The Algeria national football team has played teams from every confederation except OFC. They played their first international on January 6, 1963, in Algiers against Bulgaria, winning 2–1.Equipe Nationale. Algérie 2-1 Bulgarie The team they have played the most is Tunisia, with a total of 41 games played. Their biggest win has been by 15 goals against South Yemen in 1973.
Competition records
FIFA World Cup record
FIFA World Cup recordAppearances : 4FIFA World Cup finalsFIFA World Cup qualificationYearRoundResult 1930Part of FrancePart of France 1934 1938 1950 1954 1958 1962 1966Did not enterDid not enter 1970Did not qualify201112 1974210125 1978412123 1982Group stage13th3201558521166 198622nd3012156510133 1990Did not qualify632162 19948233811 1998210123 2002103341314 2006123541515 2010Group stage28th30120213823178 2014Round of 1614th4112778602167 2018Did not qualify82241512 2022To be determinedTo be determined 2026TotalRound of 164/211333713198940232612691
Olympic Games record
Olympic GamesAppearances: 2YearRoundPosition1908-1960Part of France 1964Did not enter 1968Did not qualify 1972 1976 1980Quarter-finals8th411245 1984Did not qualify 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016Group stage14th301246 2020Did not qualify 2024To be determinedTotalQuarter-finals2/267124811
Prior to the Barcelona 1992 campaign, the Football at the Summer Olympics was open to full senior national teams.
Africa Cup of Nations record
Africa Cup of NationsAppearances: 18YearRoundPosition 1957Part of France 1959 1962 1963Did not enter 1965 1968Group stage6th310256 1970Did not qualify 1972 1974 1976 1978 1980Runners-up2nd522167 1982Fourth place4th521256 1984Third place3rd532081 1986Group stage6th302123 1988Third place3rd513144 1990Champions1st5500132 1992Group stage10th201114 1994Disqualified after qualification 1996Quarter-finals5th421153 1998Group stage15th300325 2000Quarter-finals6th412154 2002Group stage15th301225 2004Quarter-finals8th411257 2006Did not qualify 2008 2010Fourth place4th6213410 2012Did not qualify 2013Group stage13th301225 2015Quarter-finals6th420265 2017Group stage10th302156 2019Champions1st7610132 2021Qualified 2023To be determined 2025Total2 Titles18/32742821259383
African Games record
African GamesAppearances: 7YearRoundPosition 1965Fourth place4th520365 1973Group stage5th311166 1978Gold medal1st541092 1987Disqualified 1991Did not qualify 1995Group stage6th310224 19996th310224 20035th311134 20075th311144 2011Did not qualify 2015Did not enter 2019Did not qualify 2023To be determinedTotalGold Medal7/1125114103229
Algeria withdrew in protest at CAF's decision to order a replay of the first leg against Tunisia; CAF had made this decision following Tunisia's protest that Algeria had fielded two ineligible players.
African Nations Championship record African Nations ChampionshipAppearances: 1YearRoundPosition 2009Did not qualify 2011Fourth place4th623174 2014Did not enter 2016Disqualified 2018Did not qualify 2020 2022QualifiedTotalFourth Place1/5623174
Mediterranean Games Record
from 1991 U21 teams. Mediterranean GamesAppearances: 11YearRoundPosition 1951Part of France 1955 1959 1963Did not enter 1967Group stage6th310246 1971Did not qualify 1975Gold medal1st6600143 1979Bronze medal3rd522176 1983Group stage6th210133 19878th300317 19918th200215 1993Silver medal2nd421164 1997Group stage8th303044 20018th200237 2005Quarter-finals6th311134 2009Did not qualify 2013 2018Group stage6th310235 2021QualifiedTotalGold Medal11/1836147154954 Prior to the Athens 1991 campaign, the Football at the Mediterranean Games was open to full senior national teams. Algeria participated with the national B team in 1975 and 1987.
Arab Nations Cup record Arab Nations CupAppearances: 2YearRoundPosition 1963Did not enter 1964 1966 1985 1988Group stage 5th412133 1992Did not enter 1998Group stage 10th201103 2002Did not enter 2012TotalGroup Stage2/9613236
Algeria participated with the national University team Algeria participated with the national U-23 team
Pan Arab Games record Pan Arab GamesAppearances: 1YearRoundPosition 1953Part of France 1957 1961 1965Did not enter 1976 1985Bronze medal 3rd520346 1992Did not enter 1997 1999Withdrew 2004No tournament 2007Did not enter 2011TotalBronze Medal1/11520346 Algeria participated with the B team
Other records YearPosition 1969 World military Cup 2nd 1972 Palestine Cup of Nations 3rd 1973 Palestine Cup of Nations 3rd 1982 Vahdat Cup 2nd 1991 Afro-Asian Cup of Nations 1st 2004 African Military cup 3rd 2005 World military Cup 2nd 2008 African Military cup 2nd 2011 World military Cup 1st 2015 World military Cup 1stTotal3 titles
Head-to-head record +Key Positive balance (more Wins) Neutral balance (Wins = Losses) Negative balance (more Losses)
