Algeria at the FIFA World Cup

Algeria have appeared in the finals of the FIFA World Cup on three occasions in 1982, 1986 and 2010.

Contents

1 World Cup record
2 Algeria at Spain 1982
- 2.1 Group 2
3 Algeria at Mexico 1986
- 3.1 Group D
4 Algeria at South Africa 2010
- 4.1 Group C
5 References

World Cup record

World Cup record
Year	Round	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1930 to 1970	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-
1974 to 1978	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1982	Round 1	3	2	0	1	5	5
1986	Round 1	3	0	1	2	1	5
1990 to 2006	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2010	Round 1	3	0	1	2	0	2
Total	./..	.	.	.	.	.	.

World Cup History
Year	Round	Score
1982	Round 1	Algeria 2 – 1 Northern Ireland
	Round 1	Algeria 0 – 2 Austria
	Round 1	Algeria 3 – 2 Chile
1986	Round 1	Algeria 1 – 1 Northern Ireland
	Round 1	Algeria 0 – 1 Brazil
	Round 1	Algeria 0 – 3 Spain
1986	Round 1	Algeria 0 – 1 Slovenia
	Round 1	Algeria 0 – 0 England
	Round 1	Algeria 0 – 1 United States

Algeria at Spain 1982

Algeria squad – 1982 FIFA World Cup

1 Cerbah 2 Guendouz 3 Kouici 4 Kourichi 5 Merzekane 6 Bencheikh 7 Assad 8 Fergani (c) 9 Bensaoula 10 Belloumi 11 Madjer 12 Larbès 13 Yahi 14 Zidane 15 Dahleb 16 Mansouri 17 Horr 18 Maroc 19 Tlemçani 20 Bourebbou 21 Amara 22 Bentaala Coach: Khalef & Mekloufi

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

16 June 1982 17:15 CEST	West Germany	1 – 2	Algeria	El Molinón, Gijón Attendance: 42,000 Referee: Enrique Labo Revoredo (Peru)
	Rummenigge 67'	Report	Madjer 54' Belloumi 68'

21 June 1982 17:15 CEST	Algeria	0 – 2	Austria	Estadio Carlos Tartiere, Oviedo Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Tony Boskovic (Australia)
		Report	Schachner 55' Krankl 67'

24 June 1982 17:15 CEST	Algeria	3 – 2	Chile	Estadio Carlos Tartiere, Oviedo Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Rómulo Méndez (Guatemala)
	Assad 7', 31' Bensaoula 35'	Report	Neira 59' (pen.) Letelier 73'

Algeria at Mexico 1986

Algeria squad – 1986 FIFA World Cup

1 Drid 2 Guendouz (c) 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: Saâdane

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

3 June 1986 12:00 CST	Algeria	1 – 1	Northern Ireland	Estadio Tres de Marzo, Guadalajara Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Valeri Butenko (Soviet Union)
	Zidane 59'	(Report)	Whiteside 6'

6 June 1986 12:00 CST	Brazil	1 – 0	Algeria	Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara Attendance: 48,000 Referee: Rómulo Méndez (Guatemala)
	Careca 66'	(Report)

12 June 1986 12:00 CST	Spain	3 – 0	Algeria	Estadio Tecnológico, Monterrey Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Shizuo Takada (Japan)
	Calderé 15', 68' Eloy 70'	(Report)

Algeria at South Africa 2010

Algeria squad – 2010 FIFA World Cup

1 Gaouaoui 2 Bougherra 3 Belhadj 4 Yahia (c) 5 Halliche 6 Mansouri 7 Boudebouz 8 Lacen 9 Ghezzal 10 Saïfi 11 Djebbour 12 Bellaïd 13 Matmour 14 Laïfaoui 15 Ziani 16 Chaouchi 17 Guedioura 18 Medjani 19 Yebda 20 Mesbah 21 Kadir 22 Abdoun 23 M'Bolhi Coach: Saâdane

Group C

	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
United States	3	1	2	0	4	3	+1	5
England	3	1	2	0	2	1	+1	5
Slovenia	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	4
Algeria	3	0	1	2	0	2	−2	1

13 June 2010 13:30	Algeria	0 – 1	Slovenia	Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane Attendance: 30,325 Referee: Carlos Batres (Guatemala)^[1]
		Report	Koren 79'

18 June 2010 20:30	England	0 – 0	Algeria	Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town Attendance: 64,100 Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)^[2]
		Report

23 June 2010 16:00	United States	1 – 0	Algeria	Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria Attendance: 35,827 Referee: Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium)
	Donovan 90+1'	Report

References

^ "Algeria-Slovenia gets substitute ref". ESPNsoccernet.com. Associated Press. 8 June 2010. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/world-cup/story/_/id/5265187/ce/us/referee-pablo-pozo-injured-carlos-batres-sub-algeria-slovenia-match?cc=3888&ver=global. Retrieved 9 June 2010.
^ "Referee designations for matches 17-24" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 14 June 2010. http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/01/24/47/95/referee_designations_matches_17-24.pdf. Retrieved 15 June 2010.

Countries at the FIFA World Cup

AFC	Australia² · China PR · Indonesia¹ · Iran · Iraq · Japan · Korea DPR · Korea Republic · Kuwait · Saudi Arabia · United Arab Emirates

CAF	Algeria · Angola · Cameroon · Congo DR¹ · Côte d'Ivoire · Egypt · Ghana · Morocco · Nigeria · Senegal · South Africa · Togo · Tunisia

CONCACAF	Canada · Costa Rica · Cuba · El Salvador · Haiti · Honduras · Jamaica · Mexico · Trinidad and Tobago · United States

CONMEBOL	Argentina · Bolivia · Brazil · Chile · Colombia · Ecuador · Paraguay · Peru · Uruguay

OFC	New Zealand

UEFA	Austria · Belgium · Bulgaria · Croatia · Czech Republic¹ · Denmark · East Germany³ · England · France · Germany¹ · Greece · Hungary · Israel² · Italy · Netherlands · Northern Ireland · Norway · Poland · Portugal · Republic of Ireland · Romania · Russia¹ · Scotland · Serbia¹ · Slovakia · Slovenia · Spain · Sweden · Switzerland · Turkey · Ukraine · Wales

¹ Considered a successor team by FIFA, or have competed under another name(s). ² Have been member of multiple confederations. ³ Team and national federation no longer exist.