Algeria return to the World Cup for the first time since 2014 carrying the familiar mix of promise, pressure and unpredictability that has long ​defined one of Africa's most gifted footballing nations.

Algeria's hopes of solving a goalkeeping crisis with a big name flopped at the Africa Cup of Nations and they will need to look for alternatives before the World Cup kicks off later this year, according to Reuters. Luca Zidane, the son of World Cup ...

Riyad Mahrez, the captain of the Algerian National Team, playing during a World Cup qualifying match against Guinea on Sept. 8, 2025. Mahrez is one of the the Algerian national team's biggest stars and should be a key player for the Fennec Foxes in the ...

Riyad Mahrez leads a squad featuring goalkeeper Luca Zidane, son of 1998 World Cup winner Zinedine Zidane. Vladimir Petkovic has named his 26-man squad for the FIFA World Cup 2026™, where Algeria will take on holders Argentina, Austria and Jordan in Group J.

The Netherlands hosts Algeria on Wednesday at De Kuip in Rotterdam in an international friendly between two World Cup-bound nations.