Thanks to its two victories during this international break in November, Algeria has once again moved up a few places in the FIFA rankings.
Full box for Algeria. During this international break in November, the last of 2023, Djamel Belmadi’s men began their qualifying campaign for the 2026 World Cup with a home victory against Somalia (3-1) . The Fennecs followed up three days later with another success in Mozambique (0-2).
Thus, the winners of CAN 2019 continue their rise in the FIFA rankings. Ranked 33rd nation in the world before this international window, the Algerian selection has gained three positions thanks to its last two successes, now positioning itself in 30th place.
Algeria, 4th African nation
A return to the Top 30 for Algeria, which nevertheless remains the fourth African nation in the ranking. Ahead of it, we find Tunisia (28th), Senegal (20th) and Morocco (14th), semi-finalist of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
Note that the head of the FIFA ranking has been retained by the reigning Argentine world champions, who are ahead of the French team, held this Tuesday evening by Greece (2-2) after crushing Gibraltar (14-0). For its part, Lionel Messi’s Albiceleste, which lost to Uruguay on Friday (0-2), closed the year with a prestigious success against Brazil (0-1), at the Maracana.
