🇩🇿 Algeria — World Cup trajectory

Squad value, stage reached, and over/under vs the Elo baseline, tournament by tournament, then the full squad each year. Value figures carry a completeness flag where the squad is not fully matched.

World Cup record

Tournaments

2002–2026

Best finish

Round of 16

2014

Record

2–3–6

11 matches (W–D–L)

Goals

12–18

for–against

Year	Stage	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts	Squad value	Outlast	Over/under
2010	Group	3	0	1	2	0	2	1	€49M	0.0	-0.04
2014	Round of 16	4	1	1	2	7	7	4	€57M	0.5161	+0.43
2026	Round of 32	4	1	1	2	5	9	4	€257M	0.3404	—

2010 squad — Group

#	Player	Pos	Age	Club	Apps	Gls	Ast	Min	CL	CLG	Value
1	Lounès Gaouaoui	GK	32	ASO Chlef	0	0	0	0	0	0	€0.3M
2	Madjid Bougherra	DF	27	Rangers	5	0	0	218	3	1	€7.0M
3	Nadir Belhadj	DF	27	Portsmouth	113	7	12	8,548	2	0	€5.5M
4	Antar Yahia	DF	28	VfL Bochum	198	7	2	16,055	0	0	€3.5M
5	Rafik Halliche	DF	23	Nacional	0	0	0	0	0	0	€1.5M
6	Yazid Mansouri	MF	32	Lorient	195	1	3	12,962	0	0	€1.7M
7	Ryad Boudebouz	MF	20	Sochaux	56	6	3	3,052	0	0	€1.8M
8	Mehdi Lacen	MF	26	Racing Santander	86	3	4	6,367	0	0	€3.2M
9	Abdelkader Ghezzal	FW	25	Siena	67	11	4	4,543	0	0	€2.5M
10	Rafik Saïfi	FW	35	Istres	248	45	9	17,697	0	0	€0.5M
11	Rafik Djebbour	FW	26	AEK Athens	0	0	0	0	0	0	€2.8M
12	Habib Bellaïd	DF	24	Eintracht Frankfurt	78	0	0	6,559	0	0	€1.3M
13	Karim Matmour	FW	24	Borussia Mönchengladbach	59	4	2	4,072	0	0	€2.5M
14	Abdelkader Laïfaoui	DF	28	ES Sétif	0	0	0	0	0	0	€0.3M
15	Karim Ziani	MF	27	VfL Wolfsburg	127	12	12	8,847	13	0	€5.5M
16	Faouzi Chaouchi	GK	25	ES Sétif	0	0	0	0	0	0	€0.3M
17	Adlène Guedioura	MF	24	Wolverhampton Wanderers	14	1	1	591	0	0	€0.5M
18	Carl Medjani	DF	25	Ajaccio	32	0	0	2,600	0	0	€0.8M
19	Hassan Yebda	MF	26	Portsmouth	42	5	2	2,886	0	0	€4.5M
20	Djamel Mesbah	DF	25	Lecce	0	0	0	0	0	0	€0.5M
21	Foued Kadir	MF	26	Valenciennes	18	1	4	1,240	0	0	€0.6M
22	Djamel Abdoun	MF	24	Nantes	32	3	0	1,471	0	0	€1.5M
23	Raïs M'Bolhi	GK	24	Slavia Sofia	0	0	0	0	0	0	€0.6M

Faded star — biggest value drop from peak

Karim Ziani

peak €8M (2007-07) → €6M at kickoff · −31%

Selected pathway leagues — full list below

Selected pathway league	Apps	Min
Championship	68	5,623
Scottish Premiership	48	4,189
Primeira Liga	59	3,909
Belgian Pro League	56	3,927

All competitions (57)

