The_return Algeria_national_football_team

algeria fans @ friendly vs. republic of ireland in dublin

on october 11, 2008, algeria returned top 20 african teams in fifa ranking finishing first in group ahead of senegal, gambia, , liberia second round in combined 2010 world cup , 2010 african cup of nations qualifications. in third , final round of qualifiers, algeria joined zambia, rwanda, , egypt in group c. egypt considered favorites win group , qualify world cup in june 2009, algeria beat double african champions egypt 3–1 changed teams objectives qualifying african cup, qualifying world cup after 24-year absence. next game against zambia green foxes managed win 2–0 in lusaka. algeria again beat zambia @ home in blida 1–0 followed 3–1 win against rwanda, algerians ensured qualification world cup go down wire final encounter against egypt in cairo, loss 3 goals stop fennecs going south africa. prior game algerian team bus attacked in cairo egyptian fans, leaving several team members injured. led diplomatic row between 2 countries. attack prior game left algerian players in shock resulted in 2–0 loss in controversial situation, conceding goal within couple seconds final whistle. loss mean 2 north african sides have play play-off game in sudan winner qualifying world cup in south africa. algeria won 1–0 after stunning goal anthar yahia , qualified world cup third time in history.

african cup of nations 2010

after qualifying 2010 world cup @ expense of egypt, algeria gaining respect lost in 90s. came in 2010 tournament full of confidence. being drawn in group a, angola, malawi , mali, algeria started poorly, surprisingly losing 3–0 group outsiders malawi. after loss algeria had prove first game mistake , in following game against mali won 1–0 rafik halliche header. in last match, drew 0–0 angola, sent them second round, finishing same amount of points mali, superior head-to-head record. playing in cabinda, algeria faced côte d ivoire in quarterfinals considered heavy favorites. after trailing 1–0, karim matmour equalized in first half, algerians having great game game heading time keita gave ivorians lead in 89th minute, goal seemed sure seal victory. however, algerians equalized madjid bougherra 2 minutes later in added time, , in time perfect karim ziani cross found hameur bouazza gave fennecs lead. algeria shocked whole continent convincing win against cote ivoire team considered best in africa. next algeria faced egypt in semi-finals, tensions still high between 2 nations after world cup qualification play-off incident , fans both sides felt must win game them. unfortunately algeria, things did not go planned. after waves of controversial decisions referee both sides, algeria ended game 3 red cards led egypt winning 4–0 biggest defeat in history of teams meetings. algeria lost 1–0 nigeria in third place game , finished fourth in competition.

fifa world cup 2010

algeria vs england in 2010 fifa world cup

algeria drawn in group c england, usa, slovenia. north african side came in tournament in poor form, losing world cup preparation games in friendlies. in first game lost slovenia 0–1. match scoreless until slovenia s captain robert koren scored in 79th minute after abdelkader ghezzal sent off second bookable offence. in second group game, algeria drew england leading mass celebration throughout world s algerian communities. fennecs lost final group game united states 1–0 landon donovan winner in second-half injury time. algeria exited championship 1 of 2 teams, along honduras, fail score goal.

2010–11: team in trouble

after world cup, bad results growing , growing no wins. after 2–1 home loss guinea in friendly match , 1 – 1 draw @ home tanzania, veteran manager rabah saâdane resigned , replaced abdelhak benchikha. newly appointed coach tried bring in new faces squad bolster offense poor results continued benchikha s side started off 2–0 away loss central african republic. there little bit of hope restored algerians after managed beat morocco 1 – 0 @ home after goal hassan yebda after lost 4–0 morocco in return leg, manager resigned. algeria failed qualify 2012 africa cup of nations , nightmare continued.

2011–12: arrival of halilhodžić

vahid halilhodžić @ algeria match against armenia

after new coach vahid halilhodžić appointed, managed few decent results before start of world cup qualifiers. bosnian coach s debut resulted in 1–1 away draw against tanzania, beat central african republic 2–0 goals coming hassan yebda , foued kadir. after game against tanzania , convincing win against central african rep, algerian fans started believe in national team again , put trust in coach vahid revive national team, , happened results kept on coming, algeria beat niger 3–0 in friendly, , start of 2014 fifa world cup qualifiers algeria beat rwanda 4–0 start off brightly. qualifying 2013 african cup of nations next target les fennecs , started off beating gambia 2–1 in banjul followed 4–1 victory in blida advance final qualifying round, algerians take on north african neighbors libya. desert warriors ended winning 3–0 on aggregate against libyans qualify 2013 africa cup of nations.

2013 africa cup of nations: shock results

algeria arrived 2013 africa cup of nations plenty of confidence , emergence of islam slimani , el arbi hillel soudani, addition squad of talented valencia cf winger sofiane feghouli, algeria considered 1 of favorites win competition, unfortunately them lacked experience , despite clear domination against opponents, finished last in group after losing first game against tunisia 1–0 after crucial 90 minute goal youssef msakni. in second game against togo, algeria expected come out victory again lack of experience once again crucial, after dominating game, conceded 2 goals , officially eliminated competition. last game against ivory coast ended in 2–2 draw. algerian fans extremely disappointed team s exist competition, , algerian media speculated coach vahid sacked, president of algerian football federation decided maintain vahid, arguing team heading in right direction , needs more time gain experience.

road brazil

after disappointing campaign in 2013 africa cup of nations, , algerian football federation confirming manager s stay. algeria focus on world cup qualifying campaign had decent start 1 win , 1 loss, continued campaign winning 3–1 versus benin @ home , beating them again 3–1 away in benin. after travelling kigali face rwanda, 1–0 away victory guaranteed them first-place position in group means advance final round of qualifying campaign. last game didn t have effect on standings algeria still won 1–0 versus mali national football team. after topping group h, algeria drawn burkina faso final opponent. 1st leg held in burkina, , second in algeria. first leg ended in 3–2 loss burkina faso , outraged lot of algerian fans burkina awarded false penalty. second leg harsh game algeria managed scrap 1–0 victory advance 2014 fifa world cup.