Algeria national football team
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Algeria national football team is the national football team of Algeria.
Quick Facts Nickname(s), Association ...
Nickname(s) | الخُضر El Khadra (The Greens)[1] الأفناك The Fennecs Desert foxes[2] محاربي الصحراء (The Desert Warriors) [3] | ||
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Association | Algerian Football Federation | ||
Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
Sub-confederation | UNAF (North Africa) | ||
Head coach | Djamel Belmadi[4] | ||
Captain | Riyad Mahrez | ||
Most caps | Lakhdar Belloumi (100)[5] | ||
Top scorer | Abdelhafid Tasfaout (36)[6] | ||
Home stadium | Mustapha Tchaker Stadium Stade du 5 Juillet | ||
FIFA code | ALG | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 40 3 (22 December 2022)[7] | ||
Highest | 15 (October 2014) | ||
Lowest | 103 (June 2008) | ||
First international | |||
Algeria 2–1 Bulgaria (Algiers, Algeria; 6 January 1963) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Algeria 15–1 South Yemen (Tripoli, Libya; 17 August 1973) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Hungary 9–2 Algeria (Budapest, Hungary; 16 August 1967) | |||
World Cup | |||
Appearances | 4 (first in 1982) | ||
Best result | Round of 16, 2014 | ||
Africa Cup of Nations | |||
Appearances | 19 (first in 1968) | ||
Best result | Champions, 1990, 2019 | ||
African Nations Championship | |||
Appearances | 2 (first in 2011) | ||
Best result | Fourth place, 2011 |
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