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This page summarises the Algeria national football team fixtures and results in 2015.
The Algeria national football team represents Algeria in association football and is controlled by the Algerian Football Federation. The team plays its home games at the Stade 5 Juillet 1962 in Algiers.
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| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |
| Africa Cup of Nations | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 50.00 |
| International Friendly | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 40.00 |
| Africa Cup qualification | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 100.00 |
| FIFA World Cup qualification | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 50.00 |
| Total | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 13 | +16 | 53.85 |
Players made their international debut in 2016
| Pos | Player Name | Age1 | Debut match | |
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| MF | Ahmed Kashi | 26 | vs.  | Africa Cup of Nations |
| DF | Farouk Chafaï | 24 | vs.  | International Friendly |
| MF | Rachid Ghezzal | 22 | vs. | International Friendly |
| MF | Ibrahim Chenihi | 25 | vs. | International Friendly |
| FW | Youcef Belaïli | 23 | vs. | International Friendly |
| MF | Mehdi Abeid | 22 | vs.  | Africa Cup qualification |
| DF | Mehdi Tahrat | 25 | vs.  | International Friendly |
| DF | Hicham Belkaroui | 25 | vs. | International Friendly |
| DF | Brahim Boudebouda | 25 | vs. | International Friendly |
| DF | Mohamed Khoutir Ziti | 26 | vs. | International Friendly |
| MF | Saïd Benrahma | 20 | vs. | International Friendly |
1Note: Age when debuted.
| 11 January 2015 | Tunisia  | 1 – 1 | | Rades, Tunisia |
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| 18:00 | Khazri  | Report | | Stadium: Stade Olympique de Radès Attendance: 35.000 Referee: Hicham Ait Abbou (Morocco) |
| 26 March 2015 | Qatar | 1 – 0 | | Doha, Qatar |
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| 19:00 | Assadalla | Report | Stadium: Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan) |
| 30 March 2015 | Algeria | 4 – 1 |  | Doha, Qatar |
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| 17:00 | | Report 2 | | Stadium: Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium Referee: Vlado Glodjovic (Serbia) |
| 9 October 2015 | Algeria | 1 – 2 | | Algiers, Algeria |
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| 18:00 UTC+1 | Slimani | Report | | Stadium: Stade 5 Juillet 1962 Referee: Fadhil Hussein (Sudan) |
| 13 October 2015 | Algeria | 1 – 0 | | Algiers, Algeria |
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| 20:30 UTC+1 | Brahimi | Report | Stadium: Stade 5 Juillet 1962 Referee: Namane Ibrahim (Niger) |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 | |
| 3 | | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | |
| 4 |  | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 1 |
South Africa took the lead in the 51st minute, as Thuso Phala shot home a pass from Sibusiso Vilakazi. They missed the chance to increase the lead four minutes later after Tokelo Rantie's penalty, awarded for a foul on Vilakazi by Aïssa Mandi, hit the bar and went out, and conceded the equalizer in the 67th minute, as Thulani Hlatshwayo headed Yacine Brahimi's cross into his own goal. Algeria took the lead as Faouzi Ghoulam received Sofiane Feghouli's cross, ran into the penalty area and hammered past the goalkeeper, and sealed the win in the 83rd minute, after Ishak Belfodil fed Islam Slimani, whose shot squirmed through the goalkeeper's hands. [1] [2]
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The only goal was scored in the second minute of second half injury time, as Asamoah Gyan chased down a long pass from Wakaso Mubarak to give Ghana the victory. [4] [5]
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Algeria took the lead in the 11th minute, when Madjid Bougherra's long free kick found Riyad Mahrez to score. They sealed the win in the 82nd minute after Nabil Bentaleb received Sofiane Feghouli's pass on the edge of the penalty area and shot home. As a result, Algeria advanced as group runners-up (behind Ghana based on head-to-head record), while Senegal were eliminated. [7] [8]
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Ivory Coast took the lead in the 26th minute, when Wilfried Bony headed in Max Gradel's cross. Algeria equalized in the 51st minute, after Riyad Mahrez passed to El Arbi Hillel Soudani to score. Bony scored his second goal of the match in the 68th minute with another header, this time from Yaya Touré's free kick. Ivory Coast sealed the win in the fourth minute of injury time, as Tallo Gadji set up Gervinho in a fast break, and they qualified for the semi-finals for the fourth time in six tournaments. [10] [11]
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| 13 June 2015 | Algeria | 4 – 0 | | Blida, Algeria |
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| 20:30 UTC+1 | Slimani Soudani Bentaleb | Report | Stadium: Stade Mustapha Tchaker Referee: Mohamed Hamada (Mauritania) |
