Algeria National Football Team: Men's national football team of Algeria
Algeria national football team is the national football team of Algeria.
| Nickname(s) | الخُضر El Khadra (The Greens) الأفناك The Fennecs Desert foxes محاربي الصحراء (The Desert Warriors) | ||
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| Association | Algerian Football Federation | ||
| Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
| Sub-confederation | UNAF (North Africa) | ||
| Head coach | Djamel Belmadi | ||
| Captain | Riyad Mahrez | ||
| Most caps | Lakhdar Belloumi (100) | ||
| Top scorer | Abdelhafid Tasfaout (36) | ||
| Home stadium | Mustapha Tchaker Stadium Stade du 5 Juillet | ||
| FIFA code | ALG | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 40  3 (22 December 2022) | ||
| 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 | ||
Notable players
- Lakhdar Belloumi
- Salah Assad
- Rabah Madjer
References
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