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.[1] 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
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Olympic Games record
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Africa Cup of Nations record
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African Games record
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African Nations Championship record
^1 The CAF disqualified Algeria from the CHAN 2016 because the team have abandoned the qualifiers of the previous edition, the CHAN 2014.[2] |
Mediterranean Games Recordfrom 1991 U21 teams.
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Arab Nations Cup record
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Pan Arab Games record
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Other records
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3rd |
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3rd |
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2nd |
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1st |
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3rd |
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2nd |
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2nd |
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1st |
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1st |
Total | 3 titles |
Head-to-head record
Positive balance (more Wins) | |
Neutral balance (Wins = Losses) | |
Negative balance (more Losses) |
CAF:
Flag | Nationality | From | To | P | W | D | L | % | GF | GA | GD |
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Angola | 1985 | 2024 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 20% | 20 | 13 | +7 |
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Benin | 1983 | 2019 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 72.73% | 25 | 8 | +17 |
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Bolivia | 2024 | 2024 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 3 | 2 | +1 |
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Botswana | 2019 | 2021 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 6 | 0 | +6 |
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Burkina Faso | 1967 | 2024 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 39.13% | 37 | 22 | +15 |
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Burundi | 1992 | 2024 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 66.67% | 11 | 3 | +8 |
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Cameroon | 1984 | 2022 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 18.18% | 12 | 13 | -1 |
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Cape Verde | 2000 | 2023 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 60% | 13 | 6 | +7 |
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Central African Republic | 2010 | 2017 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 66.67% | 5 | 2 | +3 |
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Chad | 2002 | 2003 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50% | 4 | 1 | +3 |
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Congo | 1978 | 1992 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50% | 4 | 1 | +3 |
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Djibouti | 2021 | 2021 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 12 | 0 | +12 |
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DR Congo | 1965 | 2019 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 40% | 8 | 4 | +4 |
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Ivory Coast | 1965 | 2022 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 30.43% | 24 | 29 | -5 |
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Egypt | 1963 | 2023 | 29 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 34.48% | 34 | 34 | 0 |
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Ethiopia | 1968 | 2016 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 57.14% | 15 | 6 | +9 |
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Equatorial Guinea | 2022 | 2024 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 33.33% | 3 | 3 | 0 |
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Gabon | 1995 | 2011 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 16.67% | 9 | 14 | -5 |
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Gambia | 2006 | 2019 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50% | 11 | 7 | +4 |
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Ghana | 1973 | 2022 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 36.36% | 13 | 10 | +3 |
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Guinea | 1968 | 2022 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 46.15% | 19 | 16 | +3 |
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Guinea-Bissau | 1992 | 1993 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 7 | 2 | +5 |
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Kenya | 1977 | 2019 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 50% | 13 | 7 | +6 |
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Lesotho | 2015 | 2016 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 9 | 1 | +8 |
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Liberia | 1999 | 2024 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 50% | 13 | 4 | +9 |
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Libya | 1967 | 2012 | 22 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 72.73% | 40 | 10 | +30 |
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Madagascar | 1965 | 2003 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 4 | 1 | +3 |
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Malawi | 1978 | 2014 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 57.14% | 13 | 6 | +7 |
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Mali | 1965 | 2022 | 27 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 51.85% | 41 | 25 | +16 |
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Mauritania | 1985 | 2024 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 71.43% | 19 | 4 | +15 |
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Morocco | 1965 | 2021 | 33 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 33.33% | 33 | 33 | 0 |
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Mozambique | 1986 | 2023 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 66.67% | 6 | 2 | +4 |
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Namibia | 2001 | 2003 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 7 | 0 | +7 |
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Niger | 1981 | 2023 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 88.89% | 27 | 3 | +24 |
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Nigeria | 1973 | 2022 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 47.83% | 29 | 25 | +4 |
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Rwanda | 2004 | 2013 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 66.67% | 10 | 2 | +8 |
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Senegal | 1977 | 2023 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 54.55% | 34 | 19 | +15 |
