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Mahrez heads Algeria's World Cup squad as Zidane included
Riyad Mahrez leads a squad featuring goalkeeper Luca Zidane, son of 1998 World Cup winner Zinedine Zidane.
Algeria's forward #7 Riyad Mahrez celebrates scoring the team's first goal during the Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) Group E football match between Algeria and Sudan at Moulay Hassan Stadium in Rabat on December 24, 2025. (Photo by SEBASTIEN BOZON / AFP via Getty Images)
Vladimir Petkovic has named his 26-man squad for the FIFA World Cup 2026™, where Algeria will take on holders Argentina, Austria and Jordan in Group J.
Captain Riyad Mahrez and record appearance-maker Aissa Mandi are among the the team's most experienced squad members, alongside midfielder Nabil Bentaleb, who returns after an injury-disrupted international career.
Goalkeeper Luca Zidane, son of 1998 World Cup winner Zinedine Zidane, also makes the grade despite suffering a broken chin and jaw while playing for Granada in April. The 28-year-old has won six caps since debuting for Les Fennecs last October, with Oussama Benbot and Melvin Mastil completing the goalkeeping trio.
In another boost for Petkovic, attacking duo Houssem Aouar and Amine Gouiri are back in the fold after missing the Africa Cup of Nations through injury.
Algeria, who are playing at their first World Cup since losing in the Round of 16 to eventual winners Germany at Brazil 2014, will play warm-up games against the Netherlands (3 June) and Bolivia (10 June), before beginning their Group J campaign against Argentina in Kansas City on 16 June.
Algeria's FIFA World Cup 2026 squad
Goalkeepers
Oussama Benbot Melvin Mastil Luca Zidane
Defenders
Achref Abada Rayan Ait-Nouri Zineddine Belaid Rafik Belghali Ramy Bensebaïni Samir Chergui Jaouen Hadjam Aissa Mandi Mohamed Tougai
Midfielders
Houssem Aouar Nabil Bentaleb Hicham Boudaoui Fares Chaibi Ibrahim Maza Yacine Titraoui Ramiz Zerrouki
Forwards
Mohamed Amoura Nadhir Benbouali Adil Boulbina Fares Ghedjemis Amine Gouiri Riyad Mahrez Anis Hadj Moussa
All squads are provisional until the final list of 26 players is announced by FIFA, following their submission by participating teams, on 2 June.
Algeria’s World Cup 2026 fixtures and group
16 June: Argentina v Algeria - Kansas City Stadium
22 June: Jordan v Algeria - San Francisco Bay Area Stadium
27 June: Algeria v Austria- Kansas City Stadium
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