| 6 September 2015 | Lesotho  | 1 – 3 | | Maseru, Lesotho |
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| 15:00 UTC+2 | Mokhahlane | Report | Ghoulam Soudani | Stadium: Setsoto Stadium Referee: Jackson Pavaza (Namibia) |
| 14 November 2015 | Tanzania  | 2 – 2 | | Dar es Salaam, Tanzania |
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| 16:30 UTC+3 | Maguri Samatta | Report (FIFA) Report (CAF) | Slimani | Stadium: Benjamin Mkapa Stadium Referee: Mahamadou Keita (Mali) |
| 17 November 2015 | Algeria | 7 – 0 | | Blida, Algeria |
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| 19:15 UTC+1 | Brahimi Ghoulam Mahrez Slimani Medjani | Report (FIFA) Report (CAF) | Stadium: Stade Mustapha Tchaker Referee: Sidi Alioum (Cameroon) |
Correct as of 17 November 2015 (v.
Numbers are listed by player's number in WC&CAF Qualification or last friendly played
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Friendlies | Africa Cup | Africa Cup Qualification | World Cup Qualifiers | |||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 23 | GK | | Raïs M'Bolhi | 7 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 1 | GK | | Azzedine Doukha | 6 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | | Carl Medjani | 13 | 1 | 4+1 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | | Rafik Halliche | 2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | | Djamel Mesbah | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | | Faouzi Ghoulam | 11 | 4 | 3+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 2 |
| 2 | DF | | Aïssa Mandi | 11 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | | Madjid Bougherra | 4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | | Liassine Cadamuro | 1 | 1 | 1+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | | Farouk Chafaï | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | | Mehdi Zeffane | 5 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | | Mehdi Tahrat | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | | Abderahmane Hachoud | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | | Hicham Belkaroui | 4 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | | Mohamed Khoutir Ziti | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | | Brahim Boudebouda | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | | Nabil Bentaleb | 10 | 2 | 3+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | | Medhi Lacen | 5 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | | Foued Kadir | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | | Sofiane Feghouli | 8 | 2 | 4+0 | 2 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | | Yacine Brahimi | 11 | 2 | 4+1 | 1 | 4+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | | Riyad Mahrez | 13 | 2 | 4+1 | 0 | 3+1 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | | Saphir Taïder | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | | Youcef Belaïli | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | | Rachid Ghezzal | 3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | | Walid Mesloub | 5 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | | Ibrahim Chenihi | 3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | | Ahmed Kashi | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | | Ryad Boudebouz | 3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | | Mehdi Abeid | 2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| MF | | Saïd Benrahma | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 17 | MF | | Adlène Guedioura | 2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | | El Arbi Hillel Soudani | 8 | 5 | 1+2 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 | 1+1 | 4 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 13 | FW | | Islam Slimani | 11 | 7 | 3+1 | 1 | 1+2 | 1 | 2+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 4 |
| 9 | FW | | Ishak Belfodil | 9 | 2 | 1+2 | 2 | 1+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 5 | FW | | Baghdad Bounedjah | 4 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal.
| No. | Player | Pos. | IF | AFCON | ACQ | WCQ | TOTAL |
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| 13 | Islam Slimani | FW | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 15 | El Arbi Hillel Soudani | FW | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | Faouzi Ghoulam | DF | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 10 | Sofiane Feghouli | MF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Ishak Belfodil | FW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | Nabil Bentaleb | MF | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Riyad Mahrez | MF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Yacine Brahimi | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Liassine Cadamuro | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Carl Medjani | MF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Own Goals | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 29 | ||
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