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Seychelles | 2015 | 2016 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 6 | 0 | +6 |
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Sierra Leone | 1980 | 2022 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 33.33% | 7 | 4 | +3 |
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Somalia | 2023 | 2023 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 3 | 1 | +2 |
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South Africa | 1996 | 2024 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 16.67% | 8 | 7 | +1 |
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Sudan | 1980 | 2021 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 44.44% | 13 | 6 | +7 |
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Tanzania | 1973 | 2023 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 54.55% | 25 | 10 | +15 |
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Togo | 1992 | 2024 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 57.14% | 14 | 5 | +9 |
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Tunisia | 1963 | 2023 | 50 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 40% | 48 | 38 | +10 |
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Uganda | 1968 | 2024 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 53.33% | 25 | 14 | +11 |
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Zambia | 1977 | 2021 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 46.67% | 18 | 12 | +6 |
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Zimbabwe | 1989 | 2020 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 37.5% | 16 | 11 | +5 |
Rest of the World:
Flag | Nationality | From | To | P | W | D | L | % | GF | GA | GD |
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Albania | 1976 | 1976 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 3 | -3 |
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Argentina | 2007 | 2007 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 3 | 4 | -1 |
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Armenia | 2014 | 2014 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 3 | 1 | +2 |
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Austria | 1982 | 1982 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 2 | -2 |
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Bahrain | 1988 | 1992 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Belgium | 2002 | 2014 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0% | 2 | 5 | -3 |
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Brazil | 1965 | 2007 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0% | 0 | 8 | -8 |
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Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2012 | 2012 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 1 | -1 |
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Bulgaria | 1963 | 2000 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 16.67% | 6 | 9 | -3 |
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Canada | 1984 | 1984 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 1 | 0 | +1 |
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Chile | 1982 | 1982 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 3 | 2 | +1 |
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China PR | 1964 | 2004 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% | 6 | 2 | +4 |
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Colombia | 2019 | 2019 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 3 | 0 | +3 |
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Cuba | 1974 | 1974 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 1 | -1 |
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Czechoslovakia † | 1964 | 1964 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50% | 4 | 4 | 0 |
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Denmark | 1989 | 1989 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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England | 2010 | 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Finland | 1989 | 1989 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 2 | 0 | +2 |
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France | 2001 | 2001 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 1 | 4 | -3 |
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Germany * | 1964 | 2014 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 50% | 5 | 3 | +2 |
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East Germany † | 1974 | 1985 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0% | 4 | 14 | -10 |
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Greece | 1975 | 1979 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 7 | 1 | +6 |
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Hungary | 1967 | 1985 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0% | 1 | 4 | -3 |
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Iran | 1991 | 2022 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 50% | 5 | 5 | 0 |
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Iraq | 1972 | 1978 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0% | 2 | 8 | -6 |
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Indonesia | 1986 | 1986 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 2 | 1 | +1 |
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Italy | 1989 | 1989 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 1 | -1 |
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Jordan | 1986 | 2004 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0% | 2 | 3 | -1 |
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South Korea | 1985 | 2014 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50% | 4 | 4 | 0 |
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North Korea | 1969 | 1969 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 1 | 3 | -2 |
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Kuwait | 1987 | 1988 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50% | 1 | 2 | -1 |
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Lebanon | 1974 | 2021 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.67% | 8 | 3 | +5 |
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Luxembourg | 2010 | 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Malaysia | 1986 | 1986 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 2 | 2 | 0 |
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Malta | 1971 | 1989 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.67% | 3 | 1 | +2 |
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Mexico | 1985 | 2020 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0% | 2 | 4 | -2 |
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Northern Ireland | 1986 | 1986 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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Oman | 1996 | 2015 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 6 | 1 | +5 |
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Qatar | 1972 | 2021 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 66.67% | 9 | 4 | +5 |