Competition	Apps	Min
Ligue 1	950	67,296
Ligue 2	729	58,674
ALG1	535	47,058
Bundesliga	182	14,018
FR3	173	13,608
FRC	107	8,860
Super League Greece	89	7,335
EFL Cup	88	5,937
La Liga	86	6,367
Premier League	85	5,484
2. Bundesliga	79	5,381
FRL	73	5,770
Serie B	69	4,335
Championship	68	5,623
Segunda División	67	5,061
Serie A	67	4,543
Primeira Liga	59	3,909
Belgian Pro League	56	3,927
OL9	51	4,096
Scottish Premiership	48	4,189
UEFA Cup	35	2,484
ACL	34	2,973
IT3B	33	2,791
IT3A	31	2,773
BU1	26	2,340
ALGP	23	2,341
JFL	22	1,911
GR2	21	1,687
UEFA Champions League	18	1,133
DFB	17	1,391
CDR	14	1,256
EFD2	14	737
POGR	13	1,081
CGB	12	1,049
IT4X	12	1,076
FA Cup	11	848
UI	11	715
SCC	8	693
GRP	7	587
SFA	7	612
POCP	6	438
CCB	5	477
CIT	5	349
UEFA Europa League	5	426
CAFC	4	360
POPO	4	280
SCP	4	390
BASU	2	179
BULP	2	210
CR2	2	152
ELQ	2	135
IT3P	2	180
IT4W	2	180
RL3	2	180
CLQ	1	78
FRYC	1	90
GBRS	1	73

Squad traits

Mean height

182 cm

21/23 measured

Defender height

183 cm

set-piece proxy

U23 value share

prospect share

Goal dependency

42%

Rafik Saïfi of squad league goals

Value dependency

14%

Madjid Bougherra of squad value

Precocity

3,052′

top-5 min before 21

Earliest top-5 minutes before age 21: Ryad Boudebouz (3,052′), Karim Ziani (2,192′), Carl Medjani (1,921′).

2014 squad — Round of 16

#	Player	Pos	Age	Club	Apps	Gls	Ast	Min	CL	CLG	Value
1	Cédric Si Mohamed	GK	29	CS Constantine	0	0	0	0	0	0	€0.5M
2	Madjid Bougherra 2nd	DF	31	Lekhwiya [ 143 ]	5	0	0	218	8	1	€0.5M
3	Faouzi Ghoulam	DF	23	Napoli	102	1	8	8,269	0	0	€5.0M
4	Essaïd Belkalem	DF	25	Watford	0	0	0	0	0	0	€1.0M
5	Rafik Halliche 2nd	DF	27	Académica de Coimbra	1	0	0	15	0	0	€0.8M
6	Djamel Mesbah 2nd	DF	29	Livorno	79	5	6	6,310	3	0	€0.6M
7	Hassan Yebda 2nd	MF	30	Udinese	107	6	2	6,452	0	0	€1.8M
8	Mehdi Lacen 2nd	MF	30	Getafe	193	5	11	13,316	0	0	€1.5M
9	Nabil Ghilas	FW	24	Porto	0	0	0	0	4	0	€3.5M
10	Sofiane Feghouli	MF	24	Valencia	132	15	28	8,793	15	3	€12.0M
11	Yacine Brahimi	MF	24	Granada	101	9	9	6,547	0	0	€4.0M
12	Carl Medjani 2nd	DF	29	Valenciennes	102	4	2	8,624	2	0	€1.8M
13	Islam Slimani	FW	25	Sporting CP	0	0	0	0	0	0	€2.0M
14	Nabil Bentaleb	MF	19	Tottenham Hotspur	15	0	1	1,068	0	0	€0.5M
15	Hillal Soudani	FW	26	Dinamo Zagreb	0	0	0	0	0	0	€4.0M
16	Mohamed Lamine Zemmamouche	GK	29	USM Alger	0	0	0	0	0	0	€0.6M
17	Liassine Cadamuro-Bentaïba	DF	26	Mallorca	27	0	0	1,778	1	0	€0.8M
18	Abdelmoumene Djabou	MF	27	Club Africain	0	0	0	0	0	0	€1.1M
19	Saphir Taïder	MF	22	Inter Milan	74	4	3	4,868	0	0	€10.0M
20	Aïssa Mandi	DF	22	Reims	62	2	5	5,378	0	0	€2.0M
21	Riyad Mahrez	MF	23	Leicester City	0	0	0	0	0	0	€1.2M
22	Mehdi Mostefa	MF	30	Ajaccio	101	7	4	8,414	0	0	€1.5M
23	Raïs M'Bolhi 2nd	GK	28	CSKA Sofia	0	0	0	0	0	0	€0.5M

Faded star — biggest value drop from peak

Madjid Bougherra

peak €8M (2010-10) → €500k at kickoff · −94%

Selected pathway leagues — full list below

Selected pathway league	Apps	Min
Championship	95	7,299
Scottish Premiership	81	7,159
Primeira Liga	197	12,869

All competitions (62)

