The Desert Foxes return to the World Cup after a 12-year absence under ex-Switzerland boss Petković. Captain Mahrez, 35, leads at what he's called his last World Cup; Amoura provides the goal threat. Advanced as a best third-place team after a 3-3 thriller with Austria — a rematch awaits with Petković's old side, Switzerland.
Head coach
Vladimir Petković
Since Feb 2024
Group result
Group J (3rd place)
R32: vs Switzerland
Squad avg age
26.8
26-player squad
Squad market value
€257m
est., 26 of 26
Next fixture
Jul 2 · Vancouver →
Ex-Switzerland coach; first World Cup since 2014
Squad
Full 26-man squad · club at selection · senior caps| # | Pos | Player | Club (league) | Age | Caps | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Melvin Mastil | Stade Nyonnais (SUI) | 26 | 2 | €250k |
| 16 | GK | Oussama Benbot | USM Alger (ALG) | 32 | 5 | €850k |
| 23 | GK | Luca Zidane | Granada (ESP) | 28 | 7 | €1m |
| 2 | DF | Aïssa Mandi | Lille (FRA) | 34 | 119 | €1m |
| 3 | DF | Achref Abada | USM Alger (ALG) | 27 | 9 | €1m |
| 4 | DF | Mohamed Amine Tougai | Espérance de Tunis (TUN) | 26 | 30 | €1.3m |
| 5 | DF | Zineddine Belaïd | JS Kabylie (ALG) | 27 | 18 | €1.8m |
| 13 | DF | Jaouen Hadjam | Young Boys (SUI) | 23 | 18 | €7m |
| 15 | DF | Rayan Aït-Nouri | Manchester City (ENG) | 25 | 30 | €40m |
| 17 | DF | Rafik Belghali | Hellas Verona (ITA) | 24 | 13 | €7m |
| 21 | DF | Ramy Bensebaini | Borussia Dortmund (GER) | 31 | 82 | €7m |
| 26 | DF | Samir Chergui | Paris FC (FRA) | 27 | 5 | €3m |
| 6 | MF | Ramiz Zerrouki | Twente (NED) | 28 | 53 | €6.5m |
| 8 | MF | Houssem Aouar | Al-Ittihad (KSA) | 28 | 22 | €8m |
| 10 | MF | Farès Chaïbi | Eintracht Frankfurt (GER) | 23 | 31 | €15m |
| 14 | MF | Hicham Boudaoui | Nice (FRA) | 27 | 34 | €12m |
| 19 | MF | Nabil Bentaleb | Lille (FRA) | 32 | 60 | €4.5m |
| 22 | MF | Ibrahim Maza | Bayer Leverkusen (GER) | 21 | 17 | €45m |
| 24 | MF | Yacine Titraoui | Charleroi (BEL) | 23 | 5 | €7m |
| 7 | FW | Riyad Mahrez(C) | Al-Ahli (KSA) | 35 | 116 | €5m |
| 9 | FW | Amine Gouiri | Marseille (FRA) | 26 | 23 | €28m |
| 11 | FW | Anis Hadj Moussa | Feyenoord (NED) | 24 | 15 | €23m |
| 12 | FW | Nadhir Benbouali | Győri ETO (HUN) | 26 | 4 | €1.2m |
| 18 | FW | Mohamed Amoura | VfL Wolfsburg (GER) | 26 | 47 | €20m |
| 20 | FW | Adil Boulbina | Al-Duhail (QAT) | 23 | 12 | €3m |
| 25 | FW | Farès Ghedjemis | Frosinone (ITA) | 24 | 1 | €7.5m |