2026-06-03
Algeria stun Netherlands 1-0 in Rotterdam
Moussa's goal at De Kuip gives Les Fennecs a statement warm-up win.
Group J · CAF · FIFA #28 · 351/1
Algeria
1760Mahrez's last great mission: a revitalised Algeria, fresh off beating the Netherlands, return to the World Cup to face champions Argentina in Group J.
Coach Vladimir Petkovic (Bosnian-Swiss) · since February 2024
Matches
Key players
- Riyad MahrezRW · Al-Ahli
Still the lynchpin; won the AFC Champions League in 2024-25 and drives everything good Algeria do
- Ibrahim MazaAM · Bayer Leverkusen
One of the brightest young talents in Algerian football
- Luca ZidaneGK · Granada
Zinedine's son; recovered from a jaw/chin fracture to make the squad
- Amine GouiriFW · Marseille
Main central goal threat
- Nabil BentalebCM · Lille
Preferred in midfield as Ismael Bennacer was controversially omitted
Injuries / doubts
- Luca Zidane (GK) included after surgery on chin and jaw fractures suffered in late April - fitness monitored but recovery on track
Recent form
| 2026-06-03 | Netherlands | 1-0 W | Friendly |
| 2026-03-31 | Uruguay | 0-0 D | Friendly |
| 2026-03-27 | Guatemala | 7-0 W | Friendly |
| 2026-01-10 | Nigeria | 0-2 L | AFCON quarter-final |
| 2026-01-06 | DR Congo | 1-0 W (aet) | AFCON round of 16 |
| 2025-12-31 | Equatorial Guinea | 3-1 W | AFCON group stage |
News
2026-05-31
Petkovic names 26+1 squad; Bennacer omitted
Mahrez and Luca Zidane headline the roster while the AC Milan midfielder misses out to Bentaleb.
2026-05-10
Zidane issues positive injury update as World Cup looms
Goalkeeper says jaw surgery 'went very well' and was 'more of a scare than real damage'.