The , nicknamed ''Les Fennecs (The Desert Foxes)'', is the national team of
Algeria and is controlled by the
Fédération Algérienne De Football . It made two consecutive
World Cups in
1982 and
1986 . After upsetting
West Germany 2-1 in their first game in 1982, they had to wait for the Germans and
Austrians to play their last game to know who advanced to the next round. A 1-0 Germany win would suit both European teams, and that's exactly what happened, as the goal came 10 minutes into the game and both teams sat back for the next 80, sending Algeria home.
FIFA responded to this result by mandating that in all future World Cups, the final group games for all teams would kick off at the same moment.
Algeria won the
African Nations Cup in
1990 , when they hosted the tournament.
