Algeria–Morocco football rivalry

The football rivalry between Algeria and Morocco is deeply intertwined with the political standoff between the two nations.^[2][3] Relations between Algeria and Morocco have long been strained due to political differences due to the Sand War and feuds over Western Sahara, the latter saw Algeria backed the self-proclaimed Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic led by Polisario against Morocco.^[4][5] In 2021, Algeria and Morocco severed diplomatic ties and have maintained the standoff since.^[6]

Several football incidents have also been related to this standoff. During the 2022 Mediterranean Games in Oran, two Moroccan journalists were denied entry to watch Morocco's football games, sparking outrage in Morocco.^[7] In 2023, then-defending champions Morocco withdrew from the 2022 African Nations Championship hosted in Algeria after Algeria refused to open airspace for Moroccan carrier.^[8] A year later, a supposed 2023–24 CAF Confederation Cup semi-final game between USM Alger and RS Berkane was unable to take part after a shirt dispute, with the Moroccan representative wearing their jerseys supporting Moroccan claim of Western Sahara; subsequently, USM Alger was disqualified and Berkane walked straight to the final.^[9]

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Year	Algeria		Morocco
	Qualification	Round	Qualification	Round
1970	Did not qualify – First round loser	—N/a	Qualified – Final round winner	Group stage
1982	Qualified – Final round winner	Group stage	Did not qualify – Final round loser	—N/a
1986	Qualified – Final round winner	Group stage	Qualified – Final round winner	Round of 16
1994	Did not qualify – Second round loser	—N/a	Qualified – Second round winner	Group stage
1998	Did not qualify – First round loser	—N/a	Qualified – Final round winner	Group stage
2010	Qualified – Tiebreaking play-off winner	Group stage	Did not qualify – Third round loser	—N/a
2014	Qualified – Third round winner	Round of 16	Did not qualify – Second round loser	—N/a
2018	Did not qualify – Third round loser	—N/a	Qualified – Third round winner	Group stage
2022	Did not qualify – Third round loser	—N/a	Qualified – Third round winner	Fourth place
2026	Qualified – CAF Group G winner	Round of 32	Qualified – CAF Group E winner	Quarter-Finals

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While both Algeria and Morocco are frequent participants in the Africa Cup of Nations, the two nations have only once participated together at the FIFA World Cup, which occurred in 1986. They've also faced just twice in the FIFA World Cup qualification, which occurred in the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification.

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#	Date	Location	Home Team	Score	Away team	Competition
1	12 September 1962 (1962-09-12)	Algiers, Algeria	Algeria	3–1	Morocco	Friendly
2	31 October 1965 (1965-10-31)	Algiers, Algeria	Algeria	0–0	Morocco
3	6 March 1966 (1966-03-06)	Casablanca, Morocco	Morocco	1–0	Algeria
4	24 November 1966 (1966-11-24)	Algiers, Algeria	Algeria	2–2	Morocco
5	11 September 1967 (1967-09-11)	Tunis, Tunisia	Algeria	3–1	Morocco	1967 Mediterranean Games
6	17 March 1968 (1968-03-17)	Casablanca, Morocco	Morocco	0–0	Algeria	Friendly
7	9 March 1969 (1969-03-09)	Algiers, Algeria	Algeria	2–0	Morocco	1970 African Cup of Nations qualification
8	22 March 1969 (1969-03-22)	Agadir, Morocco	Morocco	1–0	Algeria
9	31 October 1969 (1969-10-31)	Algiers, Algeria	Algeria	1–0	Morocco	Friendly
10	10 December 1970 (1970-12-10)	Algiers, Algeria	Algeria	3–1	Morocco	1972 African Cup of Nations qualification
11	27 December 1970 (1970-12-27)	Casablanca, Morocco	Morocco	3–0	Algeria
12	31 October 1973 (1973-10-31)	Algiers, Algeria	Algeria	2–0	Morocco	Friendly
13	7 April 1974 (1974-04-07)	Casablanca, Morocco	Morocco	2–0	Algeria
14	31 October 1974 (1974-10-31)	Algiers, Algeria	Algeria	0–0	Morocco
15	9 December 1979 (1979-12-09)	Casablanca, Morocco	Morocco	1–5	Algeria	1980 Summer Olympics qualification
16	7 April 1974 (1974-04-07)	Algiers, Algeria	Algeria	3–0	Morocco
17	13 March 1980 (1980-03-13)	Ibadan, Nigeria	Algeria	1–0	Morocco	1980 African Cup of Nations
18	8 March 1986 (1986-03-08)	Alexandria, Egypt	Algeria	0–0	Morocco	1986 African Cup of Nations
19	16 March 1988 (1988-03-16)	Casablanca, Morocco	Morocco	1–0	Algeria	1988 African Cup of Nations
20	26 March 1988 (1988-03-26)	Casablanca, Morocco	Morocco	1–1 (3–4 p)	Algeria
21	22 March 1989 (1989-03-22)	Béjaïa, Algeria	Algeria	1–1	Morocco	Friendly
22	25 May 1989 (1989-05-25)	Kenitra, Morocco	Morocco	1–0	Algeria
23	3 April 1991 (1991-04-03)	Annaba, Algeria	Algeria	2–2	Morocco
24	26 December 1991 (1991-12-26)	Casablanca, Morocco	Morocco	1–1	Algeria
25	22 September 1993 (1993-09-22)	Rabat, Morocco	Morocco	0–0	Algeria
26	9 July 2000 (2000-07-09)	Fes, Morocco	Morocco	2–1	Algeria	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
27	4 May 2001 (2001-05-04)	Algiers, Algeria	Algeria	1–2	Morocco
28	8 February 2004 (2004-02-08)	Sfax, Tunisia	Morocco	3–1 (a.e.t.)	Algeria	2004 African Cup of Nations
29	27 March 2011 (2011-03-27)	Annaba, Algeria	Algeria	1–0	Morocco	2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
30	4 June 2011 (2011-06-04)	Marrakesh, Morocco	Morocco	4–0	Algeria
31	11 December 2021 (2021-12-11)	Doha, Qatar	Morocco	2–2 (3–5 p)	Algeria	2021 FIFA Arab Cup

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