Algerian Radio
National football team head coach Vladimir Petkovic unveiled this Sunday the highly anticipated list of 26 players, plus one, selected for the 2026 World Cup (June 11 – July 19, 2026). The announcement was made during a press conference held at the "Mohamed Sellah" conference room of the Nelson Mandela Stadium in Baraki.
List of the 27 Players:
- Goalkeepers: Luca Zidane (Granada CF/Spain), Oussama Benbot (USM Alger), Abdellatif Ramdane (MC Alger), and Melvin Mastil (FC Stade Nyonnais/Switzerland).
- Defenders: Achraf Abada (USM Alger), Rayan Aït-Nouri (Manchester City/England), Zinédine Belaïd (JS Kabylie), Rafik Belghali (Hellas Verona/Italy), Ramy Bensebaïni (Borussia Dortmund/Germany), Mehdi Dorval (SSC Bari/Italy), Aïssa Mandi (Lille OSC/France), Jaouen Hadjam (BSC Young Boys/Switzerland), and Mohamed Amine Tougaï (ES Tunis/Tunisia).
- Midfielders: Hicham Boudaoui (OGC Nice/France), Ramiz Zerrouki (FC Twente/Netherlands), Yacine Titraoui (SC Charleroi/Belgium), Nabil Bentaleb (Lille OSC/France), Ibrahim Maza (Bayer Leverkusen/Germany), Houssem Aouar (Al-Ittihad Jeddah/Saudi Arabia), and Fares Chaïbi (Eintracht Frankfurt/Germany).
- Forwards: Mohamed Amine Amoura (VfL Wolfsburg/Germany), Adil Boulbina (Al-Duhail/Qatar), Riyad Mahrez (Al-Ahli SC/Saudi Arabia), Anis Hadj Moussa (Feyenoord/Netherlands), Amine Gouiri (Olympique de Marseille/France), Ahmed Benbouali (Győri FC/Hungary), and Fares Ghedjemis (Frosinone/Italy).
