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EspañolALGERIA NATIONAL FOOTBALL TEAM
The 'Algeria national football team', nicknamed ''Les Fennecs (The Desert Foxes)'', is the national team of Algeria and is controlled by the Fédération Algérienne de Football. It made two consecutive World Cups in 1982 and 1986.
Last and next games
★ 'Last game' 2-0 - Montpellier - June 22, 2007.
★ 'Next game' - - Banjul - September 8, 2007.
History
World Cup 1982
In El Molinón in Gijon,Spain, Lakhdar Belloumi scored the winner for Algeria against the champions of Europe, West Germany. Spain 82 was littered with shocking results: Northern Ireland beating Spain, Cameroon team holding Italy, Poland and Peru to draws, Belgium beating Argentina in the opening game; but nothing beats the majesty of Algeria beating West Germany.
The Germans were in the midst of an imperious run that would see them reach three straight finals, while bowling all before them with a clinical, meticulous brand of football. Algeria were easy prey, a light "hors d’œuvre" before embarking on the serious games later on. Jupp Derwall – only West Germany’s third coach in forty years – famously said he would jump into the Mediterranean if Algeria won. They did, and he didn’t. This win was overshadowed by a later result in the same group, arguably almost as shocking.
On the brink of becoming the first African team to reach the second-phase of the World Cup, Algeria were robbed by the infamous ‘Anschluss’ game between Austria and the same West Germans. That despicable, deceitful charade that saw the Germans ‘beat’ the non-trying Austrians 1:0 eliminated Algeria, and forced FIFA to change the order games were played in. No longer would matches take place at different times, yet that was no comfort to Algeria. [1]
Football Achievements
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World Cup Record
★ 1930 to 1962 - ''Did not enter''
★ 1966 - ''Withdrew''
★ 1970 to 1978 - ''Did not qualify''
★ 1982 - Round 1
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★ 'Algeria' 2-1 West Germany
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★ 'Algeria' 0-2 Austria
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★ 'Algeria' 3-2 Chile
★ 1986 - Round 1
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★ 'Algeria' 1-1 Northern Ireland
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★ 'Algeria' 0-1 Brazil
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★ 'Algeria' 0-3 Spain
★ 1990 to 2006 - ''Did not qualify''
African Nations Cup Record
★ 1957 to 1965 - ''Did not enter''
★ 1968 - Round 1
★ 1970 to 1978 - ''Did not qualify''
★ 1980 - 2nd place
★ 1982 - 4th place
★ 1984 - 3rd place
★ 1986 - Round 1
★ 1988 - 3rd place
★ 1990 - 'Champions'
★ 1992 - Round 1
★ 1994 - ''Disqualified (for using ineligible player)''
★ 1996 - Quarterfinals
★ 1998 - Round 1
★ 2000 - Quarterfinals
★ 2002 - Round 1
★ 2004 - Quarterfinals
★ 2006 to 2008- ''Did not qualify''
Squads
Current Squad
★ List of the players called up for the game versus Brazil on August 22, 2007 in Montpellier, France.[2]
Recent Call Up
★ List of players called up during the year 2007 [3]
Goalkeepers
| Name | Position | Date of Birth | Place of Birth | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lounès Gaouaoui | Goalkeeper | September 28, 1977 | Tizi Ouzou | WA Tlemcen |
| Mohamed Ousserir | Goalkeeper | February 5, 1978 | Tlemcen | CR Belouizdad |
| Samir Hadjaoui | Goalkeeper | February 16, 1979 | Boufarik | ES Setif |
Defenders
Midfielders
Strikers
Other eligible players
Friendlies 2007
★ List of fixtures and results for the year 2007. [4]
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African Nations Cup 2008 Qualifications
★ Algeria's attempt at attending the African Nations Cup 2008 final in Ghana.
Results
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Final Standings (Group 8)
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| '11' | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | |
| '8' | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | |
| '8' | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | |
| '5' | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | -7 |
Arab Nations Cup 2009
★ Algeria received a bye to the second qualifying round of the Arab Nations Cup 2009 .
