Algeria

History

Les Fennecs is a nickname for the team Algeria will participate in the 32-team FIFA World Cup 2014 in brazil.  Algeria was founded on January 1, 1962 and joined FIFA on January 1, 1964. Algeria has attended the largest soccer event in the world in 1982, 1986, 2010 and 2014. Algeria also has been a champion of Africa Cup in 1990, when they hosted the tournament. They are down since the 1982 Edition in Spain, beating West Germany 2-1 in their opening match. Despite a 3-2 win over Chile in their last group match, a 2-0 defeat of Austria make their previously peaked at three groups and have the same points with second place. They then knocked out due to goal difference. World Cup Mexico 1986 also less impressive for the North African team. Incorporated in Group D with Brazil, Spain and Northern Ireland. Algeria's two defeats and one draw that made them the first team to be eliminated from the competition.

Algeria's efforts towards Brazil 2014

After the South Africa 2010 World Cup and the CAF Cup appearances in Africa to 2013. Algeria does not look smooth over difficulties in their journey to Brazil 2014. They won five of six games on their groups with ease after previously estimated Mali, Benin and Rwanda will be difficult opponents. After reaching the play-off finals, Algeria is not very lucky with the draw against Burkina Faso, Africa with a surprising team was runner-up at the AFCON 2013. Algeria lost the first leg 3-2 penalty shootout as it gets on the end of the game, but finally Algeria locks one place in Brazil with a 1-0 victory at home to Algeria which gives them the advantage of away goals. Algeria has been drawn in Group H with Belguim,Russia and South Korea.

FIFA Ranking: 22
Highest FIFA Ranking: 19
Lowest FIFA Ranking: 103

Kit

Squad

Coach: Vahid Halilhodzic

1 GK Cédric Si Mohamed               (age 29) Algeria CS Constantine

16 GK Mohamed Zemmamouche (age 29) Algeria USM Alger

23 GK Raïs M'Bolhi                       (age 28) Bulgaria CSKA Sofia

2 DF Madjid Bougherra (Captain)    (age 31) Unattached

3 DF Faouzi Ghoulam (age 23) Italy Napoli

4 DF Essaïd Belkalem (age 25) England Watford

5 DF Rafik Halliche                         (age 27) Portugal Académica

6 DF Djamel Mesbah (age 29) Italy Livorno

12 DF Carl Medjani                       (age 29) France Valenciennes

17 DF Liassine Cadamuro-Bentaïba (age 26) Spain Mallorca

20 DF Aïssa Mandi                        (age 22) France Reims

22 DF Mehdi Mostefa                   (age 30) France Ajaccio

7 MF Hassan Yebda                     (age 30) Italy Udinese

8 MF Medhi Lacen                       (age 30) Spain Getafe

10 MF Sofiane Feghouli                 (age 24) Spain Valencia

11 MF Yacine Brahimi                  (age 24) Spain Granada

14 MF Nabil Bentaleb                  (age 19) England Tottenham Hotspur

18 MF Abdelmoumene Djabou (age 27) Tunisia Club Africain

19 MF Saphir Taïder                    (age 22) Italy Internazionale

9 FW Nabil Ghilas                       (age 24) Portugal Porto

13 FW Islam Slimani                    (age 25) Portugal Sporting Lisbon

15 FW El Arbi Hillel Soudani (age 26) Croatia Dinamo Zagreb

21 FW Riyad Mahrez                  (age 23) England Leicester City

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