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With the commencement of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, Algeria will end a nearly quarter-century absence from soccer's biggest stage when Les Fennecs kick their first ball in South Africa. While the Desert Foxes may have won the CAF African Cup of Nations since last appearing at World Cup Mexico 1986, they spent quite a long time out of the world scene before slowly working their way back into the global picture, beginning about tens years ago. The current group of Algerian players feels stronger than ever, and carry with them enough optimism and belief to provide a memorable performance in South Africa.

Until finally clinching their spot via a one-off playoff match with Egypt in Khartoum, Sudan, Algeria weathered quite an up and down showing during their qualifying campaign. The Desert Foxes won all six of their home games in the second and third rounds but lost three of their away visits, having also tied twice and winning the other match. As a result, Algeria finished just one point ahead of Gambia, Senegal, and Liberia, in their first qualifying group, before ending in a tie with the Pharaohs in the second qualifier, thus bringing about the need for a playoff on neutral ground. Nonetheless, the two still came in eight points ahead of Zambia and eleven ahead of Rwanda.

As the player who scored the goal that led Les Fennecs on their way to South Africa, Antar Yahia is one of the rocks at the back for Algeria, a status he shares with fellow defenders Madjid Bougherra and Nadir Belhadj, in addition to goalkeeper Lounes Gaouaoui. However, the mid-field is Algeria's strength, with captain Yazid Mansouri spreading the ball around nicely while attacking mid-fielders Karim Ziani and Mourad Meghni are the ones most likely to spark danger, as striker Karim Matmour continues to improve and show to be more than useful on the right wing.