Algeria

CAF. Played 621 since 6 Jan 1963: won 290, drawn 164, lost 167. Elo 1849, ranked 30 in the world; peak 1908 in 2022. Titles: 2 AFCONs.

2AFCON

Latest results

2026-10-06WAlgeria 2–1 NigerFriendly · Tizi Ouzou93%
2026-09-29DBurundi 2–2 AlgeriaAfrican Cup of Nations qualification · Bujumbura88%
2026-09-25WAlgeria 3–1 ZambiaAfrican Cup of Nations qualification · Tizi Ouzou91%
2026-07-02LSwitzerland 2–0 AlgeriaFIFA World Cup · Round of 32 · Vancouver37%
2026-06-27DAlgeria 3–3 AustriaFIFA World Cup · Group J · Kansas City47%
2026-06-22WJordan 1–2 AlgeriaFIFA World Cup · Group J · Santa Clara67%
2026-06-16LArgentina 3–0 AlgeriaFIFA World Cup · Group J · Kansas City15%
2026-06-10WBolivia 0–4 AlgeriaFriendly · Kansas City70%
2026-06-03WNetherlands 0–1 AlgeriaUpsetFriendly · Rotterdam18%
2026-03-31DAlgeria 0–0 UruguayFriendly · Turin33%

Results and fixtures

Squad

The following 26 players were called up to the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualification against Zambia, Burundi and a friendly against Niger.

Players: 26
Average age: 25.0
Caps between them: 456
Most from one club: USM Alger (2)

Where they play

3 at home · 23 abroad in 9 other countries

Algeria 3
France 9
Germany 4
England 3
Saudi Arabia 2
Belgium 1
Egypt 1
Netherlands 1
Norway 1
Switzerland 1

Average club rating 1690 (ClubElo; 22 of 26 players' clubs rated, mainly European). Highest-rated club: Manchester City, ranked 4 by ClubElo.

No.	Player	Age	Caps	Goals	Club	Club Elo
Goalkeepers
1	Melvin MastilLausanne-Sport(Switzerland)	26	4	0	Lausanne-Sport(Switzerland)	1467
	Kilian BelazzougRennes(France)	20	0	0	Rennes(France)	1753
23	Abdelatif RamdaneMC Alger	25	1	0	MC Alger	1487
Defenders
21	Ramy BensebainiBorussia Dortmund(Germany)	31	89	10	Borussia Dortmund(Germany)	1894
15	Rayan Aït-NouriManchester City(England)	25	34	0	Manchester City(England)	2011
13	Jaouen HadjamBrighton & Hove Albion(England)	23	24	4	Brighton & Hove Albion(England)	1903
5	Zineddine BelaïdAl-Taawoun(Saudi Arabia)	27	21	1	Al-Taawoun(Saudi Arabia)	1442
4	Ahmed ToubaLe Havre(France)	28	17	1	Le Havre(France)	1586
3	Achref AbadaUSM Alger	27	13	1	USM Alger
2	Samir CherguiParis FC(France)	27	7	0	Paris FC(France)	1711
19	Saâdi RadouaniUSM Alger	31	5	0	USM Alger
25	Sohaib NaïrSaint-Étienne(France)	24	1	0	Saint-Étienne(France)	1615
Midfielders
10	Farès ChaïbiEintracht Frankfurt(Germany)	23	38	3	Eintracht Frankfurt(Germany)	1738
6	Adem ZorganeUnion Saint-Gilloise(Belgium)	26	25	1	Union Saint-Gilloise(Belgium)
30	Ibrahim MazaBayer Leverkusen(Germany)	20	24	3	Bayer Leverkusen(Germany)	1865
17	Himad AbdelliMarseille(France)	26	11	0	Marseille(France)	1765
14	Adil AouchicheSchalke 04(Germany)	24	3	0	Schalke 04(Germany)	1637
26	Adil BourabaaLe Mans(France)	21	1	0	Le Mans(France)	1581
Forwards
11	Mohamed AmouraNice(France)	26	51	19	Nice(France)	1686
9	Amine GouiriMarseille(France)	26	28	11	Marseille(France)	1765
7	Anis Hadj MoussaFeyenoord(Netherlands)	24	19	3	Feyenoord(Netherlands)	1724
18	Adil BoulbinaAl-Diriyah(Saudi Arabia)	23	16	6	Al-Diriyah(Saudi Arabia)
22	Monsef BakrarAl Ahly(Egypt)	25	9	0	Al Ahly(Egypt)	1604
24	Ilan KebbalParis FC(France)	28	6	0	Paris FC(France)	1711
12	Amin ChiakhaRosenborg(Norway)	20	6	0	Rosenborg(Norway)	1591
20	Mohamed BelloumiHull City(England)	25	3	2	Hull City(England)	1642