Noteworthy Players
★ Past and present players who have had an impact on the algerian national team:
★ Billel Dziri
★ Hocine Achiou
★ Farid Ghazi
★ Djamel Belmadi
★ Samir Beloufa
★ Rafik Saifi
★ Nasreddine Kraouche
★ Abdelmalek Cherrad
★ Nassim Akrour
★ Hicham Mezair
★ Mounir Zeghdoud
★ Rabah Madjer - ''retired''
★ Ali Benarbia - ''retired''
★ Moussa Saïb - ''retired''
★ Lakhdar Belloumi - ''retired''
★ Mustapha Dahleb - ''retired''
★ Salah Assad - ''retired''
★ Ali Fergani - ''retired''
★ Tedj Bensaoula - ''retired''
★ Djamel Zidane - ''retired''
★ Faouzi Mansouri - ''retired''
★ Rachid Mekhloufi - ''retired''
★ Karim Maroc - ''retired''
★ Cherif El Ouazani - ''retired''
★ Mustapha Kouici - ''retired''
★ Nouredine Kourichi - ''retired''
★ Mahieddine Meftah - ''retired''
★ Ahcène Lalmas - ''retired''
★ Ali Bencheikh - ''retired''
★ Nacer Hadj Issa - ''retired''
★ Rachid Adghigh - ''retired''
★ Hocine Benmiloudi - ''retired''
★ Rachid Dali - ''retired''
★ Omar Betrouni - ''retired''
★ Djamel Menad - ''retired''
★ Chaâbane Merzkane - ''retired''
★ Abdelhafid Tasfaout - ''retired''
★ Abdelaziz Bentifour - ''retired''
★ Mustapha Zitouni - ''retired''
★ Mehdi Cerbah - ''retired''
★ Ars Bandeet - ''retired''
Manager History
★ Team managers of Algeria and the dates they were in charge.
| Date in Charge | Manager name |
|---|---|
| May 2006 - present | Jean-Michel Cavalli |
| June 2005 - May 2006 | Maziane Ighil |
| September 2004 - June 2005 | Ali Fergani |
| May 2004 - September 2004 | Robert Waseige |
| July 2003 - February 2004 | Rabah Saâdane |
| January 2003 - July 2003 | Georges Leekens |
| May 2002 - January 2003 | Hamid Zouba |
| July 2001 - May 2002 | Rabah Madjer |
| June 2001 - July 2001 | Hamid Zouba, Abdelhamid Kermali and Aït Djoudi |
| March 2001 - June 2001 | Hamid Zouba and Abdelhamid Kermali |
| September 2000 - February 2001 | Abdel Djaadaoui and Mircea Radulescu |
| May 2000 - July 2000 | Abdel Djaadaoui |
| December 1999 - April 2000 | Nasser Sandjak |
| July 1999 - December 1999 | Rabah Madjer |
| April 1999 - June 1999 | Charif Ait Mohamed Boualem |
| February 1999 - March 1999 | Rabah Saadane |
| August 1998 - January 1999 | Meziane Ighil |
| January 1998 - July 1998 | Abderrhamane Medhaoui |
| October 1996 - December 1997 | Hamid Zouba |
| June 1995 - June 1996 | Ali Fergani and Mourad Abdelouahab |
| April 1994 - May 1995 | Rabah Madjer |
| February 1992 - March 1994 | Meziane Ighil |
| February 1990 - February 1992 | Abdelhamid Kermali |
| 1986 | Rabah Saadane |
| 1984 | Mahieddine Khalef |
| 1982 | Mahieddine Khalef and Rachid Mekloufi |
| 1980 | Mahieddine Khalef and Zdravko Rajkov |
| 1966 - 1969 | Lucien Leduc |
| 1963 | Kader Firoud |
World Cup Squads
Players with Algerian Roots
★ Samir Nasri - Olympique de Marseille
★ Karim Benzema - Olympique Lyonnais
★ Camel Meriem - AS Monaco
★ Carl Medjani - FC Lorient
★ Seïd Khiter - AC Ajaccio
★ Nadir Benchenaa - Rennes
★ Nassim Banouas - FC Kaiserslautern
★ Karim Khendu - FC Shakhtar Donetsk
★ Karim Benyamina - FC Union Berlin
★ Adda Djeziri - Boldklubben Frem
★ Hakim Laref - ''retired''
★ Zinedine Zidane - ''retired''
External links
★ Algerian FA
★ DzFoot
★ Weltfussball
★ Transfermarkt
★ National Football Teams
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