"If we qualify for the World Cup, the goal will be to win the championship." "Shocking" statement made by the Algerian national team coach, Jamel Belmadi, but if we look at the players of Algerian origin who preferred to represent the countries in which they were born or who have not decided their decision yet, they have lost The dream of a "desert warrior" coach has a real connection.

The following is the "imagined" squad for the Algerian national team, who are dual nationals or have some affiliation with Algeria, and they are considered among the best in the world:

Goalkeeping:
- Alexander Okdega, the French goalkeeper, Metz, has already joined the desert warriors.

Defense:
Youssef Attal, the French team back in Nice and one of the best players in his position, has already joined the Algerian national team.

- Frenchman Benjamin Stambouli, Schalke defender, German, whose father is Algerian and can play "Greens". He played for France under 21 and did not participate in any games for the first "Duke".

- Moroccan Mahdi Ben Attia, a Qatari defender born in France and former captain of his country, his mother is Algerian, but he preferred to play for the "Atlas Lions" team.

- Spanish Uri Birchiche, Athletic Bilbao defender, of Algerian origin, but he did not play for the Spanish or the Algerian national team.

the middle:
- French player Hossam Awar, Lyon midfielder, of Algerian origin, and so far he has not played for France, and he can be drawn to join the Algerian national team.

- French Nabil Faqir, Real Betis midfielder, was in 2015 confused about playing for the Algerian or French national team, but he chose "cocks" and won with him the 2018 World Cup in Russia.

- Frenchman Samir Nasri, Anderlecht Belgium midfielder, preferred to play in the French national team jersey, and has 41 caps for him.

attack:
- Frenchman Karim Bin Zema, Real Madrid's top scorer, chose France, although his parents are Algerians, but he was excluded from the team because of problems far from football.

- Frenchman Clyan Mbabe, the World Cup champion Russia with the French national team, his mother is Algerian and he could play with the "green" shirt, but he chose the "cocks" team.

- Riyad Mahrez, born in France to Algerian parents, joined the desert warriors team and led him to win the 2019 African Nations Cup in Egypt.

Among the most prominent players who could play with the Algerian national team was Zinedine Zidane, who was born in France for Algerian parents and the winner with the France national team in the 1998 World Cup.