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Algeria at the Olympic Games Football Tournament

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Algeria have appeared in the finals of the Summer Olympics Football Tournament on two occasions in 1980 with the Algeria first team and in 2016 with Algeria U23 after opening olympic football tournament to U23 national teams since 1992. They have once qualified for the knockout rounds, reaching the quarter-finals in 1980 before losing to Yugoslavia.

Records

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Olympic Games Olympic Games Qualifications
Year Result Position GP W D L GF GA Squad Result GP W D L GF GA
United Kingdom 1908 – Italy 1960 Part of France – Part of France
Japan 1964 Did not enter – Did not enter
Mexico 1968 Did not qualify – 1968 OG Afr.Q (Round 3 "final") 4 1 2 1 7 7
West Germany 1972 – 1972 OG Afr.Q (Round 1) 2 0 1 1 2 3
Canada 1976 – 1976 OG Afr.Q (Round 1) 2 0 1 1 2 3
Soviet Union 1980 Quarter-finals 8th 4 1 1 2 4 5 Squad 1980 OG Afr.Q (Round 3 "final") 4 5* 0 1 9 2
United States 1984 Did not qualify – 1984 OG Afr.Q (Round 3 "final") 6 2 1 3 8 8
South Korea 1988 – 1988 OG Afr.Q (Round 3 "final") 4 4* 1 1 5 4
Spain 1992 – 1992 OG Afr.Q (Round 2) 2 0 1 1 0 1
United States 1996 – 1996 OG Afr.Q (Round 1) 2 0 1 1 1 3
Australia 2000 – 2000 OG Afr.Q (Round 1) 2 0 1 1 2 4
Greece 2004 – 2004 OG Afr.Q (Round 2 "final") 7 4* 0 4 10 11
China 2008 – 2008 OG Afr.Q (Round 2) 4 2* 1 1 2 4
United Kingdom 2012 – 2011 CAF U-23 Champ. 7 4 0 3 9 7
Brazil 2016 Group stage 14th 3 0 1 2 4 6 Squad 2015 Afcon U-23 7 3 3 1 8 3
Japan 2020 Did not qualify – 2019 Afcon U-23 qualif. 4 1 2 1 4 3
France 2024 – 2023 Afcon U-23 qualif. 2 0 1 1 1 2
United States 2028 To be determined – To be determined
Total Quarter-finals 2/26 7 1 2 4 8 11 - 14/18 54 25 13 21 66 62
Prior to the Barcelona 1992 campaign, the Football at the Summer Olympics was open to full senior national teams.
*Algeria had won games by withdrawal.

By match

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By match
Olympic Games Round Opponent Score Result Scorers Man of the match
1980 Group stage  Syria 3–0 W Belloumi, Madjer, Merzekane
 East Germany 0–1 L
 Spain 1–1 D Belloumi
Quarter-finals  Yugoslavia 0–3 L
2016 Group stage  Honduras 2–3 L Bendebka, Bounedjah
 Argentina 1–2 L Bendebka
 Portugal 1–1 D Benkablia

Record by opponent

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FIFA World Cup matches (by team)
Opponent GP W D L GF GA
AFC teams
 Syria 1 1 0 0 3 0
CONCACAF teams
 Honduras 1 0 0 1 2 3
CONMEBOL teams
 Argentina 1 0 0 1 1 2
UEFA teams
 Germany* 1 0 0 1 0 1
 Portugal 1 0 1 0 1 1
 Spain 1 0 1 0 1 1
 Yugoslavia 1 0 0 1 0 3

* Games of East Germany are counted towards Germany.

Participations

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Algeria at Moscow 1980

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Group C

Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 East Germany 3 2 1 0 7 1 +6 5
 Algeria 3 1 1 1 4 2 +2 3
Spain Spain 3 0 3 0 2 2 0 3
 Syria 3 0 1 2 0 8 −8 1
Source: FIFA
Algeria 3–0 Syria
 Report
East Germany 1–0 Algeria
 Report
Attendance: 70,000
Spain 1–1 Algeria
 Report
Quarter-finals
Yugoslavia 3–0 Algeria
 Report

Algeria at Rio de Janeiro 2016

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Group D
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Portugal 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7 Quarter-finals
2  Honduras 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4
3  Argentina 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1 4
4  Algeria 3 0 1 2 4 6 −2 1
Source: Rio2016 & FIFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Honduras 3–2 Algeria
 Report (Rio2016)
Report (FIFA)
Attendance: 20,000[1]
Referee: Sandro Ricci (Brazil)
Argentina 2–1 Algeria
 Report (Rio2016)
Report (FIFA)
Attendance: 37,450[2]
Algeria 1–1 Portugal
 Report (Rio2016)
Report (FIFA)
Attendance: 13,787[3]

Goalscorers

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Rank Player 1980 2016 Goals
1 Lakhdar Belloumi 2 2
Sofiane Bendebka 2 2
3 Mohamed Benkablia 1 1
Baghdad Bounedjah 1 1
Rabah Madjer 1 1
Chaâbane Merzekane 1 1
Total 4 4 8

References

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  1. ^ "Match Report: HON vs ALG" (PDF). Rio 2016 Official Website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 August 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Match Report: ARG vs ALG" (PDF). Rio 2016 Official Website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 August 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Match Report: ALG vs POR" (PDF). Rio 2016 Official Website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 August 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
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