Algeria at the FIFA World Cup
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Algeria has qualified to the FIFA World Cup on five occasions, in 1982, 1986, 2010, 2014 and 2026. 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.
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| 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 | |||||||||||||||||
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 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 | Qualified | Round 1 (final) | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 8 | Amoura (10) | Belmadi, Petković | ||||||||||
  2030 | To be determined | To be determined | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Total | Round of 16 | 4/23 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 19 | – | 15/22 | 107 | 53 | 26 | 28 | 177 | 105 | ||||
By match
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| 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 | |
| 2026 | Group J | Argentina | – | Kansas City | |||
 Jordan | – | Santa Clara | |||||
| Austria | – | Kansas City | |||||
Head-to-head record
| Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
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| Austria |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0.00 |
| Belgium |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0.00 |
| Brazil |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0.00 |
| Chile |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 100.00 |
| England |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0.00 |
| Germany |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | +0 | 50.00 |
| Northern Ireland |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 0.00 |
| Russia |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 0.00 |
| Slovenia |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0.00 |
| South Korea |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 100.00 |
| Spain |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0.00 |
| United States |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0.00 |
| Total | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 19 | −6 | 23.08 |
Participations
Algeria at Spain 1982
- Group 2
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 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 |
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Rummenigge  67' |
Report | Madjer 54' Belloumi 68' |
Algeria at Mexico 1986
Algeria at South Africa 2010
- Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 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 |
Algeria vs Slovenia
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Algeria at Brazil 2014
- Group H
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 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 |
Belgium vs Algeria
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South Korea vs Algeria
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Report | Slimani 26' Halliche 28'Djabou 38'Brahimi 62' |
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Algeria vs Russia
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Germany vs Algeria
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Algeria at United States/Canada/Mexico 2026
Group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Argentina |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Algeria |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Austria |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Possible knockout stage based on ranking |
| 4 | Jordan |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First match(es) will be played: June 16, 2026. Source: FIFA
Record players
| Rank | Player | Matches | World Cups |
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| 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 |
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| 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[7]
- 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
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