4 (1982, 1986, 2010, 2014)
Highest Finish:
First round (1982, 1986, 2010)
Star Players:Islam Slimani, Sofiane Feghouli, Carl Medjani, Saphir Taïder
Titles:0
FIFA Ranking Position:22
Coach:Vahid Halilhodzic (Bosnia/since 22/06/2011)
Population: 36.5 million (UN 2012)
Area: 2,381,741 sq/km
Capital: Algiers
Currency: Dinar
Federation: Algerian Football Federation, founded in 1962, affiliated to FIFA in 1964
Registered players: 203,900
Kit colours: All white with green trim
Team nickname: Les Fennecs (The Desert Foxes)
World Cup appearances: 4 (1982, 1986, 2010, 2014)
World Cup record: First round (1982, 1986, 2010)
CAN (Cup of Nations) appearances: 15 (1968, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2010, 2013)
CAN record: winner (1990), finalist (1980), 3rd (1984, 1988), 4th (1982, 2010), 1st round (2012, 2013)
How they qualified for FIFA World Cup 2014: Won Africa zone qualifying group H with 15pts ahead of Mali 8pts, Benin 8 and Rwanda 2 after 5 wins, 0 draws, 1 defeat, 13 goals for and 3 against. Then beat Burkina Faso 3-2, 1-0 on away goals rule.
Top clubs: MC Alger, MC Oran, JS Kabylie, ES Setif
TEAM SQUAD FOR FIFA 2014