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Palestine | 1972 | 1972 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 2 | 0 | +2 |
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Peru | 1982 | 1982 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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Poland | 1979 | 1980 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0% | 1 | 6 | -5 |
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Portugal | 2018 | 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 3 | -3 |
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Republic of Ireland | 1982 | 2010 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50% | 2 | 3 | -1 |
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Romania | 1984 | 2014 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 40% | 8 | 7 | +1 |
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Russia | 2014 | 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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Saudi Arabia | 1976 | 1986 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 25% | 6 | 6 | 0 |
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Slovakia | 2001 | 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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Slovenia | 2010 | 2014 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50% | 2 | 1 | +1 |
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Soviet Union † | 1964 | 1964 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 2 | 2 | 0 |
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Spain | 1986 | 1986 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 3 | -3 |
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Sweden | 1975 | 2022 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0% | 1 | 11 | -10 |
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Switzerland | 1983 | 1986 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0% | 1 | 4 | -3 |
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Syria | 1972 | 1980 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 60% | 7 | 2 | +5 |
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Turkey | 1972 | 1979 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 66.67% | 2 | 4 | -2 |
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United Arab Emirates | 1973 | 2010 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 50% | 5 | 3 | +2 |
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United States | 2010 | 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 1 | -1 |
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Uruguay | 2009 | 2009 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 1 | 0 | +1 |
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Vietnam ** | 1959 | 1959 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 5 | 0 | +5 |
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South Yemen † | 1972 | 1973 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 19 | 2 | +17 |
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Yugoslavia † | 1963 | 1980 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0% | 4 | 9 | -5 |
Notes:
- (†) Defunct national teams
- (*) Results for
West Germany listed separately
- (**) Results as
North Vietnam
Statistics by Confederation
- Last update: As of 10 October 2024
Asian Football Confederation
R. | Confederation | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | GF | GA | GD |
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1 | Central Asian Football Association | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 |
2 | ASEAN Football Federation | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 |
3 | East Asian Football Federation | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9 | +2 |
4 | West Asian Football Federation | 47 | 24 | 14 | 9 | 78 | 36 | +42 |
5 | South Asian Football Federation | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 |
Total | 61 | 30 | 16 | 15 | 101 | 53 | +48 |
Confederation of African Football
R. | Confederation | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | GF | GA | GD |
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1 | Union of North African Football Federations | 133 | 53 | 43 | 37 | 147 | 118 | +29 |
2 | West African Football Union | 224 | 115 | 54 | 55 | 370 | 196 | +174 |
3 | Central African Football Federations' Union | 35 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 49 | 36 | +13 |
4 | Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations | 67 | 40 | 18 | 9 | 125 | 48 | +77 |
5 | Council of Southern Africa Football Associations | 58 | 30 | 17 | 11 | 100 | 52 | +48 |
Total | 518 | 250 | 143 | 126 | 791 | 449 | +342 |
Americas
R. | Confederation | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | GF | GA | GD |
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1 | North American Football Union | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 |
2 | Central American Football Union | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | Caribbean Football Union | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 |
4 | South American Football Confederation | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 17 | −3 |
Total | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 23 | −6 |
Union of European Football Associations
R. | Confederation | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | GF | GA | GD |
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1 | Union of European Football Associations | 70 | 14 | 17 | 38 | 61 | 116 | −55 |
Oceania Football Confederation
R. | Confederation | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | GF | GA | GD |
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1 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
By competition
- As of 7 June 2018
Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win% | PPG |
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FIFA World Cup | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 19 | −6 | 0.23 | 0.92 |
FIFA World Cup qualification | 89 | 40 | 23 | 26 | 126 | 91 | +35 | 0.45 | 1.65 |
Africa Cup of Nations | 67 | 22 | 20 | 25 | 80 | 83 | −3 | 0.34 | 1.31 |
Africa Cup of Nations qualification[a] | 104 | 56 | 26 | 22 | 184 | 90 | +94 | 0.54 | 0.00 |
International Friendlies | 227 | 79 | 65 | 75 | 283 | 248 | +5 | 0.35 | 0.00 |
Minor tournaments[b] | 71 | 33 | 15 | 23 | 120 | 71 | +49 | 0.46 | 0.00 |
Total | 571 | 233 | 152 | 178 | 803 | 601 | +202 | 0.41 | 0.00 |
- ^ Qualifiers for the 2006/2010 Nations Cup are included in the World Cup figures only.
- ^ Includes the 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.
Team yet to play against Algeria
Notes
References
- ^ Equipe Nationale. Algérie 2-1 Bulgarie Archived 26 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "CHAN-2016 : L'Algérie disqualifiée". El Watan. Tarek Aït Sellamet. 16 January 2015.
- ^ "Algeria - List of International Matches". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
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