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Algeria World Cup 2026 squad: every player, position by position

Algeria carry a 26-man squad into World Cup 2026, drawn from Group J with their opening fixture against Argentina on 17 Jun 2026. Below: the full roster sorted by position, face wall, and squad breakdown.

Verified squad·ESPN, single source·as of 2026-06-15 04:10 UTC

Baseline facts

FIFA rank
No. 28
Group
Group J
Fixtures
17 Jun 2026 v Argentina, 23 Jun 2026 v Jordan, 28 Jun 2026 v Austria
Squad
Full squad list →

Algeria squad: face by face

Melvin Mastil GK
Oussama Benbot GK
Luca Zidane, press photo Luca Zidane GK
Aïssa Mandi, press photo Aïssa Mandi DEF
Achraf Abada DEF
Mohamed Amine Tougai, press photo Mohamed Amine Tougai DEF
Zineddine Belaïd, press photo Zineddine Belaïd DEF
Jaouen Hadjam, press photo Jaouen Hadjam DEF
Rayan Aït-Nouri, press photo Rayan Aït-Nouri DEF
Rafik Belghali DEF
Ramy Bensebaini, press photo Ramy Bensebaini DEF
Samir Chergui DEF
Ramiz Zerrouki, press photo Ramiz Zerrouki MID
Houssem Aouar, press photo Houssem Aouar MID
Farès Chaïbi, press photo Farès Chaïbi MID
Hicham Boudaoui, press photo Hicham Boudaoui MID
Nabil Bentaleb, press photo Nabil Bentaleb MID
Ibrahim Maza, press photo Ibrahim Maza MID
Yassine Titraoui MID
Riyad Mahrez, press photo Riyad Mahrez FWD
Amine Gouiri, press photo Amine Gouiri FWD
Anis Hadj Moussa, press photo Anis Hadj Moussa FWD
Nadhir Benbouali, press photo Nadhir Benbouali FWD
Mohamed Amoura, press photo Mohamed Amoura FWD
Adil Boulbina, press photo Adil Boulbina FWD
Farès Ghedjemis FWD

19 of 26 players carry a free-licensed photograph; the rest show a monogram until one is available. Photographs from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own free licence.

Squad profile

Position counts from the provisional ESPN roster. Ages at the data verification date.

Can Algeria qualify from Group J?

The top two teams in each group advance directly to the round of 32. The eight best third-placed finishers also go through, giving Algeria a meaningful safety net. Group J standings and Algeria's specific qualification scenarios are tracked live on the group page.

Algeria qualification scenarios in Group J →

Full squad list

Algeria provisional 26-man squad, teamsheet order (source: ESPN)
# Player Position Age
1 Melvin Mastil Goalkeeper 26
16 Oussama Benbot Goalkeeper 31
23 Luca Zidane Goalkeeper 28
2 Aïssa Mandi Defender 34
3 Achraf Abada Defender 26
4 Mohamed Amine Tougai Defender 26
5 Zineddine Belaïd Defender 27
13 Jaouen Hadjam Defender 23
15 Rayan Aït-Nouri Defender 25
17 Rafik Belghali Defender 24
21 Ramy Bensebaini Defender 31
26 Samir Chergui Defender 27
6 Ramiz Zerrouki Midfielder 28
8 Houssem Aouar Midfielder 27
10 Farès Chaïbi Midfielder 23
14 Hicham Boudaoui Midfielder 26
19 Nabil Bentaleb Midfielder 31
22 Ibrahim Maza Midfielder 20
24 Yassine Titraoui Midfielder 22
7 Riyad Mahrez Forward 35
9 Amine Gouiri Forward 26
11 Anis Hadj Moussa Forward 24
12 Nadhir Benbouali Forward 26
18 Mohamed Amoura Forward 26
20 Adil Boulbina Forward 23
25 Farès Ghedjemis Forward 23

Source: ESPN roster. Provisional until the FIFA registration deadline. Club affiliations are not in the verified roster feed; we do not list them here.

Group J fixtures

Opponent Date Match page
Argentina 17 Jun 2026 Algeria vs Argentina
Jordan 23 Jun 2026 Algeria vs Jordan
Austria 28 Jun 2026 Algeria vs Austria

FIFA World Ranking

Algeria are ranked 28 in the FIFA Men's World Ranking , the 25th highest-ranked of the 48 teams at the tournament. Ranking as of 1 April 2026, per FIFA via Wikipedia.

Algeria's Group J rivals