Algeria were surprise qualifiers four years ago in South Africa and still couldn't make any sort of impact despite playing in their own continent, which is deemed an advantage by most. Algeria should struggle even more in Brazil in 2014.
The best World Cup bets on Algeria at the most recent World Cup were:
| Year | Stage of Exit |
|---|---|
| 2010 | Eliminated At Group Stage |
| 2006 | Did Not Qualify |
| 2002 | Did Not Qualify |
| 1998 | Did Not Qualify |
| 1994 | Did Not Qualify |
| 1990 | Did Not Qualify |
Algeria will battle for one of the six qualifying places up for grabs for the African sides. The African qualifying process takes plenty of time, almost three years for some nations, but the reward is worth it in the end.
| Date | Team | Scores | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
Listed below is the Algeria World Cup Squad from the most recent World Cup where Algeria finished bottom of their group.
| Goalkeepers | Lounes Gaouaoui (ASO Chlef), Faouzi Chaouchi (Entente Setif), Rais M Bolhi (Slavia Sofia, Bulgaria) |
| Defenders | Abdelkader Laifaoui (Entente Setif), Madjid Bougherra (Rangers, Scotland), Carl Medjani (Ajaccio, France), Rafik Halliche (Nacional Madeira, Portugal), Anther Yahia (Bochum, Germany), Habib Belaid (Boulogne-sur-Mer, France), Nadir Belhadj (Portsmouth, England), Djamel Mesbah (Lecce, Italy) |
| Midfielders | Hassan Yebda (Portsmouth, England), Medhi Lacen (Racing Santander, Spain), Yazid Mansouri (Lorient, France), Adlene Guedioura (on loan at Wolverhampton, England from Charleroi, Belgium), Riad Boudebouz (Sochaux, France), Djamel Abdoun (Nantes, France), Fouad Kadir (Valenciennes, France), Karim Ziani (Wolfsburg, Germany), Karim Matmour (Borussia Moenchengladbach, Germany) |
| Strikers | Abdelkader Ghezzal (Siena, Italy), Rafik Djebbour (AEK Athens, Greece), Rafik Saifi (Istres, France) |