Competition	Apps	Min
ALG1	790	65,223
Ligue 2	533	41,201
Ligue 1	447	35,195
La Liga	409	27,962
Serie A	206	14,314
Primeira Liga	197	12,869
FR3	164	12,887
Championship	95	7,299
EFL Cup	88	5,937
BU1	81	7,261
Scottish Premiership	81	7,159
Segunda División	75	5,781
Serie B	63	4,211
UEFA Europa League	62	4,206
FRC	62	4,832
ALGP	45	4,309
FRL	45	3,682
QSL	44	3,813
TUN1	44	3,701
CDR	43	3,220
Premier League	39	2,579
UEFA Champions League	33	2,056
CN2A	32	2,311
ACL	31	2,726
K League 1	31	2,238
CN2D	28	2,418
ES3A	27	2,126
POCP	26	1,738
ES3B	24	1,962
POPO	23	1,552
JFL	22	1,911
AFCL	19	1,683
CN2C	19	1,680
PO2	19	919
Russian Premier League	17	1,530
CIT	16	1,290
GB21	15	1,101
SFA	10	882
UEFA Cup	10	669
CGB	9	716
GBEG	9	742
CLQ	8	629
SCC	8	693
SCP	8	742
GBR	7	554
BULP	6	630
ELQ	6	321
FA Cup	6	490
GR2	5	450
KRC	5	442
TUNM	5	405
Super League Greece	4	286
ITJ2	4	322
ACLQ	2	180
BASU	2	179
CR2	2	152
GBKN	2	178
GRP	2	180
C3IF	1	76
C3PL	1	83
FRYC	1	77
HRSC	1	90

Squad traits

Mean height

183 cm

22/23 measured

Defender height

186 cm

set-piece proxy

U23 value share

22%

prospect share

Goal dependency

26%

Sofiane Feghouli of squad league goals

Value dependency

21%

Sofiane Feghouli of squad value

Precocity

2,782′

top-5 min before 21

Earliest top-5 minutes before age 21: Saphir Taïder (2,782′), Faouzi Ghoulam (2,347′), Sofiane Feghouli (2,178′).

2026 squad — Round of 32

#	Player	Pos	Age	Club	Apps	Gls	Ast	Min	CL	CLG	Value
1	Melvin Mastil	GK	26	Stade Nyonnais	0	0	0	0	0	0	€0.2M
2	Aïssa Mandi 2nd	DF	34	Lille	385	23	11	32,426	7	0	€1.0M
3	Achref Abada	DF	26	USM Alger	0	0	0	0	0	0	€1.0M
4	Mohamed Amine Tougai	DF	26	Espérance de Tunis	0	0	0	0	0	0	€1.3M
5	Zineddine Belaïd	DF	27	JS Kabylie	0	0	0	0	0	0	€1.8M
6	Ramiz Zerrouki	MF	28	Twente	0	0	0	0	9	1	€6.5M
7	Riyad Mahrez 2nd	FW	35	Al-Ahli	284	82	63	19,581	55	20	€5.0M
8	Houssem Aouar	MF	27	Al-Ittihad	195	34	24	13,142	15	1	€8.0M
9	Amine Gouiri	FW	26	Marseille	202	65	31	13,850	4	0	€28.0M
10	Farès Chaïbi	MF	23	Eintracht Frankfurt	120	10	24	7,129	8	1	€15.0M
11	Anis Hadj Moussa	FW	24	Feyenoord	0	0	0	0	11	3	€23.0M
12	Nadhir Benbouali	FW	26	Győri ETO	0	0	0	0	0	0	€1.2M
13	Jaouen Hadjam	DF	23	Young Boys	21	0	1	910	6	0	€7.0M
14	Hicham Boudaoui	MF	26	Nice	173	13	15	11,494	0	0	€12.0M
15	Rayan Aït-Nouri	DF	25	Manchester City	175	9	21	12,277	6	0	€40.0M
16	Oussama Benbot	GK	31	USM Alger	0	0	0	0	0	0	€0.8M
17	Rafik Belghali	DF	24	Hellas Verona	26	2	0	1,928	0	0	€7.0M
18	Mohamed Amoura	FW	26	VfL Wolfsburg	61	18	16	4,414	0	0	€20.0M
19	Nabil Bentaleb 2nd	MF	31	Lille	250	20	20	17,668	6	3	€4.5M
20	Adil Boulbina	FW	23	Al-Duhail	0	0	0	0	0	0	€3.0M
21	Ramy Bensebaini	DF	31	Borussia Dortmund	265	28	16	20,009	31	6	€7.0M
22	Ibrahim Maza	MF	20	Bayer Leverkusen	30	4	5	1,924	12	0	€45.0M
23	Luca Zidane	GK	28	Granada	10	0	0	826	0	0	€1.0M
24	Yacine Titraoui	MF	22	Charleroi	0	0	0	0	0	0	€7.0M
25	Farès Ghedjemis	FW	23	Frosinone	6	0	0	180	0	0	€7.5M
26	Samir Chergui	DF	27	Paris FC	15	1	0	1,155	0	0	€3.0M

