Algeria

Group JFIFA Ranking #28CAF

Coach

Vladimir Petkovic

World Cup Appearances

Best Finish

Round of 16 (2014)

Training Base

Lawrence, Kansas

University of Kansas

Complete Team Guide

Algeria are back at the World Cup for the first time in 12 years. Riyad Mahrez, Premier League champion and Champions League winner, is heading to his farewell tournament at 35. Luca Zidane takes a goalkeeper spot after switching sporting nationality from French to Algerian nine months ago. Ismaël Bennacer, 56 caps and one of Africa's best midfielders for six years, is not in the squad. And 20-year-old Ibrahim Maza at Bayer Leverkusen may be the most exciting young player in Group J. They open against Argentina on June 16 in Kansas City. The draw is brutal. The squad is real.

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Algeria World Cup 2026 Group

What group is Algeria in for World Cup 2026? Algeria is in Group J at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Follow the group fixtures, standings, and knockout path from the Group J page.

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Road to 2026

Algeria are back at the World Cup after topping their CAF qualifying group, and FIFA's team profile presents the campaign as another reminder that the Desert Foxes remain one of the continent's more dangerous tournament sides. This is no longer the 2014 generation, but the blend of Mahrez, Bennacer, Amoura and Bensebaini still gives Algeria serious quality.

Key Players

Riyad Mahrez

Winger

Al-Ahli

Mahrez remains the most recognisable creative figure and the player who can still define the emotional tempo of Algeria's attack.

Mohamed Amoura

Forward

Wolfsburg

Amoura gives Algeria another level of speed and direct threat that modernises the attack around the older stars.

Ismaël Bennacer

Midfielder

Marseille

Bennacer keeps the midfield technically serious and remains critical whenever Algeria need more control than chaos.

Ramy Bensebaini

Defender

Borussia Dortmund

Bensebaini's versatility and experience help give Algeria a stronger left side than many opponents in their tier can match.

Baghdad Bounedjah

Forward

Al-Sadd

Bounedjah still offers penalty-box instinct and the kind of tournament ruthlessness that can matter in close matches.

Official WC 2026 Squad

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Goalkeepers

Oussama Benbot

USM Alger

Melvin Masstil

Stade Nyonnaise

Luca Zidane

Granada

Defenders

DEF

Achraf Abada

USM Alger

DEF

Rayan Ait Nouri

Manchester City

DEF

Zinedine Belaid

JS Kabylie

DEF

Rafik Belghali

Verona

DEF

Ramy Bensebaini

Borussia Dortmund

DEF

Samir Chergui

Paris FC

DEF

Jaouen Hadjam

Young Boys

DEF

Aissa Mandi

Lille

DEF

Mohamed Amine Tougai

Esperance

Midfielders

MID

Houssem Aouar

Al Ittihad

MID

Nabil Bentaleb

Lille

MID

Hicham Boudaoui

Nice

MID

Fares Chaibi

Eintracht Frankfurt

MID

Ibrahim Maza

Bayer Leverkusen

MID

Yassine Titraoui

Charleroi

MID

Ramiz Zerrouki

FC Twente

Attackers

ATT

Mohamed Amine Amoura

VfL Wolfsburg

ATT

Nadir Benbouali

Győri ETO

ATT

Adil Boulbina

Al Duhail

ATT

Fares Ghedjemis

Frosinone

ATT

Amine Gouiri

Marseille

ATT

Riyad Mahrez

Al Ahli

ATT

Anis Hadj Moussa

Feyenoord

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Match Schedule

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Group Stage - Group J

2026-06-16

Argentina

3 - 0

Algeria

Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City

Group Stage - Group J

2026-06-22

Jordan

1 - 2

Algeria

Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara

Group Stage - Group J

2026-06-27

Algeria

3 - 3

Austria

Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City

Round of 32

2026-07-02

Switzerland

2 - 0

Algeria

BC Place, Vancouver