • 18 Benmabrouk • 19 Chaib • 20 Megharia • 21 El Hadi • 22 Amara • Coach: Saadane [edit] Algeria all time record against all nations Against Played Won Drawn Lost GF GA GD  % Won  Albania 2 0 0 2 0 5 -5 0%  Angola 8 2 5 1 11 10 +1 25%  Argentina 1 0 0 1 3 4 -1 0%  Austria 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0%  Bahrain 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0%  Bangladesh 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 100%  Belgium 2 0 1 1 1 3 -2 0%  Benin 6 4 2 0 16 5 +11 66.66%  Brazil 4 0 0 4 0 8 -8 0%  Bulgaria 6 1 2 3 6 9 -5 16.66%  Burkina Faso 16 7 5 4 27 13 +14 43.75%  Burundi 4 3 1 0 6 2 +4 75%  Cameroon 7 1 3 3 9 8 +1 14.28%  Cape Verde 4 2 2 0 6 2 +4 50%  Chad 2 1 1 0 4 1 +3 50%  Chile 1 1 0 0 3 2 +1 100%  China PR 3 1 0 2 5 4 +1 33.33%  Congo 2 1 1 0 4 1 +3 50%  Congo DR 3 0 3 0 2 2 0 0%  Côte d'Ivoire 17 5 6 6 16 17 -1 29.41%  Cuba 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0%  Denmark 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0%  Egypt 22 8 9 5 32 28 +4 36.36%  Ethiopia 4 1 2 1 3 3 0 25%  Finland 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 100%  France 1 0 0 1 1 3 -2 0%  Gabon 6 1 2 3 6 10 -4 16.66%  Gambia 4 2 0 2 3 3 0 50%  Germany 6 2 1 3 8 15 -7 33.33%  Ghana 10 4 2 4 11 11 0 40%  Guinea 9 3 2 4 11 13 -2 33.33%  Guinea-Bissau 2 2 0 0 7 2 +5 100%  Hungary 1 0 0 1 1 3 -2 0%  India 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0%  Iran 2 2 0 0 2 0 +2 100%  Iraq 7 0 4 3 2 8 -6 0%  Italy 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0%  Jordan 3 1 1 1 8 3 +5 33.33%  Kenya 7 3 1 3 10 7 +3 42.85%  Korea Republic 2 0 0 2 1 5 -4 0%  Kuwait 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 100%  Lebanon 2 1 1 0 6 3 +3 50%  Liberia 5 2 3 0 10 4 +6 40%  Libya 16 12 2 2 29 8 +21 75%  Madagascar 2 2 0 0 4 1 +3 100%  Malawi 4 2 1 1 8 3 +5 50%  Malaysia 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0%  Mali 13 6 1 6 17 17 0 46.15%  Malta 3 2 1 0 3 1 +2 66.66%  Mauritania 5 4 1 0 26 2 +24 80%  Mexico 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0%  Morocco 27 7 10 10 22 25 -3 25.93%  Mozambique 2 1 0 1 4 2 +2 50%  Namibia 4 4 0 0 7 0 +7 100%  Nepal 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 100%  Niger 4 3 0 1 11 1 +10 75%  Nigeria 15 6 4 5 20 21 -1 40%  Northern Ireland 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0%  Oman 2 2 0 0 2 0 +2 100%  Qatar 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 66.66%  Peru 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0%  Poland 2 0 0 2 1 6 -5 0%  Republic of Ireland 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 100%  Romania 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 33.33%  Rwanda 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 33.33%  Saudi Arabia 3 1 2 0 4 2 +2 33.33%  Senegal 14 8 2 4 22 13 +9 57.14%  Sierra Leone 5 2 2 1 7 4 +3 40%  Slovakia 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0%  South Africa 2 0 1 1 2 3 -1 0%  Spain 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 0%  Sudan 5 2 2 1 5 4 +1 40%  Sweden 4 0 1 3 1 9 -8 0%  Switzerland 2 0 0 2 1 4 -3 0%  Syria 5 2 2 1 5 3 +2 40%  Tanzania 4 3 0 1 8 5 +3 75%  Togo 3 1 1 1 4 1 +3 33.33%  Tunisia 40 16 12 12 44 37 +7 40%  Turkey 3 2 0 1 2 4 -2 66.66%  Uganda 9 3 4 2 13 8 +5 33.33%  United Arab Emirates 3 1 1 1 2 3 -1 33.33%  USSR 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0%  Yemen 2 2 0 0 7 1 +6 100%  Yugoslavia 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0%  Zaire 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 100%  Zambia 11 6 2 3 11 5 +6 54.55%  Zimbabwe 5 2 2 1 9 6 +3 40% Total 427 172 124 131 566 439 +127 40.28% [edit] Titles Preceded by 1988 Cameroon  Africa Cup of Nations 1990 Succeeded by 1992 Côte d'Ivoire  Preceded by 1988 Korea Republic  Afro-Asian Cup of Nations 1991 Succeeded by 1993 Japan  [edit] See also Algeria women's national football team [edit] External links Algerian FA Algeria on FIFA.com DzFoot Weltfussball Transfermarkt National Football Teams Football in Algeria v • d • e Federation | Men's National Team | Women's National Team | Championnat National | Championnat National 2 | Algerian Cup | Super Cup v • d • e International football FIFA · World Cup · Confederations 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