Algeria holds the right end. Three years after their incredible elimination against Cameroon (0-1, 1-2 AP) in qualifications for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, the Greens are racing in the African qualifying group for the 2026 edition. With the passage from 32 to 48 participants for the World Cup 26 (co-organized by Canada, the United States and Mexico Fully disputed in the US from the quarterfinals), the winners of the nine groups in the Africa zone directly obtain their sesame.
Last month, Riyad Mahrez and his teammates dominated Mozambique on the 5-1 score, in Tizi Ouzou, in the magnificent JSK stadium, to take three points ahead of the Mambas. The Algerian selection now led by Vladimir Petkovic will not have to collapse in his last four games, against Botswana and Guinea at the International window in September and then against Somalia and Uganda in October. With five goals scored, Mohamed Amoura (Wolfsburg) is essential to the Fennecs.
In the event of qualification for this 2026 World Cup, Algeria already knows that it will appear in hat 3 of the draw (which will probably be scheduled for next December). The 2019 African Champions are 36th in the world ranking of FIFA and only Morocco and Senegal would appear in hat 2 of the draw in the event of qualification. Egypt, Côte d'Ivoire, Tunisia, Cameroon and South Africa, all at the top of their respective group, will also be placed in the third hat with Algeria.
Algeria with Argentina and Germany?
The head of the heads of mesh promises very heavy, with Argentina, Spain, the French team, England, Brazil, the Netherlands, Portugal or Belgium. Falling on one of the three host countries would be a total boon, with less dangerous Canadians, however, than Mexicans and Team USA. It is in hat 2 that it gets complicated. If all the European selections hold their rank (especially Italy in a complicated group), Germany will be satisfied with hat 2! Besides the Mannschaft, we find Croatia, Denmark, Uruguay or Colombia.
For Hats 3 teams like Algeria, it will absolutely be necessary to avoid Argentina World Champion in title, still led by Lionel Messi, Julian Nagelsmann Germany who is clearly better than a good part of the heads of series, but also one of the four winners of the European dams which will be known in March 2026. Football Rankings For the moment gives Serbia, Norway of Erling Haaland, Greece and Turkey as winners of European dams. Or very heavy while Algerians can face two selections of the old continent but no other African team (like Ghana and DR Congo in hat 4).