Last match updated was against Niger on 6 October 2026. CAF: FlagNationalityFromToPWDL%GFGAGDAngola1985202410271%2013+7Benin1983201911821%258+17Botswana201920253300%91+8Burkina Faso19672025241086%3822+16Burundi199220267421%135+8Cameroon1984202211245%1213-1Cape Verde200020235321%136+7Central African Republic201020173201%52+3Chad200220032110%41+3Congo197819922110%41+3Djibouti202120212200%120+12DR Congo196520266340%94+5Ivory Coast1965202223788%2429-5Egypt196320232910127%34340Ethiopia196820167421%156+9Equatorial Guinea202220254211%52+3Gabon199520116124%914-5Gambia2006202510532%147+7Ghana1973202211425%1310+3Guinea1968202518657%2525+0Guinea-Bissau199219932200%72+5Kenya197720198413%137+6Lesotho201520162200%91+8Liberia199920247430%185+13Libya19672012221633%4010+30Madagascar196520032200%41+3Malawi197820147412%136+7Mali196520222714310%4125+16Mauritania198520247511%194+15Morocco1965202133111111%33330Mozambique198620254301%113+8Namibia200120034400%70+7Niger1981202611911%294+25Nigeria19732025241149%2926+3Rwanda200420257520%122+10Senegal19772023221273%3419+15Seychelles201520162200%60+6Sierra Leone198020226231%74+3Somalia202320252200%61+5South Africa199620257151%98+1Sudan1980202511551%177+10Tanzania1973202311641%2510+15Togo199220248512%155+10Tunisia1963202350201614%4838+10Uganda19682025171043%3015+15Zambia1977202616835%2113+8Zimbabwe198920259441%1912+7
Rest of the World: FlagNationalityFromToPWDL%GFGAGDAlbania197619761001%03-3Argentina200720262002%37-4Armenia201420141100%31+2Austria198220262011%35-2Bahrain198820253120%51+4Belgium200220143012%25-3Brazil196520074004%08-8 Bolivia 202420241100%32+1Bosnia and Herzegovina201220121001%01-1Bulgaria196320006123%69-3Canada198419841100%10+1Chile198219821100%32+1China PR196420044211%62+4Colombia201920191100%30+3Cuba197419741001%01-1Czechoslovakia †196419642101%440Denmark198919891010%000England201020101010%000Finland198919891100%20+2France200120011001%14-3Germany *196420143201%53+2East Germany †197419854013%414-10Greece197519792200%71+6Guatemala202620261100%70+7Hungary196719852002%14-3Iran199120224202%550Iraq197220258143%48-4Indonesia198619861100%21+1Italy198919891001%01-1Jordan198620263111%440Netherlands202620261100%10+1South Korea198520142101%440North Korea196919691001%13-2Kuwait198719882101%12-1Lebanon197420213210%83+5Luxembourg201020101010%000Malaysia198619861010%220Malta197119893210%31+2Mexico198520202011%24-2Northern Ireland198619861010%110Oman199620153300%61+5Qatar197220216411%94+5Palestine197219721100%20+2Peru198219821010%110Poland197919802002%16-5Portugal201820181001%03-3Republic of Ireland198220102101%23-1Romania198420145221%87+1Russia201420141010%110Saudi Arabia197620255221%86+2Slovakia200120011010%110Slovenia201020142101%21+1Soviet Union †196419641010%220Spain198619861001%03-3Sweden197520256015%415-11Switzerland198320263003%16-5Syria197219805311%72+5Turkey197219793201%24-2United Arab Emirates197320257331%64+2United States201020101001%01-1Uruguay200920262110%10+1Vietnam **195919591100%50+5South Yemen †197219732200%192+17Yugoslavia †196319804013%49-5 Notes: (†) Defunct national teams (*) Results for West Germany listed separately (**) Results as North Vietnam
Statistics by Confederation Last update: As of 6 October 2026
Asian Football Confederation Confederation Played Won Drawn Lost GF GA GD1Central Asian Football Association310234−12ASEAN Football Federation321093+63East Asian Football Federation8413149+54West Asian Football Federation52281599039+515South Asian Football Federation100101−1 Total6634171511356+57
Confederation of African Football Confederation Played Won Drawn Lost GF GA GD1Union of North African Football Federations137544637152120+322West African Football Union2361206056385201+1833Central African Football Federations' Union371310145337+164Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations754620914552+935Council of Southern Africa Football Associations6434191111458+56 Total552270156127853466+387
Americas Confederation Played Won Drawn Lost GF GA GD1 North American Football Union411235−22Central American Football Union110070+73Caribbean Football Union100101−14South American Football Confederation124261420−6 Total186392426–2
Union of European Football Associations Confederation Played Won Drawn Lost GF GA GD1Union of European Football Associations7515184171129−58
Oceania Football Confederation Confederation Played Won Drawn Lost GF GA GD1 Oceania Football Confederation0000000
By competition
Competition Win% FIFA World Cup 18 4 4 10 18 31 −13 22.22 0.88 FIFA World Cup qualification 111 56 27 28 188 107 +81 50.45 1.75 Africa Cup of Nations 88 34 25 29 109 97 +12 38.63 1.44 African Nations Championship 4 1 3 0 5 2 +3 25.00 1.50 African Nations Championship qualification 3 2 1 0 5 0 +5 66.67 2.3 Africa Cup of Nations qualificationQualifiers for the 2006/2010 Nations Cup are included in the World Cup figures only. 130 74 33 23 242 107 +135 56.92 1.96 International Friendlies 252 101 73 78 361 276 +85 40.07 1.49 Minor tournamentsIncludes the FIFA Arab Cup, Football at the Summer Olympics, Football at the African Games, Football at the Mediterranean Games, Arab Nations Cup, Palestine Cup of Nations and Afro-Asian Cup of Nations. 87 44 20 23 150 77 +73 50.57 1.74 Total 693 316 186 191 1078 698 +380 45.58 1.63
Team yet to play against Algeria Teams yet to play Algeria
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