Algeria coach Vahid Halilhodzic has announced his final 23-man squad for the World Cup, with Adlene Guedioura missing out at the expense of Nabil Bentaleb.
The Desert Warriors will play in Group H alongside Russia, Belgium and South Korea.
The main headline from the squad announcement is the omission of Crystal Palace midfielder Guedioura, despite being capped 28 times for his country.
Tottenham Hotspur youngster Bentaleb is a surprise inclusion after making only his second appearance for his country as a substitute in Saturday’s 3-1 victory over Armenia.
Four Serie A players make the cut, including Napoli left-back Faouzi Ghoulam, Livorno’s Djamel Mesbah, Udinese midfielder Hassan Yebda, and Saphir Taider of Inter.
The Algeria squad in full:
Goalkeepers: Rais Mbolhi (CSKA Sofia, Russia), Cedric Si Mohamed (CS Constantine, Algeria), Mohamed Lamine Zemmamouche (USM Alger, Algeria).
Defenders: Essaid Belkalem (Watford, England/Granada, Spain), Madjid Bougherra (Lekhwya Club, Qatar), Liassine Cadamuro (Mallorca, Spain), Faouzi Ghoualm (Napoli), Rafik Halliche (Academica Coimbra, Portugal, Aissa Mandi (Stade Reims, France), Carl Medjani (Valenciennes, France), Djamel Mesbah (Livorno), Mehdi Mostefa (AC Ajaccio, France).
Midfielders: Nabil Bentaleb (Tottenham, England), Yasine Brahimi (Granada, Spain), Medhi Lacen (Getafe, Spain), Saphir Taider (Inter), Hassan Yebda (Udinese).
Forwards: Abdelmoumene Djabou (Club Africain, Tunisia), Sofiane Feghouli (Valencia, Spain), Nabil Ghilas (Porto, Portugal), Riyad Mahrez (Leicester City, England), Islam Slimani (Sporting Lisbon, Portugal), Hilal Soudani (Dinamo Zagreb, Croatia).
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