Algeria are surprise qualifiers for the World Cup and although they did extremely well to beat Egypt to qualify, they are going to struggle against better sides at the World Cup Finals.
However they have been rewarded with a group match against England. Check out our betting tips along with the latest England v Algeria Odds
| Date | Team | Scores | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31/05/2008 | Senegal | 1 - 0 | Algeria |
| 06/06/2008 | Algeria | 3 - 0 | Liberia |
| 14/06/2008 | Gambia | 1 - 0 | Algeria |
| 20/06/2008 | Algeria | 1 - 0 | Gambia |
| 05/09/2008 | Algeria | 3 - 2 | Senegal |
| 11/10/2008 | Liberia | 0 - 0 | Algeria |
| 28/03/2009 | Rwanda | 0 - 0 | Algeria |
| 07/06/2009 | Algeria | 3 - 1 | Egypt |
| 20/06/2009 | Zambia | 0 - 2 | Algeria |
| 06/09/2009 | Algeria | 1 - 0 | Zambia |
| 11/10/2009 | Algeria | 3 - 1 | Rwanda |
| 14/11/2009 | Egypt | 2 - 0 | Algeria |
| 18/11/2009 | Algeria | 1 - 0 | Egypt |
Algeria did well in qualifying but they will find things a lot harder at the World Cup proper and will need a minor miracle to progress from the group stage.
| 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) |
| Year | Stage of Exit |
|---|---|
| 2006 | Did Not Qualify |
| 2002 | Did Not Qualify |
| 1998 | Did Not Qualify |
| 1994 | Did Not Qualify |
| 1990 | Did Not Qualify |
Algeria should simply be backed on Betfair to come bottom in their group and the bet should be left to ride. There is a great chance this bet will come in despite Algeria not being as bad as some people will think.
Algeria have been well sussed out by Sporting Index and in all probability they have got Algeria's World Cup performance right. The best bet is probably to sell Algeria in the Group PerformanceMini Index as they look likely to struggle and frustration could lead to red cards which will be good in this index.