Squad, caps and goals from Wikipedia: Algeria national football team (CC BY-SA), caps correct as of 25 September 2026; page last edited 29 Oct 2026. Read daily.

Tournament history

World Cup: 5 appearances

AFCON: 21 appearances

Furthest round reached, finals tournaments and Nations League only (qualifiers are not shown).

Rating over time

Rating at the end of each year it played.

Head to head

Against

Algeria v Tunisia: played 38, won 15, drawn 12, lost 11; goals 39–31. First met 15 Dec 1963, last 20 Jun 2023.

2023-06-20DAlgeria 1–1 TunisiaFriendly · Annaba63%
2021-12-18WTunisia 0–2 AlgeriaArab Cup · Al Khor66%
2021-06-11WTunisia 0–2 AlgeriaFriendly · Radès51%
2019-03-26WAlgeria 1–0 TunisiaFriendly · Blida50%
2017-01-19LAlgeria 1–2 TunisiaAfrican Cup of Nations · Group B · Franceville56%
2015-01-11DTunisia 1–1 AlgeriaFriendly · Radès36%
2013-01-22LTunisia 1–0 AlgeriaAfrican Cup of Nations · Group D · Rustenburg44%
2011-11-12WAlgeria 1–0 TunisiaFriendly · Algiers46%
2000-06-28DTunisia 2–2 AlgeriaFriendly · Tunis29%
1999-06-06LTunisia 2–0 AlgeriaAfrican Cup of Nations qualification · Tunis30%
1997-05-31WTunisia 0–1 AlgeriaFriendly · Tunis30%
1997-01-04DTunisia 0–0 AlgeriaFriendly · Sfax36%
1995-11-05LTunisia 2–0 AlgeriaFriendly · Tunis51%
1995-07-22WAlgeria 2–1 TunisiaFriendly · Algiers72%
1994-12-16LTunisia 1–0 AlgeriaFriendly · Sfax48%

Latest 15 of 38 meetings.

Record by competition

Algeria by competition

Friendly	237	101	65	71	323–246	1963–2026
African Cup of Nations qualification	126	73	31	22	238–109	1967–2026
FIFA World Cup qualification	107	53	26	28	177–105	1968–2025
African Cup of Nations	85	32	24	29	105–96	1968–2026
FIFA World Cup	17	4	4	9	18–28	1982–2026
All-African Games	13	7	2	4	21–14	1965–1978
Palestine Cup	12	7	3	2	32–7	1972–1973
Arab Cup	10	6	4	0	21–6	2021–2025
Kuneitra Cup	3	2	0	1	10–2	1974
Malta International Tournament	3	2	1	0	3–0	1989
Arab Cup qualification	2	1	1	0	3–0	1987
Dakar Tournament	2	0	2	0	2–2	1991
FIFA Series	2	1	1	0	6–5	2024
Indonesian Independence Cup	1	1	0	0	1–0	1986
Kirin Cup	1	0	0	1	1–2	1986

Top scorers

Islam Slimani 24
Riyad Mahrez 18
Rabah Madjer 14
Lakhdar Belloumi 12
Djamel Menad 12
Abdelhafid Tasfaout 10
Baghdad Bounedjah 10
Tedj Bensaoula 9
Sofiane Feghouli 9
Mohamed Amoura 8

Goals in games whose scorers are recorded in the source (most competitive games, not every friendly), so totals can be lower than official records.

Shoot-outs count as draws in records and ratings. Results: martj42/international_results (CC0), men’s full internationals since 1872. Rounds and groups: openfootball (CC0). Fixtures: fixturedownload.com.