“With Algeria, we are not afraid of anyone, we are aware of our forces. I think we are the group's favorites, but precisely, that's the danger, because all the matches are difficult. We will give everything and do everything to go to the World Cup ”. Amine Gouiri is determined to achieve her “Gosse dream”. The current OM striker was still with French hopes in March 2022 when the Algerian selection was disarken in dams of the 2022 World Cup qualifiers by Cameroon at the end of the suspense (0-1, 2-1 AP).
The Greens missed a hell of a meeting in Qatar, where the very first world organized in the Arab world was celebrated. They hope to take revenge by playing the World Cup 26 in Canada, the United States and Mexico. The FIFA tournament increased to 48 participants and Africa obtained four additional sesames. The winners of the nine groups will be qualified, while the top four seconds will play an Final Four which will give access (only) to the intercontinental dam.
Last Friday, the players of Vladimir Petkovic did not tremble in Botswana, who had scheduled the match at 3 p.m. in Ramadan. For a 3-1 victory in Algeria with an opening of Gouiri's score and a double of Mohamed Amoura. The Algerian Fennecs are still at the top of the G group but only unlike goals with Mozambique, their opponent on Tuesday (10 p.m.), at the Hocine-Aït-Ahmed stadium in Tizi-Ouzou. Obligation to win!
Algeria, a dream at hand
In the lair of JS Kabylie, Algeria has all the cards in hand to dominate its runner-up in the standings and take a big step towards the 2026 World Cup. The 2019 African Champions won in Maputo in November 2023 (0-2, goals of Farès Chaïbi and Ramziz Zerrouki). It was against the Guinea of Serhou Guirassy that they flare in June 2024 in Algiers (1-2). The Mambas of Reinildo Mandava also aligned five victories in this group, notably by winning in Guinea. In the event of poor performance, the pressure will be terrible for the Greens in the last two international windows in September and October (against Botswana and Guinea and then Somalia and Uganda).
With players in full force like Ramy Bensebaini, Rayan Ait Nouri, Ismaël Bennacer, Hicham Boudaoui, Mohamed Amoura and Amine Gouiri, as well as Captain Vedette Riyad Mahrez (now 34 years old), Algeria has the talent to shine in the World Cup in case of participation. A whole people dream of a great epic more than 10 years after the eighth final memorable in the 2015 World Cup of the Vahid Halilhodzic team against Germany, eliminated by a goal from Mesut Özil in the 119th minute (2-1 AP).
