Algeria and Austria played out a captivating 3-3 draw in Kansas City on Saturday that ensured both teams qualified for the World Cup knockout rounds and eliminated Iran. Riyad Mahrez appeared to have won the game for the North African side in stoppage time but there was still time for Sasa Kalajdzic, just on as […]
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Ghosts of Gijon linger as new World Cup format encourages collusion
Algeria have waited 44 years for a shot at World Cup revenge against Austria, but the clash is one of many in the final round of group games where sides could settle for a mutually beneficial outcome. Austria’s 1-0 defeat to West Germany at the 1982 World Cup has lived on in World Cup infamy […]
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Algeria sucker-punch Netherlands in World Cup warm up
Algeria stunned the Netherlands 1–0 in Rotterdam on Wednesday evening in a World Cup warm-up match, just a week before the 2026 tournament kicks off in North America. Against the run of play a fabulous 86th minute goal from Hadj Moussa, a curling left-footed whip into the top corner, secured victory for the Algerians in […]
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Africa Cup of Nations: From Diaz to ‘Mazadona,’ five new faces to watch in quarterfinals
The Africa Cup of Nations reaches the quarterfinal stage this weekend with a series of mouthwatering ties between the continent’s heavyweights
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Amoura scores twice as Algeria qualify for 2026 World Cup
Mohamed Amoura scored twice as Algeria beat Somalia 3-0 on Thursday to become the fourth African team to qualify for the 2026 World Cup, after Morocco, Tunisia, and Egypt.
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Rachid Mekhloufi, symbol of Algerian struggle, dies at 88
Rachid Mekhloufi, a star of French soccer who became a symbol of the Algerian fight for independence, has died aged 88.