Algeria's 2026 World Cup squad is officially confirmed, named by head coach V. Petković on June 2, 2026. The 26-player roster brings together three goalkeepers, nine defenders, six midfielders and eight forwards. Algeria is drawn into Group J, where it faces Argentina, Austria and Jordan. The most-played player in the last 12 months of national-team football is Aïssa Mandi, with 915 minutes across 12 caps, the squad's most in-form option heading into the tournament. Close behind is Luca Zidane on 844 minutes, another of the side's most-used players over the same period. Over the past twelve months the team has posted 16 wins, 9 draws and 3 losses, scoring 52 goals and conceding 20. Our ranking orders the squad purely by national-team minutes, not club minutes, and every name links to a player profile with the full minutes and recent-form breakdown.
Matches & results
Group standings
26-man squad
| # | Player | Position | Club | NT minutes (12mo) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aïssa Mandi | Defender | Lille | 915 |
| 2 | Luca Zidane | Goalkeeper | Granada CF | 844 |
| 3 | Amir Bensebaïni | Defender | Borussia Dortmund | 840 |
| 4 | Rafik Belghali | Defender | Hellas Verona | 836 |
| 5 | Farès Chaïbi | Midfielder | Eintracht Frankfurt | 833 |
| 6 | Ibrahim Maza | Forward | Bayer Leverkusen | 804 |
| 7 | Rayan Aït-Nouri | Defender | Manchester City | 775 |
| 8 | Riyad Mahrez | Midfielder | Al-Ahli Jeddah | 602 |
| 9 | Hicham Boudaoui | Midfielder | Nice | 567 |
| 10 | Mohammed Amoura | Forward | VfL Wolfsburg | 492 |
| 11 | Amine Gouiri | Forward | Marseille | 395 |
| 12 | Zinéddine Belaïd | Defender | JS Kabylie | 384 |
| 13 | Nabil Bentaleb | Midfielder | Lille | 382 |
| 14 | Ramiz Zerrouki | Midfielder | Twente | 332 |
| 15 | Houssem-Eddine Chaâbane | Forward | Al-Ittihad FC | 283 |
| 16 | Jaouen Hadjam | Defender | BSC Young Boys | 207 |
| 17 | Mohamed Tougai | Defender | ES Tunis | 109 |
| 18 | Adil Boulbina | Forward | Al-Duhail SC | 92 |
| 19 | Oussama Benbot | Goalkeeper | USM Alger | 90 |
| 20 | Ahmed Benbouali | Forward | Gyori ETO FC | 87 |
| 21 | Samir Chergui | Defender | Paris FC | 79 |
| 22 | Achref Abada | Defender | ASO Chlef | 56 |
| 23 | Yacine Titraoui | Midfielder | Charleroi | 11 |
| 24 | Farès Ghedjemis | Forward | Frosinone | 1 |
| 25 | Melvin Mastil | Goalkeeper | 0 | |
| 26 | Anis Hadj | Forward | 0 |
Methodology
Players are ranked by minutes played for the national team over the last 365 days. Ties are broken by appearances. The top 16 are labeled Locked, ranks 17–22 Likely, ranks 23–30 Bubble — a starting frame, not a verdict.
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