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(Algeria; Cameroon; Ghana; Côte d'Ivoire; Nigeria)

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2014 World Cup - squad - Nabil Bentaleb in Algeria's 30-man squad

The France-born 19-year-old, who has only one international cap, is among eight midfielders selected by coach Vahid Halilhodzic. Only three Algeria-based players are in the squad, which will have to reduced to 23 men by 2 June.

Algeria will face Belgium, Russia and South Korea in Group H at the 12 June to 13 July tournament in Brazil.

 

Goalkeepers: 

Izzedine Doukha (USM El-Harrach)
Rais M'bolhi (CSKA Sofia)
Cedric Si Mohamed (CS Constantine)
Mohamed Lamine Zemmamouche (USM Alger)

 

Defenders: 

Essaid Belkalem (Watford, on loan from Granada)
Madjid Bougherra (Lekhwya Club), Liassine Cadamuro (Mallorca)
Faouzi Ghoualm (Napoli)
Rafik Halliche (Academica Coimbra)
Nacereddine Khoualed (USM Alger)
Aissa Mandi (Stade Reims)
Carl Medjani (Valenciennes)
Djamel Mesbah (Livorno)
Mehdi Mostefa (AC Ajaccio).

 

Midfielders: 

Nabil Bentaleb (Tottenham)
Ryad Boudebouz (Bastia)
Yasine Brahimi (Granada)
Adlene Guedioura (Crystal Palace)
Amir Karaoui (Entente de Setif), Medhi Lacen (Getafe)
Saphir Taider (Inter Milan)
Hassan Yebda (Udinese)

 

Forwards: 

Abdelmoumene Djabou (Club Africain)
Rafik Djebbour (Nottingham Forest, on loan from Olympiakos)
Sofiane Feghouli (Valencia)
Nabil Ghilas (Porto)
Foued Kadir (Rennes)
Riyad Mahrez (Leicester)
Islam Slimani (Sporting Lisbon)
Hilal Soudani (Dinamo Zagreb)

 

14 May 2014
(BBC Sport UK)

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