Faded star — biggest value drop from peak

Riyad Mahrez

peak €60M (2018-08) → €5M at kickoff · −92%

Selected pathway leagues — full list below

Selected pathway league	Apps	Min
Championship	19	1,161
Eredivisie	249	17,891
Belgian Pro League	164	10,981
Saudi Pro League	143	12,204

All competitions (115)

Competition	Apps	Min
Ligue 1	1041	74,178
ALG1	745	60,482
Premier League	494	34,510
Bundesliga	419	29,297
Eredivisie	249	17,891
Ligue 2	229	15,646
La Liga	216	18,045
UEFA Champions League	170	12,021
Belgian Pro League	164	10,981
UEFA Europa League	160	10,159
Segunda División	159	14,241
Saudi Pro League	143	12,204
EFL Cup	127	6,832
CAFC	102	8,839
FRC	95	6,544
TUN1	73	5,796
ACL	71	6,185
CN2A	66	4,570
BE2	60	4,285
Serie B	58	4,091
UNG1	56	4,381
C2	52	4,680
FA Cup	52	3,736
Serie A	48	2,883
CIR2	46	4,140
2. Bundesliga	46	3,253
CHC1	41	3,645
CN2D	41	3,415
ES3A	41	3,659
ACLE	40	3,438
BEL3	40	2,738
DFB	40	2,940
CGB	39	2,739
CN2B	39	2,631
C3BF	38	3,230
19YL	37	2,811
ALGP	34	2,941
UCOL	33	2,706
510	32	2,369
CDR	30	2,805
TUNM	28	2,520
POBE	27	2,040
CCB	24	1,743
CN2C	24	1,339
CHPR	23	2,070
NLAE	23	1,797
FRL	22	1,665
C3OC	20	1,582
NLEV	20	1,780
Championship	19	1,161
QSL	19	1,368
SCC	19	1,028
GB21	18	1,272
ECLQ	17	1,326
FR3	16	1,111
NLBV	15	1,206
NLP	15	1,139
AJ1	14	1,101
BJ1	14	693
C3NO	14	737
F19B	13	705
C3IF	11	900
KLUB	11	1,005
SAKC	11	853
C3NA	10	837
ALLP	9	843
EJPL	9	775
GBEG	9	742
NLBE	9	765
TUNP	9	662
ES1P	8	720
ES3B	8	720
RLN4	8	417
CLQ	6	433
F19A	6	421
EBEL	5	450
FRYC	5	450
NLBB	5	450
UNGP	5	350
AFOL	4	272
AJ	4	321
C3PL	4	290
DFBJ	4	312
F19D	4	360
GBCS	4	306
NLJB	4	155
PONL	4	339
SASS	4	340
EJPD	3	270
ELQ	3	270
QEC1	3	141
BE3A	2	135
BJ	2	160
CAFS	2	180
CIT	2	162
ES2P	2	180
F19F	2	135
FRR1	2	101
GBKN	2	178
L1PO	2	40
NLSC	2	180
PLIC	2	180
RLW3	2	153
SUIC	2	180
TUSC	2	180
ACEQ	1	79
AGSC	1	90
C3CM	1	70
C3VL	1	90
ESJP	1	90
FIC1	1	90
FRCH	1	67
NLBA	1	90
QSCP	1	90
USC	1	30

Squad traits

Mean height

183 cm

25/26 measured

Defender height

184 cm

set-piece proxy

U23 value share

20%

prospect share

Goal dependency

27%

Riyad Mahrez of squad league goals

Value dependency

18%

Ibrahim Maza of squad value

Precocity

5,584′

top-5 min before 21

Earliest top-5 minutes before age 21: Houssem Aouar (5,584′), Rayan Aït-Nouri (4,760′), Nabil Bentaleb (3,429′).