2001 France v Algeria football match

France v Algeria (2001)

Event	International friendly
France Algeria 4 1
Date	6 October 2001
Venue	Stade de France, Paris
Referee	Paulo Manuel Gomes Costa (Portugal)
Attendance	78,421

On 6 October 2001, France hosted Algeria in an international friendly in Paris' Stade de France. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

It was the first time France played against Algeria after the latter gained independence from the former in 1962. ^{[4] [5]} Both Algerian and French players were presented as 'messengers of peace' before the start of the game but the French national anthem was booed by many of the fans. ^{[6] [7]} However, the match ended on the 76th minute due to a fan pitch invasion. ^{[8] [9] [10]} France has not played against Algeria since. ^{[11] [12] [13]}

Match info

6 October 2001

France	4–1	Algeria
Candela 20' Petit 32' Henry 41' Pires 55'	(Report)	Belmadi 45'

Stade de France , Paris

Attendance: 78,421

Referee: Paulo Manuel Gomes Costa (Portugal)

GK Fabien Barthez DF Vincent Candela DF Marcel Desailly DF Frank Leboeuf DF Lilian Thuram MF Emmanuel Petit MF Robert Pires MF Patrick Vieira MF Zinedine Zidane FW Thierry Henry FW David Trezeguet Substitutes: DF Mikaël Silvestre MF Youri Djorkaeff FW Sylvain Wiltord MF Claude Makélélé Manager: Roger Lemerre

GK Hichem Mezaïr DF Mohamed Bradja DF Mehdi Méniri DF Slimane Raho DF Moulay Haddou MF Omar Belbey MF Djamel Belmadi MF Yazid Mansouri MF Nasreddine Kraouche FW Farid Ghazi FW Abdelhafid Tasfaout Substitutes: FW Rafik Saïfi DF Mounir Zeghdoud FW Rachid Djebaili Manager: Rabah Madjer

References

1. "COMMENT LE MATCH FRANCE-ALGÉRIE 2001 A COMPLÈTEMENT DÉGÉNÉRÉ". sofoot.com. 5 October 2021.
2. "Algérie-France : un match décidément pas comme les autres". lepoint.fr. 18 October 2016.
3. "France-Algérie : pourquoi le match a dégénéré". leparisien.fr. 7 October 2001.
4. "Fans force abandonment of watershed France v Algeria match". The Guardian. theguardian.com. 8 October 2001.
5. "France 4-1 Algeria, October 6th 2001: The Dangers Of Politicising Football". varsity.co.uk.
6. "Algeria wins one in Paris match". themilitant.com.
7. "How immigration 'made French football better'". aljazeera.com.
8. "OMAR BELBEY POUR EUROSPORT : "A L'APPROCHE DU MATCH, ON SENTAIT QUE ÇA PUAIT L'EMBROUILLE"". eurosport.com (Archived). Archived from the original on 2022-12-09.
9. "Why a contest between Algeria and France is more than just a football match". fifa.com.
10. "Pitch invasion ends France match". CNN.
11. "'It is time' – France line up Algeria friendly". goal.com.
12. "French FA boss Noel Le Graet calls for revival of Algeria friendlies". espn.com. 17 October 2016.
13. "Algeria set to play friendly in France after 11 years". BBC Sport.

External links

• For Algeria, football remains a fault line with France