Algeria national football team

The Algerian national football team, also known as Les Fennecs ( The Desert Foxes ), is the selection of the Fédération de Football Algérienne. The crew of the Mediterranean Anrainers Algeria qualified four times ( 1982, 1986, 2010, 2014) for the final round of the World Cup.

Officially, it was only after the country's independence (1962 ), which until the end of the Algerian struggle for independence by the Treaty of Evian, a part of France ( Algérie française ) was; than their birth of the 2-1 win over Bulgaria applies on 6 January 1963. in the football team of the FLN However, they had 1958-1962 a very active precursor, and even before that played representative teams of the former French départements Algiers, Oran, Constantine and Bône against national teams from other countries.

5.1 Other in the last twelve months nominated player

Participation in World Cup Soccer Championships

With the Football World Cup 1982 they lost to the surprising 2-1 opening victory over Germany in the second match against Austria for superior 1st half time 0-2. The last preliminary round group match of Algerians took place against Chile on 24 June 1982. While leading the team at halftime already 3-0 and would have almost certainly qualified in this score for the final round, but managed to Chileans towards the end of the game, two goals against the team with the stars Lakhdar Belloumi and Rabah Madjer to achieve. Given this situation, the Austrian team of the German national team and submitted 1-0, for already in the 10th minute with a goal from Horst Hrubesch made , for collection in the second final round. After Hrubeschs hit both teams were mainly anxious to keep this result, which is why this so-called non-aggression pact is also referred to as the " shame of Gijon". As a consequence, the FIFA laid down later that at the next world championships on the final day of each preliminary round group will deliver both games at the same time.

With the Football World Cup 1986, the Algerian team reached in the first game of the preliminary round against Northern Ireland after a poor performance a 1-1. The second group match against tournament favorites Brazil went 0-1 lost, even when Algeria came to good opportunities through Belloumi and Assad. The only goal for Brazil fell after a defensive error. After another clear 0:3 defeat against Spain Algeria was eliminated.

To date, Algeria able to build on this success (despite the gain of the African Nations Cup in 1990 ) never.

In qualifying for the World Cup 2010, the " Desert Foxes " had, inter alia, somewhat surprising enforced against the six-time African champions Egypt. The Algerians had to compete in three games against North African rivals: After a 3-1 home win in the first leg of the final qualifying round Algeria defeated the Egyptians in an overshadowed by riots return match at the last minute with 0:2. Since both teams were now in the final table spot and torgleich, a playoff was needed on neutral ground. This game won the Algerians in Sudan just 1-0 with a goal of at this time dedicated to VfL Bochum Anthar Yahia. At the World Cup finals, the team met in the preliminary round on Slovenia, England and the USA. With two 0-1 defeats against the Slovenians and Americans and the moderate success of a goalless draw against England, the team retired without a win without a single hit.

Tournaments

Olympic games

After 1988, the national team has not participated in the Olympics and the qualifying matches to do so. Been an Olympic team could not qualify.

World cup

African Cup of Nations

* Algeria was excluded because of use of a not eligible player from the tournament finals in Tunisia. Senegal drew after.

African Nations Cup

2009: not qualified
2011: 4th place
2014: not qualified

Games against teams from German-speaking countries

Counter Liechtenstein there has been no encounters.

Well-known former players

Salah Assad - World Cup qualifiers in 1982 and 1986
Lakhdar Belloumi - World Cup qualifiers in 1982 and 1986
Tedj Bensaoula - World Cup qualifiers in 1982 and 1986
Abdelaziz Ben Tifour - 1958-1962 Member of the FLN - Eleven
Mustapha Dahleb - World Cup qualifiers in 1982
Ali Fergani - World Cup qualifiers in 1982
Yazid Mansouri - World Cup qualifiers in 2010
Rabah Madjer - World Cup qualifiers in 1982 and 1986
Fawzi Mansouri - World Cup qualifiers in 1982 and 1986
Rachid Mekhloufi - 1958-1962 Member of the FLN - Eleven
Djamel Zidane - World Cup qualifiers in 1982 and 1986
Mustapha Zitouni - 1958-1962 Member of the FLN - Eleven

Current squad

The following players had been in the squad for the friendly match in preparation for the FIFA World Cup 2014 on March 5, 2014 Slovenia.

* Performance as last amended on March 6, 2014

Other nominated in the last twelve months Players

These players do not belong to the current squad, because they were not nominated again or are injured, but were nominated within the past twelve months for the national

Coach

Squad Firoud 1963 ( -? After Biography Firouds 1967-1969 )
Smaïl Khabatou 1963-1964
Abderrahman Ibrir 1964-1965
Smaïl Khabatou 1965-1966
Lucien Leduc ( FRA ) 1966-1969
Saïd Amara 1969
Hamid Zouba and Abdelaziz Ben Tifour 1969-1970
Hamid Zouba 1970-1971
Rachid Mekhloufi 1971-1972
Mohamed El- Kenz and Abdul Hamid Sellal 1972-1973
Saïd Amara 1973
Macri Dumitru (ROM) 1974-1975
Rachid Mekhloufi 1975-1979
Mahieddine Khalef 1979
Mahieddine Khalef and Zdravko Rajkov ( YUG ) 1979-1980
Zdravko Rajkov ( YUG ) 1980-1981
Yevgeny Rogov (URS ), Mohamed Rabah Maouche and Saâdane 1981-1982
Rachid Mekhloufi and Mahieddine Khalef 1982
Hamid Zouba 1982-1984
Mahieddine Khalef 1984
Rabah Saâdane 1984-1986
Bouzid and Mustapha Zitouni 1986
Yevgeny Rogov (URS ) 1986-1988
Camel Lemoui 1988-1989

Abdelhamid Kermali and Ali Fergani 1989-1992
Meziane Ighil 1992-1993
Rabah Madjer 1993-1995
Ali Fergani and Mourad Abdelouahab 1995 to 1996
Hamid Zouba and Abdelhamid Kermali 1996-1997
Abderrahmane Mehdaoui 1997-1998
Meziane Ighil and Marcel Pigulea (ROM) 1998-1999
Boualem Charef and Rabah Saâdane 1998-1999
Nacer Sanjak 1999-2000
Abdelghani Djadaoui and Mircea Rădulescu (ROM) 2000-2001
Hamid Zouba and Abdelhamid Kermali 2001
Rabah Madjer 2001-2002
Hamid Zouba 2002-2003
Rachid Bouaratta 2003
Georges Leekens ( BEL) January 2003 to July 8, 2003
Rabah Saâdane July 8, 2003 to February 15, 2004
Robert Waseige ( BEL) March 27, 2004 to September 7, 2004
Ali Fergani 1 October 2004 to June 21, 2005
Lakhdar Belloumi since July 23, 2005 to December 31, 2005
Peter Schnittger from 1 January 2006-15. April 2006 as a coach, since April 16, 2006 Technical Director
Jean -Michel Cavalli out of 1 July 2006 to October 2007
Rabah Saâdane October 2007 to September 2010
Abdelhak Benchikha September 2010 to June 2011
Vahid Halilhodžić since July 2011

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