Algeria national football team
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| Nickname | Les Fennecs (The Desert Foxes) |
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| Association | Fédération Algérienne de Football |
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| Head coach | Jean-Michel Cavalli | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Most caps | ? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Top scorer | Rabah Madjer (40) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIFA code | ALG | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIFA ranking | 79 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest FIFA ranking | 30 (September 1993) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lowest FIFA ranking | 93 (July 2006) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elo ranking | 98 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest Elo ranking | 16 (November 1967) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lowest Elo ranking | 98 (2006) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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First international Tunisia 2 - 1 Algeria  (Tunisia; 25 June 1957) |
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Largest win Algeria 15 - 1 South Yemen  (Libya; 17 August 1973) |
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Worst defeat East Germany 5 - 0 Algeria (Cottbus, East Germany; 21 April 1976) |
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| 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), 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.
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[edit] 1982 World Cup
After upsetting West Germany 2-1 in their first game in 1982, and beating Chile 3-2, Algeria had to wait for the Germans and Austrians to play their last game to know who advanced to the next round. Under the rules of that competition, West Germany played Austria after Algeria had completed their final game, and both sides knew only a 1-0 West German win would lead to both European teams qualifying for the next round.
After West Germany scored after 10 minutes, both teams sat back for the next 80, sending Algeria home. FIFA responded to this result by mandating that in all future World Cups, the final group games for all teams would kick off at the same moment. The game is recalled bitterly as the "Anschluss Game".[citations needed]
[edit] Other success
Algeria won the African Nations Cup in 1990, when they hosted the tournament.
[edit] Honours
- Afro-Asian Cup of Nations
- 1 (1991)
[edit] World Cup record
- 1930 to 1962 - Did not enter
- 1966 - Withdrew
- 1970 to 1978 - Did not qualify
- 1982 - Round 1
- 1986 - Round 1
- 1990 to 2006 - Did not qualify
[edit] African Nations Cup record
- 1957 to 1965 - Did not enter
- 1968 - Round 1
- 1970 to 1978 - Did not qualify
- 1980 - Second place
- 1982 - Fourth place
- 1984 - Third place
- 1986 - Round 1
- 1988 - Third place
- 1990 - Champions
- 1992 - Round 1
- 1994 - Disqualified for using ineligible player
- 1996 - Quarterfinals
- 1998 - Round 1
- 2000 - Quarterfinals
- 2002 - Round 1
- 2004 - Quarterfinals
- 2006 - Did not qualify
[edit] Current Squad
Head coach: Jean-Michel Cavalli
[edit] Noteworthy players
- Hocine Achiou
- Rachid Adghigh
- Nacer Hadj Issa
- Salah Assad
- Lakhdar Belloumi
- Ali Benarbia
- Ali Bencheikh
- Hocine Benmiloudi
- Tadj Bensaoula
- Abdelaziz Bentifour
- Omar Betrouni
- Mehdi Cerbah
- Mustapha Dahleb
- Rachid Dali
- Billel Dziri
- Cherif El Ouazani
- Ali Fergani
- Mustapha Kouici
- Nouredine Kourichi
- Ahcène Lalmas
- Rabah Madjer
- Rachid Makhloufi
- Faouzi Mansouri
- Djamel Menad
- Chaâbane Merzkane
- Moussa Saib
- Rafik Saifi
- Abdelhafid Tasfaout
- Djamel Zidane
- Mustapha Zitouni
[edit] External links
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